Health And Safety Officer

The Company Our client is a market leader in the engineering sector; a period of growth has led to their requirement for a Health and Safety Officer The Role * Will lead Safety and Health activity, ensuring the highest international standards are in place, maintained and reviewed for improvement. * Drive cultural change and behaviour, demonstrating best practice. * Improve the companies’ Safety and Health procedures, standards and processes. * Maintain compliance against latest legislative criteria. * Ensure a zero accident/incident culture within Safety, Health and Environmental matters. * Embrace methods to reduce accidents/incidents leading to increased health in the team leading naturally to improved productivity. * Define Safety, Health and Environmental procedures in conjunction with staff. * Set up and maintain controls and documentation procedures. * Compile and maintain COSHH register. * Monitor performance by gathering relevant data and produce statistical reports. * Review existing policies, ensuring that any changes/improvements are implemented. * Measure performance and identify any areas of weakness, recommending and implementing improvements. * Mentor and coach other managers and staff, providing training, tools and techniques to enable others to achieve the highest of standards. * Ongoing monitoring of KPIs to ensure the company is working as effectively as possible. The Person * Will have experience in a similar role. * Candidates are required to be the expert in their field, therefore should be qualified as a minimum to the NEBOSH or IOSH. * Experience of environmental, health and safety in a similar organisation. * Good understanding of health and safety legal obligations. * Have an ability to engage employees at all levels. The Benefits * You will be working for a well-established growing employer. * An excellent salary. * A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment. * The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices