Job Opportunity: Health & Safety Expert
The role of Health & Safety Advisor plays a pivotal part in supporting the Compliance and Sustainability team, ensuring group-wide Health & Safety objectives are achieved.
Key Responsibilities:
* Supporting the implementation of the organization's growth strategy, embedding compliance and promoting a positive safety culture across all sites
* Collaborating with production and distribution teams to develop a thorough understanding of operations, facilitating effective risk assessment and safety planning
* Conducting scheduled depot compliance audits, verifying health & safety controls are effectively implemented, maintained, and documented
* Reviewing and updating risk assessments and safe systems of work for all processes and operational activities
* Attending monthly operations meetings and providing input on health & safety performance and compliance
* Delivering toolbox talks, training sessions, and safety communications to support risk reduction strategies and enhance employee awareness
* Ensuring all contractors meet compliance requirements, including reviewing documentation and issuing permits to work
* Maintaining accurate records of accidents, near misses, and spills, ensuring the database is up to date
* Supporting investigations into incidents and assisting in identifying root causes, corrective actions, and follow-up measures
* Collaborating with Environmental and ROI Health & Safety colleagues to deliver on group-wide compliance objectives
Requirements:
* NEBOSH Certificate (or equivalent)
* Experience in a similar Health & Safety role
* Experience in risk assessment development and implementation of safe working procedures
* Qualification in training delivery or demonstrable experience providing training
* IT and numeracy skills (MS Office)
* Flexibility to travel between sites across Northern Ireland
Desirable qualifications include experience managing contractors and overseeing permit-to-work systems, delivering training sessions, and other relevant Health & Safety certifications.