Health & Safety Advisor at Reckitt

About the role

Reckitt is seeking a H&S Advisor to champion our health and safety initiatives throughout our FMCG operation. This is an opportunity to utilise your skills and knowledge to make a real impact on our culture of safety and excellence and to lead the way for continuous improvement. From coaching line managers to sharing best practice with your health & safety colleagues, you will be an ambassador for best practice.

Discover a career that's more than a job – it's a chance to make a real difference.

The experience we're looking for

• Experience of working in a H&S role within an FMCG or manufacturing environment (experience or knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry would be advantageous but not essential)
• Strong knowledge and experience of H&S processes and H&S Management Systems
• IOSH trained as a minimum (NEBOSH general certificate preferable)
• Computer literate and interested in the use and application of technology 
• Previous involvement in implementing strong H&S culture
• Previous experience in developing and delivering H&S projects
• Strong H&S technical knowledge, specifically emergency preparedness, confined space, LOTO, hot work, working at height, PIV’s, Hazardous material handling, behavioural safety, contractor management, occupational health, electrical safety, machine guarding & Process safety
• Working knowledge of H&S policies
• Working knowledge of ISO14001 & OHSAS 18001.

Your responsibilities

• Support department managers to complete accident investigations within a 24hrs time frame. 
• Challenge bad practice and implement corrective control measures with department leaders.
• Share and discuss H&S incidents and alerts from the group with local teams and management.
• Act as a subject matter expert to support the site on H&S topics. Implement H&S improvement initiatives and practices to drive and improve H&S cultures.  
• Develop, implement, and monitor departmental H&S improvement plans. 
• Support areas to ensure that H&S ownership remains with departments.
• You will lead or co-ordinate the development of H&S procedures and instructions to support the H&S management system. 
• Support the Health & Safety Manger when internal & external agencies come to site e.g. Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Humberside Fire and Rescue, etc.
• Support and audit the Reckitt standards proposing a corrective action plan to ensure audit scores are compliant maintaining 'Green' on all. 
• Ensure that all internal regional and global standards are applied and regularly reviewed for compliance.