Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality Officer

Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality Officer

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Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality Officer

We are currently recruiting a HSEQ Officer to join our team based in Swatragh but with overall responsibility for our operations throughout the UK & Ireland.

As the HSEQ manager within BP McKeefry you will be working within a highly dynamic business and will be responsible for ensuring that the Health, Safety and environmental requirements of our staff and operations are met as well as enabling the business to deliver a high-quality and service for our customers. You will work proactively with directors, managers, and staff to maintain and further improve programmes established for the management of Health and Safety throughout the Company.

Over four decades we have evolved from a small family business transporting animal foodstuffs to one of the leading transport, cleaning, recycling and surveying companies in Europe. That hasn't happened by accident. We're still as passionate about meeting the needs of our customers as the day we started. That's how we've grown. We discovered that the only way to guarantee our customers' expectations were met was to control every step of the operation, so everything we do, we do ourselves.

If you join our team there is a range of benefits that you will receive. We continually invest in our staff during their time with us. External certified training is funded by BP McKeefry and regular in-house assessments help ensure the highest levels of competency. Combine the training you will receive with our company pension scheme and a life assurance scheme you can be sure that BP McKeefry invests in our staff for the long term.

NEBOSH General Certificate or relevant H&S degree.

Competent IT skills with full working knowledge of Microsoft packages.

Experience in writing and producing reports.

Experience in risk assessing and developing safe systems of works.

Driver's licence

Minimum 3 years' experience working in a similar role.

Experience working in the transport industry

Experience with HACCP

This role requires occasional travel to sites in the UK and Ireland

Other skills

Passionate about health and safety, customer service and the environment

Well organised with meticulous administrative skills

Able to take ownership for projects and work to time limits

Analytical with good problem-solving skills

Able to work as part of a team

Able to maintain total confidentiality

The Benefits

We offer our employees a range of benefits including:

• Free life assurance scheme
• Enhanced workplace pension scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Training and development opportunities
• Access to onsite gym

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Location: Swatragh, BP McKeefry Ltd, 114 Grove Road, Maghera, Northern Ireland, County Londonderry, BT46 5QZ

Date Posted: 4th March 2026

Closing Date: 3rd April 2026

Job Type: Full time

Salary: Based on Experience

About the role

Key Responsibilities

Auditing

Monitoring and ensuring compliance with all relevant H&S, Quality and environmental legislation and standards.

Ensuring compliance with legal requirements for foodstuff, ADR & maintenance of vehicles in line with relevant legislation and company policies and procedures.

Maintaining the company ISO 9001 Quality, ISO 14001 Environmental and ISO 45001 H&S Management Systems.

Assist the HSEQ Manager in preparation for external audits (ISO, SCOPA, SQAS and DGSA)

Carry out internal Audits of the company procedures to ensure they are effective and continually improving.

Health & Safety

Identifying hazards and assessing risks involved in vehicles, equipment, work processes, work areas, substances etc. and implementing suitable controls to eliminate or reduce risk.

Review Risk assessments, COSHH assessments and SSOW.

Developing and communicating relevant information, instruction, and training to all employees (e.g., induction, risk assessments, safe systems of work, toolbox talks etc).

Keep and up to date training matrix and records, reviewed weekly and training needs communicated to the transport planners

Conducting site inspections on BP McKeefry sites and customer sites.

Investigating accidents and near misses and reporting on findings and implementing suitable corrective actions.

Issuing PPE and maintain stock levels in stores

Quality

Assist in customer complaints and internal non-conformance investigations

Instruct drivers on customer communications such as site rules, food safety requirements etc.

Report Weekly on all site's customer satisfaction for load collection and deliveries on time and in full.

Maintain Key customer service by continual checks on jobs ensuring paperwork available, traceability of products and key customer requirements

Respond promptly to last minute ad-hoc requests from both customers and internal colleagues including customer/supplier questionnaires.

Control and disposal of waste across multiple sites ensuring up to date records of waste transfer notes

Assist the HSEQ Manager with green energy projects.

Review, record and update the various green energy registers within the business and submit readings to Ofgem, RHI and Power NI etc.

Maintain the environmental aspects and impacts register

What you will need

Required criteria

• Must be legally entitled to work in the UK
• NEBOSH General Certificate or relevant H&S degree
• Experience in writing and producing reports.
• Experience in risk assessing and developing safe systems of works.

Desired criteria

• Experience in developing and delivering HSEQ training.
• Member of IOSH, IEMA or similar
• At least 3 years' experience in a senior Health & Safety role.
• Experience with HACCP

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Professional skills you'll need for this job opportunity Motivation Communication Legislation Compliance BP McKeefry

BP McKeefry Ltd. was established in 1976 and now has over 40 years experience in the transport industry, handling a wide range of bulk liquid, dry waste and powder products.BP McKeefry Ltd. has a modern fleet of over 100 tractor units and over 250 road tankers/ tank containers & trailers which operate throughout the UK, Republic of Ireland and Europe offering transport solutions and associated services to the following industries:• Foodstuffs• Industrial products• Chemicals & waste• Powder (Industrial & Foodstuffs)• Utilities• Construction

At BP McKeefry Ltd. we are committed to providing our customers with the highest levels of customer service.BP McKeefry Ltd. will endeavour to achieve this through:Effective leadership of well trained and motivated staff.A strong commitment to Health & Safety for everyone.Respect for our environment.Making a positive difference to the community we serve.Making BP McKeefry Ltd. a great place to work.

Vacation, Paid time off Retirement plan and/or pension Free parking Open office

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Maghera

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