Job Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Health & Safety / Facilities Co-Ordinator to join our organisation. This role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, maintaining safety standards, and overseeing maintenance activities across our facilities. The successful candidate will play a vital part in fostering a safe working environment while supporting operational efficiency. The position offers an excellent opportunity for individuals committed to promoting safety and continuous improvement within a dynamic setting.
Responsibilities
- To Implement, control, maintain and police Health & Safety in line with company policy
- Keep informed regarding pending industry changes, trends, and best practices
- Manage the written policies and procedures related to Health & Safety
- Monitor Health & Safety systems to ensure their effectiveness
- Recognise and implement H&S improvements through continuous monitoring
- Recognise, investigate and report Accidents, Health & Safety Breaches, and near misses, present to SMT to implement actions.
- Responsible for providing Health & Safety training, development and mentoring for staff
- Record accurate data for the departmental heads and management meeting
- Attend departmental and company meetings to represent Health & Safety
- Organise and minute Health & Safety meetings
- Carry out Safety Procedures, Risk assessments & Safety Inductions (including Tool Box Talks)
- Monitor safe use of chemicals, ensure safety data sheets are available & assessments have been completed (COSHH)
- Conduct various weekly and monthly safety inspections (e.g. fire alarm, saws, ladders, forklift trucks)
- Co-ordinate the external servicing, calibration inspection and testing of various equipment and systems (e.g. torque wrenches, alarms, extinguishers, PAT, air conditioning, lifting equipment, lighting, Loler/Puwer)
- Be a fire warden and arrange an annual evacuation drill
- Be the appointed person for co-ordinating the first aid response (kit maintenance, suitable trained first aiders available)
- Conduct regular building and site maintenance inspections.
- Conduct appropriate repairs and implement facility/health & safety improvements, where appropriate and within capabilities; otherwise manage external contractors to conduct the work.
- Assist in the co-ordination of waste management
- Monitor energy use
Skills & Attributes
- Hold qualifications in engineering and Health and safety (IOSHH & NEBOSH)
- Have a good level of knowledge regarding compliance regulations & standards
- Be self-motivated and proactive
- Have good organisational skills
- Have good inter personnel skills, including the ability to communicate verbal and written instruction, with the ability to listen and evaluate to achieve understanding and effective solutions
- Have effective communication skills
- Have good decision-making skills based on understanding the issue, legality, and the interest of the company
- Have the ability to recognise and solve problems through assessment & investigation, to identify and eliminate root causes
- Have a good level of IT, computer skills and relevant software packages
- Have good attention to detail
- Have the ability to handle pressure and meet targets / deadlines
Pay: £33,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Please confirm that you are with a 45 minute commute from DN6 8DD
Experience:
- Health & Safety: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- qualifications (IOSHH, NEBOSH) (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Location:
- Doncaster DN6 8DD (preferred)
Work Location: In person
