Health, Safety & Wellbeing Assistant (Placement)

Job title:

Health, Safety & Wellbeing Assistant (Placement)

Company

Henderson Group

Job description

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Assistant – Placement Opportunity

Attractive Salary, Benefits

36.5 Hour week (Hybrid)

Newtownabbey

12-month Higher Education Placement commencing July 2024

Who are we?

At Henderson Group, we are proud to be Northern Ireland’s leading foodservice provider. Our group encompasses Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Retail, Henderson Foodservice and Henderson Group Property. We employ over 5,000 staff and have been placed 4th in Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2023.

We’re a family-owned team that cares about our people and the community in which we live. Our leaders care about employees and our employees succeed together and celebrate the success of others. We are interested in your aspirations, interests and skills and we strive to support and inspire you to do well.

A look into the role
Henderson Wholesale is a leading Wholesaler in Northern Ireland and supplies goods to over 450 stores across various brands such as SPAR, EUROSPAR and VIVO. We source from local farmers, growers and producers and are proud to contribute to our local economy and environment.

We achieved gold accreditation against the Investors in People standard framework in 2023 in recognition of people management excellence and our commitment to investment in people.

The purpose of the role:
Our Health, Safety and Wellbeing Assistant will focus on compliance, legislation and best practice that keeps every Henderson employee safe and well. You will assist our team in ensuring the group meets our legal and ethical requirements as a responsible employer.

This is an ideal placement for an enthusiastic and proactive individual on a Health and Safety Career pathway.

As Health, Safety and Wellbeing Assistant you will:

• Liaise with the Occupational Health Advisor to ensure all statutory health surveillance and legal requirements are planned and scheduled
• Carry out audits/inspections throughout the estate to detect existing or potential hazards, helping to implement recommended corrective or preventative measures
• Log and investigate all accidents, incidents and near misses involving employees, suppliers and customers on the health and safety database, support in the identification of root causes, document and help to implement corrective actions in a timely manner
• Assist the team with providing statistical analysis of accident/incident numbers, types and trends
• Support health promotion activities as part of the Group Well Aware initiatives

Skills for Success

Joining us as Health, Safety and Wellbeing Assistant the minimum criteria you’ll need is:

• Working towards a third level Environmental health or Health and safety related degree (2nd year or equivalent credits complete)
• Full UK Driving License

The Attributes you’ll need include:

• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to use initiative; you’ll enjoy asking questions to find out what people need and identifying solutions to support and enable colleagues
• A methodical and logical approach to information, ensuring that processes are efficient and effective
• Strong ability to use MS Office, particularly excel and powerpoint

It is Desirable if you had:

• Practical knowledge of the retail & logistics operational environment

Are we right for you?

As part of this role, it will be important that you feel aligned with the values that we live and work by.

Ambition – We always strive to be better. We seek new challenges and look for ways to do things better.

Customer First – We provide exceptional service. We put customers at the heart of everything and support our communities.

Teamwork – We succeed together. We help colleagues to succeed, and we share our knowledge and skills.

Integrity – We are fair, honest and ethical. We treat everyone with dignity and respect. We are inclusive and champion diversity.

The Reward

The impact you can make with Henderson Group goes far beyond your day to day. You will be part of a business supporting defibrillator installations and school sports days. In the last year Henderson group staff and retail stores raised over £1 million for charity partners.

You will have the balance necessary to enjoy your job and your life. We will help you to feel proud of what you do and achieve. And we will be here to celebrate your success.

Our business has been recognised externally for delivering excellence in employment. We value employee development and heavily invest in our people.

Benefits include market competitive salary, contributory pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, employee assistance programme, social club, Perks Offers/Discount scheme throughout UK/Ireland, staff discount (grocery/fuel) at SPAR/EUROSPAR Henderson Group.

The successful applicant will be working 36.5 hours per week, 8:45am – 4:45pm Monday to Thursday, and 8:45am-3:45pm Friday.

Completed applications must be submitted online by midnight on Sunday 10th March 2024

We are an equal opportunities employer.

Expected salary

Location

Newtownabbey, Co Antrim

Job date

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:33:01 GMT

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email/cover letter where (tendersglobal.net) you saw this job posting.