Health and Safety Officer

Contract Type: 10 month Secondment/ FTC
Location: Essex (SS14 3FF)

Are you passionate about creating a safe, compliant, and positive working environment? Looking for an opportunity to broaden your experience and make a real impact? We're offering an exciting secondment opportunity for a Health & Safety Officer to join our team. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys being at the heart of site operations, influencing a strong safety culture, and working closely with colleagues across the business. As a Health & Safety Officer, you'll play a key role in helping our site remain safe, compliant, and prepared for whatever comes next, while gaining valuable experience and expanding your professional development within DHL Supply Chain.

A TYPICAL DAY MAY INVOLVE

As the Health & Safety Officer, you will support the Health & Safety Manager and site leadership team in delivering a proactive and engaging safety culture across the operation. Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting the Health & Safety Manager and site management team with all aspects of Health, Safety and Environmental compliance, including Business Continuity Management (BCM).
• Supporting the communication, implementation and compliance of all relevant SHE (Safety, Health and Environment) policies across the site.
• Assisting the Health & Safety Manager and site management team with the delivery of Safety, Health and Environmental initiatives.
• Driving continuous improvement in Health & Safety performance through awareness campaigns, engagement activities and promoting best practice across the site.
• Helping to maintain a positive and proactive safety culture where everyone takes responsibility for health and safety.
• Providing day-to-day Safety, Health, Environmental and BCM guidance, support and advice to ensure compliance with all relevant legal and statutory requirements.

THIS ROLE WOULD SUIT PEOPLE WHO

To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• Previous Health & Safety responsibility within a warehouse and transport environment (essential).
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• The ability to build positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders at all levels.
• A proactive approach with strong communication and influencing skills.
• NEBOSH National General Certificate (beneficial).
• Fire Safety qualifications or certifications (beneficial).

WHY JOIN US?

• 33 days annual leave per annum
• Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
• Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
• Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
• Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice
• Visit to learn more

WHO WE ARE

We're the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.

BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE

At DHL, we're all about creating a workplace where everyone's skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day.

As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we value the skills and experience of ex-service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs.

Please be aware that interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place during the week commencing 10th August. Applications received after this date may not be considered but will be added to our talent pool for future opportunities, subject to your consent. Please also be aware that we review applications continuously and where we have a large number of applications the application period may close ahead of the provisional interview date. To ensure your application is considered we recommend submitting it as early as possible.

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