Training and Safety Coordinator - Surrey in London

Make a Difference in YOUR Career! Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table. We are the leading global independent beverage solutions provider. We serve a broad range of national and international retailers as well as Global, National and Emerging (GNE) brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe, North America, and Australia. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks. Our ambition is to continually improve and it’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We are solutions-based. We are innovative. We seek out new challenges and conquer them.

Position Description: Reporting to the Regional Manager, HR, the Training and Safety Coordinator has a secondary reporting relationship to the Plant Manager for safety-related responsibilities (approximately 40%), while training responsibilities (approximately 60%) report through HR. The Training and Safety Coordinator oversees training in Operations, Quality, and technical roles and is responsible for promoting and implementing policies and programs that ensure employee health and safety compliance. They ensure new employees complete induction requirements and current employees complete cross-training and process change training, working closely with supervisors and managers. The coordinator collaborates with the HR Business Partner and Plant Leadership to maintain accurate training materials and aligns the plant's training plan with Refresco NA’s. They also stay updated on local and state training programs and incentives.

Essential Job Functions:

• Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and PPE requirements.
• Adhere to food quality and food safety as per the standard(s) provided by corporate, customer, and/or governing bodies (ex. SQF).
• Develop, plan, organize, deliver, and evaluate training activities focused on job competence and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with site technical experts in operations, maintenance, and other technical functions to ensure effective training outcomes.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for plant employees, leadership, third parties, and during site audits for training requests and issues.
• Ensure proper use of the Learning Management System (Alchemy) to track and manage training.
• Accurately record training registers, certificates, and test/authorization results.
• Maintain training records for all employees including agency staff.
• Coordinate and schedule training together with plant leadership, plant HR Business Partner, Supervisors and Line Leads.
• Proactively develop, document, and maintain plant-specific SOPs, ensuring they are shared with all levels of plant leadership.
• Work closely with corporate training manager (dotted line relationship) for guidance, coaching, and input on objectives.
• Collaborate with the corporate training manager and peers to determine where to focus specialized efforts in order to share expertise and resources across sites.
• Build a network within Refresco NA Operations and HR focused on training initiatives.
• Support department and line managers in identifying training gaps and assist in scheduling relevant training.
• Develop and deliver training programs educating staff on health and safety risks found in the organization.
• Ensure that training records, health/safety manuals or handbooks, incident/accident reports, or other documentation are appropriately maintained.
• Monitor personal protection equipment or other related supplies.
• Monitor known health and safety hazards, such as noise and air levels.
• Coordinate inspection of facilities, vehicles, or equipment.
• May develop and communicate facility-specific emergency response or evacuation plans.
• Work within the constraints of the plant and Refresco NA budget for training.
• Assess training effectiveness to ensure incorporation of knowledge, skills, and techniques into employee work behaviours and processes.
• Ensure standardization of departmental training representatives/facilitators.
• Document training procedures.
• Prepare and distribute training aids, instructional materials, handouts, evaluation forms and visual aids.
• Identify, apply for, and leverage State and Local training grants.
• Collaborate with local technical schools to meet training needs.

Required Skills:

• Experience in high-speed food/beverage manufacturing preferred.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, SAP and Power Point, experience with Alchemy and/or other training system a plus.
• Demonstrated training experience in a production environment combined with strong project management skills.
• Strong project management skills, understands continuous improvement and lean manufacturing.
• Strong team player able to work across multiple functions.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems, results oriented.
• Ability to work under deadline pressures.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for delivering training, communicating safety expectations, collaborating with teams, and conveying complex operational and regulatory information clearly.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment, safety practices, and systems to ensure relevant and effective training content.
• Ability to make sound decisions related to training priorities, safety risks, and compliance requirements, escalating issues appropriately when risk or complexity increases.
• Ability to lead training and safety sessions and engage participants, ensuring knowledge transfer.