Just Recruitment is working with a well-regarded, long-standing manufacturing business within the Sudbury area - actively seeking a full-time, permanent Environmental, Health, and Safety Officer to join its team.
The key purpose of this role is to work with the site teams to provide expert advice, promote involvement and drive improvements to site safety culture and performance in compliance with all EHS, business conduct policies, guidelines, and the local site Life-Saving Rules at all times.
Key duties include:
- Coordinate, develop and aid the implementation of the site’s EHS systems, to ensure it is fit for purpose, efficient and effective and in compliance with legislation (SSoW, Permit to Work, Near Miss Reporting, Job Hazard Analysis etc.), audits and inspections, environmental monitoring, health monitoring and industrial hygiene).
- Develop site-specific EHS systems and EHS procedures meeting the requirements of U.K. legislation in line with the site's needs and organisational structure. Assess written and practised compliance against agreed standards via gap analysis, process confirmation and audit.
- Be the on-site appointed person to advise on requirements for the shipment of dangerous goods and produce DGN’s as required.
- Work with Occupational Health in coordinating the Site’s Health Surveillance Programme. Implement and manage a comprehensive Occupational Health Programme.
- Coordinate risk assessments, COSHH assessments and PUWER assessments for the site to meet material and process requirements.
- Maintain and review site legal register to ensure compliance with UK legislation.
- Complete sustainability and product questionnaires as required.
- Be site lead for ISO45001 OHSMS and ISO14001 EMS certification, delivering and coordinating the processes for the Management Systems across the site. Be site contact for external regulatory bodies. (HSE, Environment Agency, Local Authority).
- Coordinate emissions monitoring and solvent management plan; submitting results to the Local Authority. Coordinate personal VOC, dust exposure monitoring, face-fit testing, DSEAR assessments and manage any resulting actions. Through monitoring, measuring, and advising, ensure site compliance under the LAPPC permit.
- In conjunction with relative functions, you will be responsible for writing, reviewing, and amending standard operating procedures to ensure continual development of best practices.
- Forms part of the site Emergency Team and is responsible for reviewing and maintaining the site emergency plan, investigating emergency situations, and participating in the recovery of such situations on-site during and outside normal working hours.
- Identify EHS training needs and plan and provide training to pursue the achievement of improved EHS competencies and skills for all associates. Responsible for the coordination and completion of the Competency Assessment Schedule, ensuring that individual action plans are established.
- Responsible for producing, implementing, and maintaining site inductions for contractors and new employees.
- Responsible for compiling and submitting annual data for the UK business in compliance with packaging waste regulations.
Qualifications and experience:
- IOSHH trained in Managing Safely.
- Holder of NEBOSH General Certificate.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Health and Safety in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience in internal auditing and managing ISO14001 and ISO45001 standards is essential.
- ADR, IATA, and IMDG trained, preferable, but not essential as training will be provided.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office – Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Ability to engage with staff at all levels and achieve clear and concise two-way communication.
- Developing personnel so that they have sufficient skills to meet the EHS objectives of the business.
- Understanding of manufacturing environments and processes.
- Recognised within the business as a champion of safety and environmental performance.
- Ensure accurate record-keeping/document retention systems are kept in line with legal obligations.
This is an excellent opportunity, to lead the EHS function of the site. The role offers a competitive salary with great benefits as well as a stable, long-standing and friendly team environment.
Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.