Regional Health & Safety Advisor

Regional Health & Safety Advisor

Location: Wiltshire (Cricklade, Salisbury & Westbury)

Package: Basic salary up to 43,000 (depending on experience) plus bonus & company benefits

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm (On Site)

Sector: Packaging Design & Manufacturing

The Company

GWP Group / Macfarlane Packaging, one of the UK's leading packaging manufacturers, are looking for a Health & Safety Advisor to join our established team. You will become part of a business established for over 75 years, with a strong history of distributing and producing sustainable and environmentally friendly packaging. Being part of Macfarlane PLC (the UK's largest packaging distributor) we offer stability along with continual growth that will offer opportunities for personal and professional development.

The Role

The primary role of the Regional Health & Safety Advisor is to ensure legal and best practice compliance for GWP Group and Macfarlane Packaging across three manufacturing sites in Wiltshire. This role acts as a key point of contact for sites, relevant authorities and auditors on all Health & Safety related matters. By developing strong relationships across the business, the advisor working alongside the site management teams will ensure that legal requirements are exceeded while leading the development of a positive Health and Safety culture across the various sites. This role shall require flexibility with travel as required to various site locations within the Southern region.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a continuous improvement plan in line with Health & Safety developments.
• Conduct site safety audits, highlighting any issues and agreeing on remedial actions.
• Ensure the relevant risk assessments are conducted and monitor actions while considering risk minimisation strategies.
• Facilitate local HSQE meetings and involve all key stakeholders.
• Investigate accidents, dangerous occurrences, and 'near miss' reports, ensuring areas of concern are highlighted at the appropriate level.
• Keep records of all incidents and accidents across the region, providing Senior Management teams with statistics and recommendations for improvements.
• Ensure all sites have fully trained first aiders in accordance with current requirements.
• Maintain all Health & Safety documentation.
• Stay up to date with legislation and maintain a working knowledge of all Health & Safety legislation.
• Lead in-house training with managers and employees about Health and Safety issues.

Essential Skills:

• Minimum NEBOSH General Certificate qualification.
• Relevant experience in a similar health & safety advisory role.
• Valid UK driving licence and willingness to travel as required.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Proven ability in compliance management.
• Strong organisational and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Diplomatic but assertive in dealing with issues.
• Ability to challenge standards and strive for best-in-class practices.

Our Benefits

We provide a competitive basic starting salary and operate a rewarding bonus scheme. Our flexible employee benefits can include:-

• 23 days annual leave plus all public / bank holidays
• Long service awards (10-40 years)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Company Car / Car allowance for qualifying roles
• Free on-site parking at all sites
• Employee assistance programme to support and advise with well-being and any issues

How to apply / next steps

We are working swiftly to find the best applicants and hope to hold local interviews ASAP. Please click 'apply' to submit your up-to-date CV. All applications will be acknowledged. If you haven't heard from us within 2-3 weeks, please assume your application was unsuccessful.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds irrespective of your age, gender, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, gender expression, religion or sexual orientation. Should you require any specific support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please email our recruitment team directly.

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