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Health & Safety Officer

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 25 Gorffennaf 2025
Cyflog: £35,000 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: Pension,
Oriau: Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau: 24 Awst 2025
Lleoliad: Ilminster, South West, TA19 0NA
Cwmni: Meridian Business Support
Math o swydd: Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd: 57387329

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Health & Safety Officer

The Opportunity:

This global engineering manufacturer is looking for a seasoned H&S Officer to help ensure a safe and healthy work environment based in Somerset. By developing, implementing, and maintaining health and safety policies and procedures, you will play a major role in helping them to maintain their high H&S culture. This role involves conducting risk assessments, training employees in safety practices, and ensuring compliance with all relevant health and safety regulations. The Health and Safety Officer will support line managers in investigating incidents and accidents, recommend corrective actions, and promote a culture of safety within the organisation. The role also involves maintaining health and safety registers and key performance indicators.

Job Responsibilities:

- Conduct regular COSHH assessments and risk assessments with Team Leaders to identify hazards and recommend mitigation measures. Regularly review and maintain the register.
- Develop, implement, and maintain health and safety policies and procedures in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Foster a strong safety culture by engaging employees and management in proactive safety initiatives.
- Keep up to date with changes in health and safety legislation and industry best practices.
- As required, liaise with regulatory bodies and external auditors for inspections and compliance checks.
- Assist in emergency preparedness planning and conduct regular safety drills.
- Monitor and ensure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations.
- Manage the safety training programs to employees to promote awareness and best practices.
- Provide guidance on health and safety training needs, including assessing course content suitability, advising on appropriate training requirements for staff, assisting in sourcing reputable training providers, and demonstrating sound knowledge of HSE regulations and compliance standards.

You Will Offer:

- NEBOSH/IOSH certification or equivalent health and safety qualification.
- Experience of completing COSHH Assessments and Risk Assessments within an engineering or manufacturing environment
- Familiarity with ISO 45001 or other safety management systems.
- Strong knowledge of occupational health and safety regulations and best practices.
- Experience conducting risk assessments and accident investigations.

Working Hours and Associated Benefits:
From Monday to Wednesday, the working hours are 07:00 to 16:30 with a 25-minute lunch break each day, while on Thursday, the hours are 07:00 to 16:10 with the same 25-minute lunch break - 36 hours total working week.
Pension, 22 days holiday (calculated on our 36 hour working week)
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

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