Health & Safety and Environmental Officer

On-site in Newbury·Added 21 days ago (last checked 8 Oct)

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Adecco UK

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Overview

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 a year
About £3,290 - £3,780 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Newbury
Contract: Permanent contract

Skills

Nice to have

Iosh

Requirements

What we're looking for

NEBOSH qualification - essential
Previous experience working within a production environment - essential
Strong knowledge and understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental practices.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
Excellent attention to detail.
The ability to prioritise workload and make decisions effectively.
A flexible and collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively across different departments.

Nice to have

IOSH qualification would be advantageous.

The role

As Health & Safety and Environment Officer, you will be responsible for supporting and developing Health, Safety and Environmental practices across both production and office environments.

What you'll do

Conducting Health & Safety and Environmental risk assessments and identifying appropriate control measures.
Monitoring and reporting on Health, Safety and Environmental performance.
Ensuring management systems comply with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
Working with senior management and production teams to identify hazards and develop safe working procedures.
Supporting the implementation of Health, Safety and Environmental strategies and policies.
Identifying site training requirements and helping to ensure appropriate training is delivered.
Leading accident and incident investigations and coordinating any resulting actions.
Maintaining accurate records of accidents and incidents and liaising with senior management and the relevant authorities where required.
Working with Production and Maintenance teams to ensure new and repaired equipment is installed and operated safely.
Carrying out regular site inspections to monitor compliance with policies and procedures.
Managing the safe disposal of hazardous substances.
Maintaining legal and best-practice information relevant to Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.
Monitoring environmental resource usage, including water and gas, and preparing KPI information.
Developing initiatives around recycling, pollution reduction and pollution prevention.
Ensuring compliance with relevant Health, Safety and Environmental legislation.

The successful candidate will have:

About You

Good computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

About Adecco UK

Adecco is a workforce solutions and recruitment company that describes itself as the world's number one workforce solutions business. It places over 700,000 individuals in roles every day, draws on more than 60 years of recruitment experience, and employs 38,000 people worldwide.

Its services include permanent, temporary, managed and outsourced recruitment, with the resources to manage workforces ranging from 50 to 20,000+ workers for organisations of all sizes, across the public and private sectors.

Industry: Staffing
Website: adecco.co.uk

In their own words

Additional information

We're looking for someone who can confidently work with people at different levels across a production environment and influence positive changes in Health, Safety and Environmental standards.

This is a hands-on role where you will have the opportunity to work closely with production, maintenance and senior management teams, helping to identify risks, improve processes and maintain a safe and environmentally responsible workplace.

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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