Health & Safety Coordinator
| Posting date: | 25 June 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 July 2024 |
| Location: | Blackburn, BB2 7FS |
| Company: | Wincanton |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10063 |
Summary
A brand-new role has become available working within our award-winning Health and Safety team at our defence site in Samlesbury, Blackburn. As a Health and Safety Coordinator, you will work closely with the Health and Safety Officer supporting all HSEQ activities in a manner that ensures all mandatory and statutory requirements are achieved.
Why Wincanton?
- Unrivalled salary £26,456.10 per annum
- Monday to Friday – some flex required to support outside of these hours to support operational requirements
- Retail Discounts – supermarket, fashion, tech, days out, food and drink, home, cinema, travel, sports, music and games, books, health and beauty, leisure, Enterprise rentals
- Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
- Friends and Family Apprenticeships – Not only can you learn and develop new skills, your friends and family can enrol on accredited courses too!
- Cycle 2 Work Scheme
- Holiday Trading
- Healthcare Cash plan
- Dental Cash plan
- Pension Accident Insurance
- Payroll Giving
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Online GP Access
- Hospital Plan
- Death in Service Benefit
- Retirement Courses
- 50% discount on RAC cover
- Discounted Gym Memberships
- Extended Employee Assistance Programme including free financial and legal advice
Day to Day
- Complete daily checklists and site walks looking for hazards, checking fire extinguishers and other site equipment
- Carrying out risk assessments and dealing with any hazards where possible or escalating to HSEQ Officer to assist in the creation/modification of action plans
- Create, maintain and support training of Safe System of Work documents
- Support HSEQ Officer to respond to and investigate incidents
- Work alongside colleague and Union H&S reps on projects and activities
- Promote and demonstrate HSEQ best practice across the site
- Create and deliver safety briefings
- Administration of H&S activities
- Support with environmental activities and initiatives
- Help to facilitate training requirements
What will you bring?
- Genuine interest in Health and Safety
- IT literate – with ability to learn new in-house systems
- Strong communication skills with the ability to converse with stakeholders at all levels
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work on own initiative and be proactive
Wincanton’s Commitment
Our people are our most important asset and as such we are continuously expanding our capability programs to provide you with opportunities to build and extend your professional, functional, and management skills. Your development through coaching is our priority. Continuous learning takes place through a broad variety of opportunities and types of engagements. Access to the latest technological innovations in the logistics and supply chain industry, as well as Wincanton’s deep knowledge and expertise in our field, constitute a superb platform for your professional development.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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