Health & Safety and Training Officer

About the role …

Promote a food-safety-first culture. Co-ordinate, support and advise the business on all aspects with regards to Health Safety and employee training requirements. To establish, manage and monitor standards, processes, communications, training and systems to ensure all responsibilities associated with Health and Safety and Food Safety within Pieminister Kitchens are adhered to.

Responsibilities and skills:

• Lead, schedule and prioritise operational training needs across the site, liaising with production managers and supervisors
• Promote a food-safety-first approach to all training, ensuring that all staff prioritise food safety standards in all their actions
• Regularly review training processes to ensure best practices are followed
• Manage, chair and devise the agenda for Health & Safety Committee and formulate & distribute minutes. Ensure that all agreed action points are completed within deadlines.
• Champion food safety and health and safety culture across the site, liaising with key stakeholders to ensure that health, safety and wellbeing are considered with all key decisions.
• Ensure that all Health & Safety policies, procedures, rules and regulations are adhered to and are regularly reviewed, updated and communicated
• Keep up to date with all aspects of relevant health, safety & welfare at work legislation and communicate relevant changes to the business.

About you…

The ideal candidate would have a health and safety background and confident organising training requirements. A manufacturing (or similar) background is not needed but would be a nice plus.

Skills and Attributes

• Excellent communication skills: Candidates in this position will need to convey, explain, or interpret complex specialist information in a simple manner. Hence, strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Teamwork: In this role, the candidate will be required to work with other staff members and senior management. The ability to collaborate effectively and work well with others is required.
• Interpersonal skills: In this role, the candidate will be required to build and maintain relationships, coordinate plans, distribute information and develop a mutual knowledge
• Organisational skills: The candidate should be able to prioritise, schedule, and organise activities to meet the objectives of the company and the role.
• Problem-solving skills: The ability to resolve problems creatively using practical solutions is essential
• Trainer qualification i.e. Level 3 NVQ assessor (or equivalent)

About our benefits…

• Salary: £32,5000 per year
• Quarterly bonus, paying up to 10% of your salary annually
• Plan for the future with company pension contributions
• 21 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), plus 1 day extra per year you work with us (up to 4 years)
• Holiday buy back scheme
• Merit based pay progression
• Flexible working hours & working from home policy.
• 1 paid volunteering day a year
• All the pies you could eat at cost price
• One-to-one online coaching with More Happi
• Up to £500 worth of pie and mash for the wedding of your dreams
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sabbatical options
• Staff discount meals in our restaurants and lunch on us every week (Pie day Friday!)
• Continuous training and development to grow within the world of pie
• And… a Pieminister tea towel, free Pie Feast vouchers to try out the restaurant menu and a box of 12 of our award-winning pies when you start!

About us…

From a small pie kitchen, café and festival stall in 2004, Pieminister has grown into the UK’s No 1 premium hot pie brand. An independent family business with its foundations firmly rooted in sustainability, Pieminister is well on its way to becoming a B-Corp and aims to be carbon neutral by 2025: just one of the commitments laid out in the company’s Pies.Planet.People goals.

With a growing number of Pie & Mash restaurants opening across the UK and 100s of retailers and pubs stocking their award winning products, Pieminister has gained a reputation as the go-to pie for those in the know.

Like many businesses, the pandemic has presented some significant challenges for Pieminister to overcome. However, tireless efforts on COVID-security and re-shaping the business to thrive in the future means that the company is financially fit and ready to leap towards significant growth once more.

The company is led by its original founders, brothers-in-law Jon and Tris. Their Pie Crew is a strong team of enthusiastic, entrepreneurial people who work hard and have fun. Everyone is included, respected and is committed to drive positive change together, one pie at a time!

As part of our Pies Planet People goals, we are committed to promoting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and has their voice heard. As an equal opportunities employer we want our workplace to be somewhere everyone knows they are truly welcome.