Competitive Salary DOE | Onsite | South Devon
Company Overview:
Our client is a well-established and highly respected organisation operating within a unique, multi-site environment in South Devon. Combining heritage, hospitality, retail and commercial operations, the organisation welcomes a significant number of visitors each year and employs a diverse team across a broad range of functions. With strong values at its core, the organisation is committed to providing a safe, welcoming and professionally managed environment for staff, visitors and the wider community.
Role Overview:
This is a standalone Health and Safety Officer position, responsible for delivering clear, consistent and practical health and safety support across a varied and complex site. Reporting into senior leadership, you will act as a trusted advisor, promoting a positive health and safety culture while ensuring full compliance with relevant legislation. The role offers genuine breadth, autonomy and the opportunity to make a visible impact across the organisation.
Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Officer:
- Lead and manage all aspects of health and safety compliance, ensuring alignment with current UK legislation and best practice
- Conduct risk assessments, workplace inspections and audits, investigating incidents and implementing preventative measures
- Develop, maintain and continuously improve health and safety policies, procedures and reporting systems
- Deliver training, provide expert advice to managers, and oversee external contractors including site security providers
Requirements of the Health and Safety Officer:
- IOSH qualified as a minimum, with NEBOSH General Certificate and at least three years’ post-qualification experience
- Strong working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation within a complex, multi-functional environment
- Proven experience developing and embedding health and safety processes, procedures and systems
- Confident communicator with the ability to influence, challenge constructively and build effective working relationships at all levels
Benefits:
- Highly competitive salary, reviewed annually
- Generous holiday allowance of 33 days
- Excellent pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
- Life assurance benefit of four times annual salary
- Free parking and electric vehicle charging
- Access to additional wellbeing and staff support initiatives
If you are a proactive and collaborative Health and Safety professional looking for a varied and meaningful role in South Devon, we would love to hear from you.
Note on Sponsorship: We regret to inform you that at this time, we are unable to offer sponsorship for work authorisation for this role. Therefore, candidates must possess valid authorisation to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship.
Recruitment Consultant: Dan Martin
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