Health & Safety Coordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Health and Safety team. You will work closely with key stakeholders to provide Health and Safety administrative support to the Health and Safety Manager. You will also support the Health and Safety initiatives across all the Wellocks sites. This role will have rotating hours to provide support to all our shifts which are: Week 1: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday-Friday Week 2: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 2:00pm-10:30pm, Thursday 12:00pm-8:30pm and Friday 9:00am-5:30pm. What you will do: Health and Safety Administration -

• Ensure suitable and sufficient Risk Assessments and Standard Operating Procedures are kept up to date.
• Monitor accident and incident rates ensuring incidents are reported and investigated in a timely manner, keeping trackers up to date and supporting managers with investigations and closing corrective actions where appropriate.
• Carry out Health and Safety audits at all sites, keep trackers up to date and assist Managers to close out corrective actions.
• Monitor first aid supplies at all sites and order supplies as and when required.
• Order personal protective equipment.
• Arrange Health Surveillance and Occupational Health appointments.
Procedures and Policies -
• Support the Health and Safety Manager with the creation and implementation of company procedures and processes and keeping procedures up to date.
• In conjunction with the Health and Safety Manager, develop and facilitate toolbox talks on Health & Safety matters.
Training & Development -
• Assign and arrange training and keep training matrix and plans up to date.
• Conduct Health and Safety induction training for new employees.
• Work alongside operational teams to improve working environment and create positive safety attitudes and culture.
• Facilitate and participate in the Health & Safety committee.
  
  IOSH Managing Safety or other Health and Safety industry recognised qualification.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Previous experience working in a Health and Safety role is desirable.
• Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision.
• Flexible, highly motivated, proactive and 'can-do' working style.
• Experience in operational procedures and best practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong decision making & problem solving skills.
  
  Wellocks, is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry. We provide fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and everything else chefs will need in their restaurant kitchen. Thanks to our highly skilled team, we also offer pre-prepared veg and freshly-made pasta which is a key part of our service.
From our humble beginnings in 1961 supplying potatoes to local pubs and restaurants, 60 years later we now supply over 1,200 restaurant kitchens across the country with amazing ingredients. We're proud to be part of the William Jackson Food Group, a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Our sister businesses are Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu. Family values and the commitment which comes with such a long-standing business are rooted in our culture here at Wellocks. Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it†s like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully.


• Fancy volunteering? We will give you one day off a year to take part in volunteering.
• Generous discounts on our products
• Cycle to Work Scheme that offers discounted bikes and cycling equipment.
• Donate through your pay to a charity of your choice. The money is simply deducted through your pay before tax, so for every pound you donate, the 20p that usually goes to tax will go to the charity instead!
• We also have a range of employee assistance services which can be tailored to give you support on various matters such as financial, health and wellbeing advice.
• We treat our teams to a free meal every few months, from our visiting fish & chip van, to freshly made bacon baps from our in-house chefs