Health, Safety & Environmental Coordinator

Primary Location :

BIGGLESWADE, United Kingdom

At Solina, our community of close to 5,000 people share a passion for food and live our entrepreneurial culture.

We design customised savoury solutions for our clients operating in the food industry, food service, butchery and nutrition markets. With sustainability at the heart of our business model, we aim to produce food that is good in every sense of the word: delicious, nourishing, affordable, sustainable and convenient.

Solina is a fast-growing business, with around 50 production sites and R&D laboratories present in more than 19 countries mainly in Europe and North America.

By constantly rethinking culinary solutions, we make food matter for people and the planet.

 

If you're ready for a new adventure in a dynamic, expanding, passionate, international company, join us !

The Health, Safety & Environmental Coordinator role is to support the HSE Manager in ensuring that the organisation achieves best practise in protecting the health and safety of all persons affected by its undertakings, and exceeds all legislative requirements.

Job Accountabilities

• Liaise and support relevant department managers, supervisors and team leaders to drive a positive safety culture, identify and resolve health and safety issues and promote safe day to day working practices across the shop floor.
• Perform regular site walkarounds to engage, educate and drive dialogue on all aspects of health, safety and environmental.
• Champion, drive and assist with incident reporting, investigation, analysis and resolution across all sites.
• Regularly monitor contractors to ensure they are managed appropriately from approval, inductions and are conducting themselves safely when on-site.
• Support site teams with the development and review of risk assessments and safe systems of work, ensuring they are thorough, realistic and relevant.
• Liaise with external bodies, as appropriate to the role, such as contractors, suppliers, external audit bodies.
• Conduct health and safety inductions when required.
• Support the HSE Manager with conducting internal health and safety audits and ISO audits.
• Assist the HSE Manager in reviewing the performance of our ISO 45001 & ISO 14001 Management Systems through process review and auditing.
• Partake in sustainability initiatives through attending environmental review meetings, researching sustainability opportunities and liaising with key stakeholders.
• Support with the implementation of policy, plans and maintain procedures, including regular reviewing and auditing.
• Regularly seek out learning opportunities and attend health and safety related webinars and conferences where possible.
• Carry out any reasonable request as requested by any member of management within the reasonable scope of the role.

Candidate Profile

• Clean, valid UK driver’s license with access to vehicle.
• Communication and ability to influence
• Knowledgeable in SHE regulatory affairs
• Qualified to NEBOSH certificate or equivalent (desirable)
• Knowledge of ISO 45001, ISO 14001 (desirable)
• Member of IOSH, IEMA (desirable)
• Assertiveness - Courage to take a stand where necessary
• Curious and proactive
• Collaborative team worker
• Accountable
• Open and honest
• Organised and Punctual
• Ability to train and develop all teams in safety
• Ability to engage with stakeholders at different levels

Benefits

Competitive benefit package

We are open to talents of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is based on competences, and we openly welcome all candidates of all types according to our DEI Commitment