Health & Safety Lead: Audits, Training & Risk

Red Snapper Recruitment LTD; Leek Wootton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Snapper Recruitment is seeking a Health & Safety Officer based in Leek Wootton to promote a safe, healthy and compliant working environment. You will work with the Estates and HSQE Manager, delivering practical health and safety advice and helping ensure compliance with legislation across the organisation.

Essential to this role is a NEBOSH Diploma (or Level 4 NVQ) and active progress toward Chartered status, plus experience in advising on health and safety, ideally within emergency

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma or Level 4 NVQ in Occupational Health and Safety Practice.
• Actively working towards Chartered status.
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation and its practical workplace application.
• Experience providing health and safety advice, ideally in police or emergency services.
• Experience balancing legislative compliance with practical workplace activities.
• Structured approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and delivering training.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence others and resolve conflict.

Responsibilities

• Monitor compliance with health and safety legislation, policies and procedures.
• Provide health and safety advice, guidance and training to employees and managers.
• Conduct workplace inspections, audits and risk assessments.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
• Support managers and staff with completing and reviewing risk assessments, ensuring hazards are identified and managed.
• Develop, review and update health and safety policies, procedures and safe systems of work.
• Maintain accurate health and safety records and documentation.
• Support the organisation in meeting legal health and safety obligations and reducing risks.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Training delivery

Problem solving

Influence & conflict

Education

Nebosh Diploma or Level 4 NVQ in OHS

Job description

Red Snapper Recruitment is seeking a Health & Safety Officer based in Leek Wootton to promote a safe, healthy and compliant working environment. You will work with the Estates and HSQE Manager, delivering practical health and safety advice and helping ensure compliance with legislation across the organisation.

Essential to this role is a NEBOSH Diploma (or Level 4 NVQ) and active progress toward Chartered status, plus experience in advising on health and safety, ideally within emergency