Health and Safety Officer

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Job title Health and Safety Officer Job reference REQ
260505 Date posted 23/07/2026 Final date to receive applications 30/08/2026 Location Loughborough Package Management and Specialist grade 5 from £29,588 to £34,610 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.

Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University.

This is an opportunity to join the University Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service and support the cutting-edge teaching and research delivered by the University.

If you are enthusiastic and hold a qualification related to Health and Safety, Chemistry or Biochemistry, this could be the role for you.

We will offer you relevant training in general and chemical safety and an interesting and challenging role that really makes a difference.

Your role will be to work with the Senior Health and Safety Specialist to advise the University on how to work safely, particularly in relation to chemical safety matters.

This role will allow you to develop a range of skills, learn and make a positive difference to the University.

Universities are one of this country’s greatest assets. We’re educators, employers, innovators and pioneers. We shape culture and society.

At Loughborough, we strive for better, think differently, challenge convention and take action. We are passionate about finding solutions to the major problems faced by society and the planet, and we create opportunities for those with the drive, the ambition, and the determination to apply themselves in the pursuit of better.

The role sits within the Health and Safety Service. The Health and Safety Service is committed to supporting the University in driving good health and safety standards, so that no one is harmed by the work undertaken at the University.

• You will have experience working within or associated with chemical laboratory environments and understanding of chemical infrastructure needs
• You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work with a variety of stakeholders from across the University.
• You will have a genuine interest in safety and its implementation.

With huge amount of variety in the role, there is an opportunity for you to develop and continually grow.

If this sounds like the right place, team and role for you please do get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.

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