HSE Officer

Location: Elland

Up to £41,000

Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to be a part of a company that is experiencing extensive growth? Our client is an industry leading engineering business supplying engineered products and engineered solutions to some of the UK’s largest businesses.

With a UK based Head Office, the business has been trading for a number of years building up an enviable client base. The business has over 220 staff working across a number of sites across the UK. The company focuses on engineered products supplying every major sector. The company is going through sustained growth and offers an excellent career opportunity to help drive this organic growth whilst keeping the business and its staff safe.

Reporting in to the HSE Director, the Health and Safety Coordinator plays a key role in developing, implementing, and continuously improving the company’s Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Management System. This position ensures all HSE standards, processes, and procedures meet both internal objectives and external regulatory requirements, while aligning with the company’s overall strategy. You will manage on-site health, safety, and environmental responsibilities for the Elland manufacturing site. This role emphasises building strong connections with team leaders and employees to promote a proactive safety mindset.

Core duties include:

• Performing safety assessments, evaluating hazardous substances and coordinating various safety-focused projects.
• Contributing to internal auditing activities and assisting with external audits.

You will be responsible for:

• Implementing and maintaining the Safety Improvement Programme, ensuring alignment with company goals.
• Communicating HSE objectives and delivering presentations, workshops, and coaching sessions to embed safety culture.
• Providing expert HSE advice to all departments and driving compliance with legislation and best practices.
• Leading and documenting root cause analysis for incidents and recommending corrective actions.
• Maintaining and reporting HSE statistics, hazard logs, and audit findings.
• Overseeing occupational health surveillance to mitigate workplace risks.
• Supporting the management of contractors to ensure HSE compliance.
• Facilitating risk assessments, accident investigations, and system improvements to enhance safety practices.
• Ensuring effective record-keeping and maintaining integrated safe systems of work for employees, contractors, and visitors.

Role Requirements:

• Must come from an Engineering or Manufacturing background.
• Proven experience in HSE coordination and improvement programmes.
• Strong knowledge of HSE legislation and risk management processes.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and promote safety-first practices.
• A recognised IOSH qualification (essential).
• Proven experience in writing and managing health and safety policies and procedures.
• Strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation and best practices.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent (desirable).

If you’re passionate about health, safety, and the environment and want to advance your career in an engineering environment, we’d love to hear from you!