Health & Safety Officer

• Implement, maintain, and continuously improve the site’s safety management system.
• Support, advise, and provide technical expertise to managers to ensure legislative compliance and enhance health and safety performance across the business.
• Conduct and attend regular meetings with the site leadership team, managers, and supervisors.
• Perform risk assessments and implement corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support and implement ArraTipp’s leading indicator programme, including reporting good saves, completing safety audits and inspections, and conducting safety conversations.
• Ensure all accidents and near misses are reported, recorded, and thoroughly investigated.
• Review, develop, and implement health and safety procedures, policies, work instructions, checklists, and other documentation as required.
• Identify training needs and support the management and maintenance of training records.
• Assist in the design and development of training plans and programmes.
• Deliver health and safety inductions and other training as required.
• Liaise and coordinate with external consultants and relevant stakeholders.
• Coach and support employees in adopting positive health and safety behaviours and practices.
• Coordinate and support emergency preparedness activities, including emergency plans and fire drills.
• Support the Contractor Management System to ensure compliance and safe working practices.
• Assist in the preparation of health and safety reports for the business.
• Monitor, track, and report on key health and safety metrics.
• Attend monthly safety committee meetings and record accurate minutes for each division.
• Coordinate and manage the ordering of health and safety materials, including signage, PPE, first aid supplies, and spill response equipment.
• Carry out any other duties as required in line with business needs.

• Relevant third level qualification in Occupational Health & Safety.

• Experience working in a manufacturing or food production environment is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of current health and safety legislation and best practice.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to working patterns where required.
• Strong computer literacy, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with online management systems is desirable.
• Ability to work on own initiative with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Highly organised, motivated, and results-driven.
• Train the Trainer, Manual Handling, or other instructor qualifications are desirable but not essential.

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