Health & Safety Officer in Leeds, West Yorkshire

If you’re the person who spots something on a walk-round, talks it through with the team and goes back to check it’s been sorted, I’d like to hear from you.

I’m working with a growing manufacturer looking for someone to take ownership of day-to-day health and safety across its production floor and warehouse. There’s already a system in place. You’ll have the chance to improve how it works in practice and help get the site ready for its next ISO 45001 audit.

I’ve spoken with the manager you’ll report to. He comes from manufacturing and process improvement, knows the site well and wants someone he can trust to run with the day-to-day work. He’s also open to someone stepping up and has the backing to invest in training.

What you’ll be doing

• Running site walk-rounds, reviewing risk assessments and following up with teams until actions are closed.

• Working with operators and supervisors on everyday risks, from machinery and vehicle movements to contractors working on site.

• Investigating incidents, helping with inductions and training, and keeping the records you’ll need for audits.

• Picking up some environmental and facilities work, with room to agree how you and your manager share it.

Who I’d like to speak to

You’ll have an IOSH or NEBOSH qualification and practical experience dealing with safety on a busy site. You could already be a Health & Safety Officer or Advisor, or be a Coordinator who’s been running checks and seeing actions through and is ready to take more ownership.

Manufacturing experience would be handy. I’d also be keen to speak with you if you’ve worked in warehousing, engineering or another environment with similar risks. If you’ve helped prepare for an audit or made a safety change that stuck, I’d love to hear about it.

If it sounds like your sort of role, apply or drop me a message. I’m happy to talk you through the site, the team and what they’d want you to get stuck into first.