Safety, Health, and Environment Coordinator

Ibstock Plc; Hempstalls; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Digicare+ Provided by Aviva

10% matched pension

3x life insurance

Share Save scheme eligibility

Employee Assistance programme

Personal development and career growth

Job summary

Ibstock PLC's Aldridge Factory is hiring a Health, Safety and Environmental Coordinator. You will lead the site SHE strategy, drive risk assessments, incident reporting, training and continuous improvement of H&S performance on production lines and in offices.

You're expected to hold a NEBOSH General Certificate (within 12 months), prefer IOSH/IEMA endorsements, and demonstrate strong communication, organisation and collaboration skills to influence safe working practices across the site.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate required or to be achieved within 12 months
• IEMA Foundation course in Environmental Management desired
• Membership of IOSH desired
• Excellent communication skills including delivering training packages to an audience
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
• Numerate and literate
• Able to influence a wide cross-section of people towards safer working practices
• Flexible to work individually or as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver the Safety Health & Environment Strategy
• Record all incidents and non-compliances in the SHE system with root cause analysis
• Act as primary point of contact for site-specific SHE matters
• Develop risk assessments and relevant procedures
• Manage site KPI boards and ensure accurate information is displayed
• Deliver training and safety communications (Tool Box Talks, meetings, alerts)
• Maintain SHE records in line with Ibstock PLC requirements
• Analyse data to reduce injuries and environmental impact
• Share best practices across sites and cascade information
• Support site management in developing and auditing SHE action plans
• Report improvements to SHE management systems
• Review site procedures in line with group SHE requirements
• Drive continuous improvement of site H&S performance
• Facilitate site SHE committees and monitor action plans
• Coordinate occupational health monitoring (noise, air, HAV)
• Influence safe behaviours through audits and safety surveys
• Ensure compliance with environmental permits and licenses

Skills

NEBOSH General Certificate

IEMA Environmental Management

IOSH Membership

Communication skills

Organisation & attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate (to be achieved within 12 Months)

IEMA Foundation course in Environmental Management

IOSH Membership (Desired)

Tools

Training delivery tools

Job description

WE ARE 200 years of history and over 2,000 employees strong. WE ARE a business loaded with opportunity and career progression. WE ARE innovators, designers, makers and engineers who manufacture and provide smart, efficient, and effective building products and solutions.
Through our customer relationships, diverse building product range and solutions, we enable the creation of inspirational homes, places and spaces for us all to live and work better. With eight core product categories, underpinned by expert design and technical services, we work with architects, builders, merchants and the wider construction supply chain to build the face of Britain. We are fully committed to a net zero future and continue to invest in expertise and product development to manufacture more efficiently and sustainably. We pride ourselves on leading for new, innovative and sustainable products and solutions, both for today and for a new era of building.
To support our progress, we are currently recruiting for a Health, Safety and Environmental Coordinator to come and join our team at our Aldridge Factory.
The role requires a good level of engagement with employees at all levels including feeding valuable information into daily and weekly management meetings and spending time on the production lines to understand the process; although some of the role will require admin a good portion of the day will be spent hands on.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with all Business stakeholders to ensure our Safety Health & Environment Strategy is delivered and we comply with all relevant legislation at all times
• Ensuring all incidents and non-compliance's are accurately recorded on the SHE management system. Root cause analysis identification and implementation of corrective actions to facilitate effective incident closure. Ensuring short-term containment and long-term solutions are implemented to prevent re-occurrence.
• Where required act as the primary point of contact for the SHE advisor for any site specific matters.
• To facilitate the site in their respective area to develop risk assessments, SSOP’s and completion of any other relevant procedures.
• Management of the sites tier boards ensuring they are up to date and accurate information is displayed.
• Communication and training delivered through the use of Tool Box Talks, regular meetings, best practice and safety alerts.
• Ensure all H&S records are stored, maintained and reviewed in line with Ibstock PLC requirements.
• Proactively collating and analysing data and using problem solving tools to formulate action plans that will deliver reduced risks of injury and illness to employees and workers
• Identifying areas of best practice on sites and working closely with the SHE advisors to cascade information throughout the group
• Providing accurate, timely and technical advice to colleagues in resolving issues in H&S and reducing environmental impact
• Supporting Factory Management Teams on the formulation of site specific SHE action plans and supporting and auditing progress to ensure they are delivered
• Measuring and reporting improvements to the Safety Health & Environment Management Systems
• Facilitating the review of any site specific procedures and assessments in line with group SHE requirements
• Continuous improvement of the site H&S performance demonstrating through accurate measurement and monitoring of specific KPI’s
• Implementing new initiatives introduced by the group H&S department as per the H&S roadmap.
• Facilitating H&S committees on site in line with the divisional communications matrix with effective roll out and monitoring of minutes and action plans
• Making arrangements to complete occupational health monitoring (including noise, air contamination and Hand Arm Vibration-HAV) in line with our procedures.
• Influence safe employee behaviours through audits, inspections, health and safety surveys and behavioural observation
• Ensure compliance to any environmental permits or licenses issued by enforcing authorities

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• NEBOSH General Certificate (to be achieved within 12 Months)
• IEMA Foundation course in Environmental Management (Desired)
• Membership of IOSH (Desired)
• Excellent communication skills including the delivery of training packages to an audience
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
• Numerate and literate
• An effective collaborator able to influence a wide cross section of people through passion and encouragement to stop and consider safer ways of working
• Flexible - Work individual or as part of a team

More details:

• Full time, permanent role
• Competitive salary
• Digicare+ Provided by Aviva
• 10% matched pension, administered by Legal and General
• 3x life insurance
• Share Save scheme eligibility
• Full access to Employee Assistance programme for self and family members
• Personal development and career progression opportunities

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion?

Excited about the role, but your past experience or qualifications don’t perfectly match everything in the job description? We would encourage you to still apply. Studies have shown that some people, particularly from minority groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Here at Ibstock Plc we are dedicated to building belonging, empowering our colleagues to be their true self by offering a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. You may just be the right candidate for this role, or other future roles across the Ibstock Group.
Ibstock Plc are committed and passionate about building a diverse environment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, disability or age.