Health & Safety / Maintenance Officer

We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Health & Safety / Maintenance Officer to join our organisation. This role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

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
• 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
• Have good organisational skills
• Have effective communication skills
• 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