Health And Safety Officer

Overview

We are actively recruiting for a Health and Safety Position based in Birmingham working for a leading UK transport and logistics organisations who are looking to grow the Health and Safety Department due to growth of the business.
The position is working within the logistics and distribution industry and will involve being very operational with Health and Safety across the active location in Birmingham. You will be working closely with Transport Managers and Operational members of staff to help improve the safety culture across the site.
This role will be great for someone at the start of their Health and Safety Career who is willing to pursue the industry further.
Health and Safety Officer – Transport & Logistics – Birmingham - £39,000 - 611104
Why should I apply for the role?

• You will be working in a fast-paced environment where every day is different offering you healthy challenges along the way
• This is a newly created position to help cope with the growth of the business
• This role will report to an experienced Senior Health and Safety Manager who will mentor you and aid your progression throughout the business
• The company encourage creativity in this position so your input is very valuable
• The company invest heavily within their staff and fund training and courses to further progress their employees

As the Health and Safety Officer, you will be responsible for:

• Working with the site transport and distribution teams and implementing a proactive strategy to Health and Safety
• Working on improving a positive Health and Safety Culture
• Working closely with the workforce coaching them and improving overall engagement
• Implementing new policies and procedures for the site and continuously improving the Health and Safety performance.
• Investigating accidents and working on solutions to reduce the risk of recurrence

We would love to see CVs from people who have:

• Some experience within a Health and Safety role.
• Experience within Health and Safety legislation.
• Logistics transport disputation experience
• Ideally a NEBOSH general certificate although and an IOSH Managing Safely qualification can be considered

If the opportunity is of interest, please apply today or email me on s.elson@principalpeople.co.uk
Please note due to the high volume of applicants if you have not heard back within 10 working days unfortunately your application has not been successful.