Health Safety

With continued success and business growth Wincanton have the opportunity for Health and Safety Assistant to join our team at Branston.

• Promotion of safety, health and environmental initiatives
• Coordinate and manage SHE communications e.g., bulletins, noticeboards/screens, briefing, information packs, policy guidance, toolbox talks etc
• Take part in talk safety conversations
• Take part in hazard spot exercises with shifts/department
• Monitor events uploaded onto Eco Online – Airsweb and ensure completion of investigations for accidents, incidents, near misses
• Carry out SHE audits / inspections as required and coordinate allocation of those
• Ensure adherence to accident / incident investigation procedures
• Manage the closure of non-conformances and corrective actions arising from investigations, inspections and risk assessments
• Support with keeping the SHE management system up to date/ Audit file
• Develop incident understanding to contribute to the root cause analysis team
• Assist the SHE team by collating weekly and monthly management information
• Attend and minute the site SHE committee meetings
• Coordinate and minute other SHE meetings
• Engagement of site SHE representatives
• Provide support to the SHE team
• Daily, weekly and monthly communication of incidents and reporting
• Updating accident/near miss hot spots info/safety numbers board
• Delivery of SHE Inductions, H&S training to managers as and when required
• Ensure that site risk assessments and SSOW are reviewed in a timely manner
• Support & assist Team Managers with day-to-day H&S related queries
• Maintain and manage accident / incident files
• Review risk assessments and Safe Systems of Work and schedule reviews so they are kept up to date
• Ensure H&S training matrix is updated
• Delegation of actions to management regarding incident investigation, inspections, risk assessments and safe systems of work
• Will carry out any other H&S tasks as when required

• Willingness to challenge unsafe behaviours
• Attention to detail
• Ability to provide accurate information
• Excellent planning and organisation skills
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong IT skills
• Able to work to deadlines
• Ability to positively manage multiple tasks at any one time
• H&S knowledge/ experience desired but not essential

In addition to generous remuneration, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more.

Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That's why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multiskilling, in a dynamic working environment.

Be a part of our values; We're Thoughtful, We're Aiming High and We're Prepared.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. We strive for an environment where all colleagues feel included, supported and valued, whilst feeling they can be their whole selves within our workplaces. We are proud that our colleagues represent us and our successes and we welcome your application.

Wincanton is a leading supply chain partner for British business, providing supply chain solutions up and down the country with 20,000 colleagues working across more than 200 sites.

Through a wealth of experience and knowledge Wincanton provides business critical services including storage, handling, and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer 'dark stores'; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK's best-known companies.