Safety Specialist

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Are you a Health and Safety professional looking for your next career step? Have you worked in a production environment where you have honed your safety knowledge and now ready for a new challenge?Want to work for a global organisation that focuses on health & hygiene? A company where there are Plenty® of opportunities to develop and grow? If so lets TORK®……At Essity, we want to encourage all to apply and all our applications are reviewed personally by our talent team.There are Plenty® of reasonsto work at Essity:

• High reaching starting salary with annual reviews
• Pension 10% employer contribution 
• Bonus earning potential 
• Medical Scheme
• Holidays starting at 27 days plus bank holidays (with flexible bank holiday options)
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Essity Rewards website (100s of online and in-store shopping discounts) 
• Health and Well-being support through EAP service, MHFA, Occupational Health (dependent on role), reduced gym membership, cycle to work scheme
• Numerous other local incentives 
• Local community activities and charitable initiatives

About The RoleHealth & Safety is the responsibility of each employee on site, supported by Health & Safety professionals who take the lead in ensuring that the site is not only compliant with our legal obligations but works to exceed the standards you would expect in a global organisation.This is a permanent day position at our Oakenholt site Flint.We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.What You Will DoAs a Safety Specialist you will be supported by the friendly and professional team to gain a thorough insight in to how the site operates; from understanding the site organisation and management structure through to understanding the manufacturing processes we use.You will report to the site Health Safety and Risk Manager and be a go-to person for all colleagues regarding H&S topics. Being naturally self-autonomous you will be able to plan, as well as support the arrangements of, and deliver Health & Safety training on site. You will contribute to the generation of monthly reports to measure performance against key performance indicators (KPI’s) together with promoting the role of Health & Safety across the site. You will also support the site leadership team in closing investigations.Who You AreYour application for this role will also need to show your experience in a production environment working within health and safety. We would like you to demonstrate the effective impact on the business that your involvement in H&S based projects as well as day-to-day H&S activities have created.You will also possess the following attributes:

• To prioritise and adapt to change positively
• To challenge others professionally and constructively
• Have a logical and methodical approach to problem solving
• Strong IT literacy with a working knowledge of Microsoft office products, and the use of web-based H&S applications are also key requirements.
• A full driving licence as some travel may be required between our UK sites
• Attained the NEBOSH NGC in Occupational Health and Safety management or equivalent.
• Proven experience working with IS0 ISO 45001 or ISO9001

What We Can Offer YouWe offer the opportunity to work for a leading global organisation with the potential to advance your career within the fast-moving manufacturing environment. At Essity, we believe everyone’s learning and professional development is unique and want to empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.  At Essity, we embrace the individual and recognise the remarkable power that can be harnessed when different ideas, backgrounds, experiences, and perspective come together.  If you apply for a job at Essity, you can be sure that the only criteria we consider for selection is professional experience, qualifications, key job-related attributes and working values. Essity kindly but firmly declines direct contact with recruiting and staffing agencies, as well as job advertising sellers.  #on-siteTogether, we are improving lives, every day.Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.Application End Date:20 Sept 2023