Health and Safety Coordinator

We see the future of agriculture as an exciting opportunity to improve the nation’s food security, health, and economic growth.

• Working alongside employees and managers to improve and monitor the health and safety standards in the workplace e.g. coordinating the HSWG and ensure actions are completed.
• Conduct training and toolbox talks on health and safety matters e.g. pre-harvest briefing and ensure the management team are carrying out regular toolbox talks.
• Responsible for contractor management.
• Monitoring health and safety risks and actions via CGR system.
• Compliance and fire safety management.
• Offering health and safety advice to employees and escalate to the H&S consultant where appropriate.
• Working alongside external H&S Consultant to ensure risk assessments and policies are reviewed and updated.
• Arranging external audits across all sites and liaising with Atlas/NFU/ Emprocom and managing any actions arising.
• Manage the annual health surveillance programme and take action on the results if required.
• Responsibility for company wide accident, incident and near miss reporting and working alongside the management team to embed continuous improvement.
• Produce KPI’s on incidents for the management and Exec team and conduct regular reviews on incident reports to identify themes.
• Responsible for automating and streamlining processes and systems.
• Any other ad hoc health, safety and compliance tasks.

Person specification:

• NEBOSH or IOSH qualification
• Keeping up to date with health and safety legislation.
• Excellent communication skills
• Organised and able to manage time effectively
• Professional and personable manner
• Excellent communication skills including spoken and written
• Attention to detail
• Demonstrate a proactive attitude and commitment to health and safety
• Operate to our high standards of compliance
• Commitment to undertake continued training and development
• Proactive and flexible approach to work
• Willing to take responsibility and ownership for tasks
• Ability to work under own initiative but also as part of the wider Dyson Farming team.
• Holds a current UK driving licence.

• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Life assurance;
• Pension scheme;
• Charitable Giving via payroll (Give as You Earn);
• Cycle to work scheme;
• Free annual flu jab;
• Free eye test;
• Employee Assistant Programme;
• Access to product discounts;
• Organised social events;
• Free parking.