Sheq Coordinator

WE ARE 200 years of history and over 2,300 employees strong. WE ARE a business loaded with opportunity and career progression. WE ARE innovators, designers, makers and engineers who manufacture and provide smart, efficient, and effective building products and solutions.

Through our customer relationships, diverse building product range and solutions, we enable the creation of inspirational homes, places and spaces for us all to live and work better. With eight core product categories, underpinned by expert design and technical services, we work with architects, builders, merchants and the wider construction supply chain to build the face of Britain.

**To support our progress, we are currently recruiting for a SHEQ Coordinator to come and join our team at our Bedford Supreme factory in Bedford MK45 3JE.**

The SHEQ role within the manufacturing organisation at Ibstock Bedford is expected to co-ordinate and drive the effort to create a Safe Production/Logistics workplace through improving behavioural safety and systems.

Reporting to the Factory Manager the person will be a self-driven organised individual with proven administration experience with the flexibility to cover the Production Co-ordinator role when required.

Future development for the role will be based upon the individual but may include the role of site safety champion and related training.

**Specific responsibilities include**:

- Collaborating with all Business stakeholders to ensure our Safety Health & Environment Strategy is delivered and we comply with all relevant legislation at all times
- Proactively collating and analysing data and using problem solving tools to formulate action plans that will deliver reduced risks of injury and illness to employees and workers
- Providing accurate, timely and technical advice to colleagues in resolving issues in H & S and reducing environmental impact
- Supporting Factory Management Teams on the annual formulation of site specific SHE action plans and supporting and auditing progress to ensure they are delivered
- Measuring and reporting improvements to the Safety Health & Environment Management Systems
- Completing occupational health monitoring (including noise, air contamination and Hand Arm Vibration-HAV) in line with our policies
- Providing on-site training to deliver improved SHE practices for all of our people
- Influence safe employee behaviours through audits, inspections, health and safety surveys and behavioural observation
- Ensure compliance to any environmental permits or licenses issued by enforcing authorities
- Inspection and testing of raw materials & finished goods.
- Sample manufacturing & testing concrete.
- Quality checks on manufactured goods, throughout the manufacturing process.
- Ensuring strict safety / quality standards adhered to.
- Inputting test data and evaluating results for conformity.
- Working with the technical team to improve processes and complete project works
- Maintaining test equipment & lab to a high standard, ensuring calibrations and legislative checks completed.
- Investigations & reports for any non-conforming goods.
- Drive continuous improvement and communicate importance of quality to team members and other company departments.

**Essential Qualifications & Experience**:

- NEBOSH General Certificate (NEBOSH Diploma - desired but must complete within 2 years of appointment)
- IEMA Foundation course in Environmental Management
- Membership of IOSH
- Excellent communication skills including the delivery of training packages to an audience
- Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
- Numerate and literate
- An effective collaborator able to influence a wide cross section of people through passion and encouragement to stop and consider safer ways of working
- Flexible - Work individual or as part of a team
- Knowledge of material properties and testing procedures.
- Knowledge of construction and pre-stressed concrete products.

**Think you can make a difference? WE ARE your future.**

**More details**:

- Full time, permanent role
- Competitive salary
- Bonus scheme
- 10% matched pension, administered by Legal and General
- 3x life insurance
- Share Save scheme eligibility
- Full access to Employee Assistance programme for self and family members
- Access to high street retail discounts platform - with access to discounts at Tesco, Asda,
- Personal development and career progression opportunities

**Our commitment to diversity and inclusion?**

Ibstock Plc are committed and passionate about building a diverse environment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, disability or age.