H&S Coordinator

Our client is looking for an experienced Health & Safety Coordinator to join their team and support the continued development of their Health & Safety standards across a busy manufacturing environment.

Reporting into the Head of QHSE, this role will play a key part in maintaining and improving the company’s Health & Safety management systems, supporting production, warehouse, office and technical operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for promoting a positive Health & Safety culture, ensuring compliance requirements are maintained and providing practical support to managers and employees across the business.

This is a hands-on role, combining shop-floor engagement with Health & Safety administration, documentation and compliance coordination.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Head of QHSE with the maintenance and improvement of Health & Safety policies, procedures and management systems.
• Carry out regular workplace inspections across production, warehouse and office areas, identifying hazards and ensuring corrective actions are completed.
• Support the completion and review of risk assessments, COSHH assessments, safe systems of work and method statements.
• Maintain accurate Health & Safety records, documentation, action trackers and compliance records.
• Manage Health & Safety documentation through SharePoint, ensuring effective version control and document accuracy.
• Support accident, incident and near-miss reporting, including investigations and corrective actions.
• Maintain training records and coordinate Health & Safety inductions, refresher training and toolbox talks.
• Support the organisation of statutory inspections, servicing requirements and compliance activities.
• Liaise with contractors and external service providers to ensure Health & Safety requirements are met.
• Support internal audits, external inspections and continual improvement initiatives.
• Assist with maintaining emergency arrangements, including fire wardens, first aiders, emergency equipment and evacuation procedures.
• Support environmental compliance activities, including waste management and sustainability initiatives.
• Provide day-to-day Health & Safety guidance and support to employees and managers across the business.

The Ideal Candidate:

The successful candidate will have previous experience working within a Health & Safety, compliance or coordination role and ideally have experience within a manufacturing, engineering, warehouse or technical environment.

You will ideally have:

• IOSH Managing Safely qualification (essential).
• Good knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and best practice.
• Experience supporting risk assessments, workplace inspections and audits.
• Experience maintaining Health & Safety documentation, records and compliance trackers.
• Experience working with managers, employees and external contractors.
• Strong administrative skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and document management systems such as SharePoint.

Desirable Experience:

• NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Internal auditing qualification or experience.
• Knowledge of ISO 45001 / ISO 14001 management systems.
• Experience supporting accident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Experience within manufacturing, engineering or warehouse environments.
• Knowledge of COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, DSEAR or other relevant Health & Safety legislation.
• Experience coordinating statutory inspections and contractor compliance.

Skills Required:

• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and record-keeping ability.
• Confident communication skills with the ability to work with employees at all levels.
• A proactive approach with the ability to identify improvements and follow actions through.
• Comfortable challenging unsafe behaviours in a professional and constructive manner.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• A collaborative approach with the ability to build strong working relationships across the business.
  
  This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Appointments Personnel, who are acting as an employment agency.