Health & Safety Officer

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Coordinator

Purpose of the Role: To promote a safe and healthy workplace by embedding effective health and safety practices, supporting risk reduction, and driving continuous improvement across all site operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement, maintain, and enhance the site's safety management system.
• Provide guidance, technical expertise, and support to managers to ensure compliance with legislation and improve health and safety performance.
• Participate in regular meetings with site leadership, managers, and supervisors.
• Conduct risk assessments, implement corrective actions, and promote continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support leading indicator programmes, including safety audits, inspections, reporting of good practices, and safety discussions.
• Ensure all incidents and near misses are reported, documented, and thoroughly investigated.
• Develop, review, and implement health and safety policies, procedures, work instructions, and related documentation.
• Identify training needs, manage training records, and assist in designing training plans and programmes.
• Deliver health and safety inductions and other relevant training.
• Liaise with external consultants and relevant stakeholders.
• Coach and support employees in adopting safe work behaviours.
• Coordinate emergency preparedness activities, including fire drills and emergency plans.
• Support contractor management systems to ensure safe working practices.
• Prepare health and safety reports and monitor key metrics.
• Attend safety committee meetings and record minutes accurately.
• Manage ordering of health and safety materials, including PPE, signage, first aid, and spill response supplies.
• Undertake additional duties as required in line with business needs.

Qualifications:

• Relevant third-level qualification in Occupational Health & Safety.

Key Competencies:

• Experience in a manufacturing or production environment is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation and best practices.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with online management systems is a plus.
• Strong initiative, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Highly organised, motivated, and results driven.
• Instructor qualifications (e.g., Train the Trainer, Manual Handling) are desirable but not essential.