Health and Safety Coordinator

Location Essex
Sector: Health and Safety
Job type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £30000.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Job ref: SW4385_1772125912
Published: about 5 hours ago
Startdate: ASAP

Health and Safety Coordinator
Thurrock with multi-site travel
£30,000 plus benefits

Are you looking to build your health and safety career within a large, international logistics and transport operation?

This organisation plays a key role in connecting the UK with mainland Europe. With high volume, fast-moving operations and continued growth, safety and compliance are fundamental to keeping everything running smoothly.

This opportunity would suit someone with around one year of UK health and safety experience who is keen to step into a dynamic, operational environment and develop their skills further.

As Health and Safety Coordinator, you'll work closely with site teams to support daily compliance and help strengthen a positive, proactive safety culture.

Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Coordinator will include:

  • Helping to keep health and safety systems running smoothly by supporting policies, procedures and continuous improvement initiatives across site
  • Carrying out regular site walk-arounds, inspections and basic risk assessments, spotting potential hazards early and helping make sure they're resolved quickly
  • Supporting accident, incident and near-miss investigations, gathering information, updating risk assessments and helping the team learn from what's happened
  • Being a visible, approachable point of contact for HSE on site maintaining accurate records, tracking statutory checks and actively engaging colleagues to promote a strong safety culture

The successful Health and Safety Coordinator will have:

  • NEBOSH General or equivalent qualification
  • A positive attitude, curiosity, and a hands-on approach
  • Strong communication and people skills
  • Some understanding of HSE principles or an interest in building this knowledge

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leader in their field. For further details and to apply please contact Scott Whyte on or 01923 963 652.

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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