Health And Safety Officer

Job Description

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Health & Safety Officer/Trainer

Contract Type

Full-time, Permanent

Salary

£35,000 – £40,000 per annum, dependent on experience (DOE)

Reporting To

QHSE Manager

Job Purpose

The Quality Health & Safety Trainer/Officer is responsible for designing, delivering, and maintaining effective training programmes to ensure employees comply with GDP, regulatory, quality, and company standards within a pharmaceutical and medical product storage and distribution environment. The role supports operations handling frozen, cold-chain, and ambient products, ensuring staff competence, audit readiness, and a strong culture of quality and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Training & Competency

• Develop, deliver, and continuously improve quality and compliance training programmes for all operational and support staff
• Deliver induction and refresher training covering GDP, QMS, temperature-controlled storage (frozen, cold, ambient), SOPs, data integrity, hygiene, and health & safety
• Maintain training matrices, competency assessments, and re-certification schedules
• Adapt training approaches for warehouse, QA, management, and contractor roles

Quality & Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure all training aligns with MHRA GDP Guidelines and applicable EU GDP requirements
• Support readiness for internal, customer, and regulatory audits
• Train staff on handling of temperature excursions, deviations, CAPAs, and change control

Documentation & Systems

• Maintain accurate training records within electronic or paper-based QMS systems
• Ensure SOPs and training materials remain current and compliant with site processes

Culture & Continuous Improvement

• Promote a strong quality and compliance culture across the site
• Identify training gaps and recommend continuous improvement initiatives
• Monitor training effectiveness and performance KPIs

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

• Experience in a quality, compliance, or training role within a regulated environment
• Strong understanding of SOP-driven quality systems and regulatory expectations
• Proven ability to deliver effective training to operational teams
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation skills
• Strong communication skills at all organisational levels

Beneficial / Desirable

• Temperature-controlled (cold-chain or frozen) logistics experience
• Pharmaceutical or medical distribution experience
• Exposure to GDP audits (MHRA or customer)
• Experience with warehouse operations or logistics environments
• Knowledge of electronic QMS or LMS platforms
• Formal training qualification (e.g. Train the Trainer, TAQA, CIPD L&D)

Working Conditions

This is a site-based role combining office and temperature-controlled warehouse environments. The position may require occasional work in chilled or frozen areas; appropriate PPE will be provided. xwzovoh The role is full-time with flexibility required to support operational requirements.