Health And Safety Coordinator

Main purpose of role:

Reporting directly to the Group H&S manager, the H&S Coordinator will be the main point of contact for the business unit with the responsibility to provide support to the business unit Directors, senior & park management. Ensuring risk and safety standards are maintained as outlined in the Groups H&S policies and required by current UK legislation.

Note: The role although office based requires occasional travel for site visits and optional overnight stays. A full clean driving licence and the confidence to drive across the UK is required.

Main Duties:

• Acting as Champion of the Groups H&S policies & safety culture within the business unit.
• Managing own workload, keeping within budgets and expense requirements.
• Liaise with and support park and senior managers on all H&S queries and issues, with the aim to resolve locally.
• Liaise closely with Group H&S manager on any H&S issues / queries that cannot be resolved locally or need policy, legislative clarification.
• Ensure H&S processes are complied with by each park specifically to include risk and COSHH assessment and safe systems of work production and issue.
• Report directly to the Group H&S manager any RIDDOR incidents.
• Monitor, support and at times take the lead in accident / incident investigations.
• Collate monthly accident/ incident (AI) submissions and trend analysis.
• Training: Source, cost, arrange and occasionally present H&S Training to all teams. Providing systems training when required.
• Manage, Monitor, Review the business units E-learning system ensuring teams are up to date.
• Keep up to date on H&S legislation, Group H&S policies and own development training.
• Co-ordinate & chair senior and park managers H&S meetings (including minutes).
• Participate in and provide statistical reports for monthly H&S co-ordinator meetings with line manager.
• Manage, monitor, review the business unit’s safety management system (Riskproof). Providing status reports to Directors and senior management.
• Complete audits and compliance reviews as per the Groups H&S audit schedule. Negotiating with park managers to resolve open actions within time frames.
• Complete timely follow up reviews of any Group H&S managers audits, Director compliance reviews and any open actions from external supplier inspections or audits.
• Assisting on legal claims liaising with insurers and loss adjusters.
• Occasionally source suppliers, contractors and costings for specific H&S projects.
• Participate in annual H&S policy and process reviews.
• Occasionally working with other business units as and when required.