Health & Safety Officer
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £15 to £16 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 July 2025 |
| Location: | YO43 4BU |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Hughes Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Key Activities:
• Work closely with Senior team and Line Managers, providing them with expert advice and guidance, coaching and developing their knowledge on H&S Policies, Safe Operating Procedures and Risk Assessments.
• Work with the HR and Technical management teams to provide safety support in the various audits to which the company is exposed.
• Develop and execute health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines.
• Prepare and enforce policies and procedure to establish a culture of health and safety.
• Evaluate practices, procedures, and facilities to assess risk and adherence to company and legal requirements.
• Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operations.
• Inspect equipment and machinery to ensure legal compliance and identify possible unsafe conditions for repair/improvement.
• Manage the site statutory safety inspections for:
o Lifting equipment;
o Fork lift trucks;
o Fire extinguishers;
o Ladders and Racking.
• Carry out regular workplace inspections and generate action plans to encourage improvement of practices and housekeeping with the workforce.
• Investigate accidents and incidents to discover root causes and assist in the prevention of further incidents.
• Conduct training and presentations for health and safety matters and accident prevention.
• Drive hazard and near miss reporting to encourage the workforce to maintain their safety and that of others.
• Maintain the incident reporting system and management action plans.
• Develop emergency procedures for the site and maintain records for the Fire Log Book.
• Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new preventative measures.
• Carry out risk assessments for new activities and review on a regular basis or whenever changes are made or have an impact on operations. Maintain updated Safety Data Sheets to support the COSHH assessments.
• Provide Health and Safety training, inductions and toolbox talks for staff, visitors and contractors.
• Update Safe Operating Procedures.
• Lead monthly H & S Committee meetings, ensuring company compliance is adhered to.
• Maintain monthly and quarterly Health and Safety Key Performance Indicators.
• Work closely with Senior team and Line Managers, providing them with expert advice and guidance, coaching and developing their knowledge on H&S Policies, Safe Operating Procedures and Risk Assessments.
• Work with the HR and Technical management teams to provide safety support in the various audits to which the company is exposed.
• Develop and execute health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines.
• Prepare and enforce policies and procedure to establish a culture of health and safety.
• Evaluate practices, procedures, and facilities to assess risk and adherence to company and legal requirements.
• Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operations.
• Inspect equipment and machinery to ensure legal compliance and identify possible unsafe conditions for repair/improvement.
• Manage the site statutory safety inspections for:
o Lifting equipment;
o Fork lift trucks;
o Fire extinguishers;
o Ladders and Racking.
• Carry out regular workplace inspections and generate action plans to encourage improvement of practices and housekeeping with the workforce.
• Investigate accidents and incidents to discover root causes and assist in the prevention of further incidents.
• Conduct training and presentations for health and safety matters and accident prevention.
• Drive hazard and near miss reporting to encourage the workforce to maintain their safety and that of others.
• Maintain the incident reporting system and management action plans.
• Develop emergency procedures for the site and maintain records for the Fire Log Book.
• Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new preventative measures.
• Carry out risk assessments for new activities and review on a regular basis or whenever changes are made or have an impact on operations. Maintain updated Safety Data Sheets to support the COSHH assessments.
• Provide Health and Safety training, inductions and toolbox talks for staff, visitors and contractors.
• Update Safe Operating Procedures.
• Lead monthly H & S Committee meetings, ensuring company compliance is adhered to.
• Maintain monthly and quarterly Health and Safety Key Performance Indicators.