Health & Safety Officer FTC

Health & Safety Officer
6-month Fixed Term Contract

Salary £40,000 - £45,000
At Medik8 we are more than ever differentiating ourselves from our competitors, pioneering the market, and being a key leader in the skincare industry. As a brand we are led by science; innovation and technological advancements have always been at our core. This is what makes us incomparable against the competition, by producing some of the most advanced skincare on the market.
Role Purpose

We are looking for an immediately avaliable Health and Safety Officer to provide hands-on support to the manufacturing site by maintaining health, safety, and environmental compliance standards. You will execute day-to-day safety tasks, ensure risk assessments remain current, and maintain audit readiness. This is a shop-floor-focused role designed to ensure our operations remain safe, legal, and efficient during this period.

Key Responsibilities
Systems & Standards Maintenance

• Maintain the existing H&S management framework by ensuring all documentation is up to date, filed correctly, and accessible to the operational teams.
• Conduct scheduled reviews of Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) to ensure they match the physical reality of the shop floor.
• Support the Quality team by executing specific H&S tasks required for regulatory standards (FDA, ISO 14001, ISO 22716), ensuring we remain audit-ready for any external visits.
• Carry out internal audits and inspections as per the schedule, flagging non-conformances and tracking them to closure.

Operational Safety & Chemical Control

• Execute the site's COSHH compliance plan by ensuring all chemical assessments are current and that Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are present at the point of use.
• Monitor the physical storage and handling of hazardous substances on the shop floor, ensuring waste streams are segregated correctly.
• Conduct daily shop floor walkthroughs to identify hazards, housekeeping issues, or unsafe behaviours, and intervene immediately to resolve them.

Incident Reporting & Fire Safety

• Act as the primary administrative lead for recording all accidents, near-misses, and incidents in the company logs.
• Conduct initial investigations for minor incidents to gather facts, photos, and statements, ensuring the root cause is identified.
• Execute the weekly and monthly fire safety testing schedule (fire alarm tests, emergency lighting checks, extinguisher checks) and document the results.
• Ensure Fire Wardens have the correct equipment and registers available during drills.

Training & Communication

• Deliver the H&S induction for all new starters and agency staff, ensuring they understand the basic safety rules before entering production.
• Support department heads by providing data for Toolbox Talks and ensuring training records are signed and stored.
• Update the site safety noticeboards with the latest monthly data and safety bulletins.

Skills & Qualifications
Essential Qualifications & Experience

• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (Level 3) is essential.
• TechIOSH membership or active working towards it.
• Proven experience as a Health & Safety Officer or Advisor within a manufacturing, engineering, or FMCG environment.
• Experience working across varied operational areas such as production lines, warehousing, and laboratories.

Technical Expertise

• Practical experience in maintaining H&S records and documentation for audits (e.g., ISO 14001 or
• Strong working knowledge of UK H&S legislation and the ability to explain it clearly to shop floor operators.
• Competence in conducting and writing COSHH assessments and maintaining chemical safety data sheets.
• Ability to carry out routine accident investigations, gather witness statements, and identify immediate causes without supervision.
• Proficient in completing and reviewing general Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.

Personal Attributes & Cultural Fit

• A hands-on, shop-floor-focused individual who prefers being visible in the factory rather than sitting at a desk.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage cooperatively with machine operators and team leads.
• Highly organised with a keen eye for detail, ensuring that paperwork and compliance logs are accurate and up to date.
• A self-starter who requires minimal supervision and can manage their own daily workload effectively.
• Proficiency in Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides) for reporting and data logging.

About Us
Founded in 2009 by UK scientists and brothers, Elliot and Daniel Isaacs, we are a British, B Corp certified dermatological skincare brand, globally renowned for our age-defying heroes that deliver results without compromise.

Our mission is to
simplify the route to great skin
through the highest quality, most efficacious and trusted products on the market. All this is underpinned by our pioneering CSA Philosophy of vitamin C plus sunscreen by day, and vitamin A (retinoids) by night which addresses 90% of anti-ageing skincare needs to deliver more youthful-looking skin.

Culture & Benefits
We are fuelled by our commitment to sustainability, quality, efficiency, and an unwavering passion for our customers. Championing solutions-focused thinking, we possess a purpose-driven mentality and strive to work with integrity and agility, always. We are collaborative go-givers; our diverse talents work cross-functionally and we achieve more together. We are proud to do everything in-house, challenging the norm and pushing the boundaries of possibility. It's just who we are

Some of the perks of being part of the Medik8 team include:

Salary £40,000 - £45,000

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Flexible & Hybrid working
• Private Medical Insurance + Mental Health support
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Long Service Awards
• 75% discount + Annual Product Allowance
• Flexible Career opportunities
• Up-skilling support + regular Lunch & Learns
• 2 Volunteering days per year
• Matched Charitable Giving Scheme

Want to do a little more research before you apply?
Head over to our main careers page to find out more about the team and our values. You can also find out more about us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor & Instagram.

*At Medik8, we believe that diversity within our workplace drives innovation. We celebrate multiple backgrounds, cultures, approaches and points of view, and believe that when people feel respected and included, they can truly flourish. We're committed to advancing equal opportunities and we're dedicated to building a workforce as diverse as our consumer base, creating a multifaceted, equitable and inclusive culture and allowing all colleagues to bring their whole selves to work.

Our DE&I ethos also flows through our recruitment process. Studies have found that minority groupings tend to apply for roles only when they meet 100% of the role requirements, in comparison to non-minority grouping tend to apply when they meet only 60% of the role requirements (Hewlett Packard ). The requirements listed in our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules, so if you think you meet 60+ of the role spec and are passionate, excited & feel like you have the potential to fulfil the rest - then we want to hear from you*