Health & Safety Advisor - Printcraft

Job Introduction

Are you passionate about health and safety and ready to make a real impact? This is an exciting opportunity for a Health & Safety Advisor to join the cardfactory team at our Printcraft manufacturing site in Baildon, West Yorkshire.

We benefit from our own large-scale Printcraft print facility, which can produce 270 million cards per annum, with new ranges produced ...

As the on-site health and safety contact, you’ll play a key role in driving our safety culture forward. With a clear H&S strategy plan, an internal compliance programme, and a new safety management system already in place, you’ll be joining at a pivotal time to help shape and deliver meaningful change.

Main Responsibilities

Compliance & Auditing

• Conduct internal audits and accident investigations, tracking improvements and celebrating success
• Monitor safety data and trends, providing coaching and support
• Maintain legal compliance documentation and support third-party inspections
• Collaborate with Property and Fulfilment teams on asset and audit management
• Completes accident investigations and follows up on near misses and incidents
• Monitors data and identifies trends providing additional support and coaching where necessary
• Create, maintain and manage Health and Safety Policy Requirements on site in line with cardfactory Group Standards
• Represent cardfactory professionally when meeting with external stakeholders relating to H&S (i.e., Claims Inspectors/Auditors) - organises completion of remedial actions as required

Training & Engagement

• Deliver competent H&S advice
• Run Health and Safety Meetings to both shop floor and Senior Level
• Lead toolbox talks and manage the Safety Management System (HSMS)
• Develop and maintain Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) using our LMS platform
• Ensure through coaching and education that the Printcraft site and our colleagues follow Group H&S Policies and Procedures 

Policy & Legislative Adherence

• Support policy development and ensure alignment with group standards
• Monitor performance indicators and contribute to board-level reporting
• Assist in managing incident investigations and risk mitigation strategies

The Ideal Candidate

• NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health (minimum requirement)
• Experience managing Health & Safety Management Software
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to simplify complex issues
• Excellent time management and self-organisation
• A can-do attitude, with a pragmatic, trustworthy, and approachable nature

Come and join the party and help us shape a safer, smarter future at cardfactory.

About The Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey.  

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being.

Benefits

• 25% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support       
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Opportunity to apply for Retail Apprenticeships
• Access to blended learning and development content
• Discounted mobile phone contracts
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly. 

No agencies, please.

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