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As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of collagen products for the food industry supplying high quality edible films and coatings o over 1,000 customers in more than 100 countries, our teams are the most important driver of our continued success. You will be familiar with our product ranges which are primarily used by customers in the production of sausage and meat products, however, our aspirations reach way beyond our current products and services, and appeal to our natural curiosity to improve what we do.

We are committed to the pursuit of better. The constant pursuit of what is next, what is needed, what is possible now, and in the future. And we want you to grow with us – ignite your curiosity and your commitment to your career with us.

Purpose of role

As the Health and Safety Coordinator, you will be responsible for the site safety culture and performance. You will review, develop, and conduct all Devro activities relating to Occupational Health and Safety. You will also create a visible profile for safety by working with management and employees to ensure the delivery of safety-related outcomes.

In addition to having the knowledge and experience in occupational health and safety, you will need to have a creative mindset and enjoy collaborating to produce an effective internal training and development system to achieve OSHA compliance.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Demonstrate improvement on all leading and lagging indicators on Safety
• Adherence to the Health & Safety, PSM, and training plans
• Demonstrate improvement on injury rates on site year on year to create a zero-accident culture in Devro
• Maintenance of existing H&S Management System, with a focus on continuous improvement and legislative compliance
• Safety systems, document control, and record keeping ensuring legislative requirements are met, and internal controls are maintained
• Manage incident reporting system to ensure incidents/accidents are investigated, root causes identified, corrective actions taken, and feedback is given to relevant parties
• Managing workers compensation claims and liaise with the Insurer, Employee doctor, Rehabilitation, and other Medical Personnel, as necessary
• Initiate safety awareness programmes and always promote health and safety
• Active involvement in Risk Assessment processes to ensure actions/controls are realistic and planned for action
• Provide advice, guidance, and assistance to assist in the provision of a safe workplace.
• Enable departments to undertake risk assessment processes to identify hazards and ensure that appropriate control measures are in place
• Liaise with Department on matters of Safety, Health, and rehabilitation and reporting on safety statistics. In addition, ensuring Life Saving Rules compliance.
• Provide administrative support to the Health & Safety Manager as required and perform ah-hoc duties in line with training and qualifications that may be delegated

Required skills, knowledge and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in health & safety or other related field is desirable but not essential
• 5-10 years of safety-related experience is essential
• Previous experience with Workers Compensation and PSM would be highly desirable
• Safety-related certifications are desirable (e.g., ASP, OHST, SMS, etc.) or driven to train and obtain further safety qualifications whilst in the role is essential
• Effective communication with excellent influencing skills with all levels of the organisation is essential
• Computer literate with experience using Microsoft office
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills is essential
• Creative mindset and a compassionate approach are highly desirable
• Working knowledge of OSHA and life safety regulations
• Ability to interpret and apply national health and safety legislation and policy