Health and Safety Coordinator

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Due to continued growth, our Nottingham site are now looking for a Health & Safety Coordinator to join their team on a 12 month fixed term basis!

Working hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-16:30pm.

Salary: £31,000 per annum.

As a Health & Safety Coordinator you will work closely with our internal Health and Safety, Quality and compliance teams to ensure the company maintains all required certifications (ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 & ISO 14001) and is legally compliant in all its health, safety and quality activities.

Key Duties of a Health & Safety Coordinator:

• Implementing improvement actions raised in connection with MAH (Major Accident Hazard).
• Keeping control and records for all accidents, incidents, high profile near misses and near misses.
• Ensure that the control and mitigation measures identified in the risk assessments are implemented and maintained effectively.
• Ensure any site audit process involving H&S is maintained and followed by all parties.
• Support the Compliance team in keeping records for appointed contractors and planned site maintenance.
• Ensure all necessary legislative and safety licences are maintained, including the completion of a regular programme of racking, plant and Loler inspections.
• Ensure plant and machinery are safe to use and legally compliant.
• Develop and maintain the effectivity and integrity of SSOW’s with any associated controlled documentation and record keeping.
• Playing an active role in monthly health and safety meetings.
• Co-ordinating relevant training programmes for site.
• Supporting the health and safety champions for the site.

• Knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation, good working practices, Regulatory inspections/servicing compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 is advantageous.
• Experience applying Root Cause and Trend Analysis would be desirable.
• PC literate with a sound working knowledge of MS Office.
• Good time management skills with the ability and desire to solve problems.
• Self-motivated with a keen desire to participate as a pro-active member of the team.
• Keen eye for detail and a methodical approach to work.
• IOSH qualified would be preferable.

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave
  – 28days inclusive of the bank holidays.
• Pension scheme – We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance - x2 your annual salary.
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!