Occupational Safety Specialist

Pathfinder International; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined contribution pension

27 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Sick pay scheme

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Standby and call-out payments

Family friendly benefits

Job summary

British Steel is seeking an Occupational Safety Specialist to lead health and safety strategy, ensuring compliance with standards and driving continuous improvement across manufacturing operations. You will act as a subject matter expert, supporting the development and delivery of business safety standards and training.

The role requires NEBOSH Diploma and Lead Auditor certification, with extensive H&S management experience in manufacturing or construction environments.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and communication skills across manufacturing environments.
• Experience liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance.
• Significant H&S management experience and track record of performance improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on H&S strategy and standards to Management Team.
• Drive the Safety Improvement Plan to reduce risk and loss.
• Monitor and report safety performance within departments and lead audits.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Health & Safety management

Education

NEBOSH Diploma

Lead Auditor certification

Job description

Occupational Safety Specialist

Job description

Salary – Competitive

Location – Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1XA

Pattern of Work – 36.5 hours, Monday – Friday

What you need to know about the role

As part of a team of six, you will provide expert guidance to the Management Team on Health & Safety (H&S) strategy, driving continuous improvement in H&S performance. You will act as a subject matter expert, ensuring departmental compliance with Occupational Health and Safety standards, supporting the development and delivery of business standards and training.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary safety contact for work areas, providing visible, accessible guidance and support to plant teams.
• Promote a strong safety culture through engagement, mentoring, and coaching, while maintaining zero tolerance for breaches.
• Drive the Safety Improvement Plan at strategic, tactical, and operational levels to reduce risk, injury, and loss.
• Monitor and manage occupational safety performance within assigned departments.
• Actively participate in departmental safety meetings, influencing effective action and ensuring compliance with standards.
• Support regulator visits, including response planning and timely action tracking.
• Oversee incident classification, reporting, and investigation (including RIDDOR), ensuring high-quality, prompt completion and sharing lessons learned.
• Master and provide expert guidance on Business Health & Safety Standards/Instructions; lead audits, assist with training delivery, and support ongoing development.
• Oversee creation of safety-related training packages and generic H&S competencies for all roles.
• Analyse incident trends and lead Zero Harm campaigns.

What we need to know about you

An individual with strong organisational and communication skills, capable of building relationships with safety and operational professionals across British Steel. You should be confident liaising with internal and external stakeholders, including employee representatives, TU Safety reps, H&S professionals, enforcement agencies, and senior management, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and industry best practice. The ideal candidate will also have significant H&S management experience, demonstrable delivery of H&S performance improvement, hold a NEBOSH Diploma and Lead Auditor certification, have experience in manufacturing and/or construction environments.

What we can offer you

We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.

Whatever your stage in life, you’ll find a range of benefits to complement your work-life balance. The benefits you’ll enjoy include:

• Defined contribution company pension scheme
• 27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays
• Life Assurance
• A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme
• Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Standby and call-out payments
• Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

What you need to know about us

British Steel is a leading European steel manufacturer, supplying premium long products around the world.

We take greatpridein our history and heritage. Not many companies can claim to have generations of families dedicating their working lives to one company, one industry. Steel gets into your blood, and this drives thepassionof our people. And these 2 values deliver our third value ofperformance– making the products our customers want now and in the future.

British Steel has a bright future and we want you to be part of it.

British Steel is an armed forces friendly company, and we actively encourage applications from ex-Armed Forces Personnel, Reservists, Armed Forces Veterans and military spouses/partners.

For more information about us and our journey please visit our website.