Health And Safety Compliance Officer

Health & Safety Compliance Officer
West Midlands
£26.38 per hour Umbrella / £20.66 per hour PAYE (Inclusive of Holiday Pay)
3 Month Contract 

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for a Health & Safety Compliance Officer to join a Local Authority within the West Midlands on an ongoing contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Health & Safety professional to support the delivery of safe and compliant Waste & Recycling Services across the borough.

The successful candidate will work closely with operational managers, depot teams and frontline crews to ensure compliance with UK Health & Safety legislation, carrying out inspections, investigations and operational monitoring while promoting a positive safety culture throughout the service.

The Role As the Health & Safety Compliance Officer, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety legislation across Waste & Recycling operations.
• Undertaking depot inspections, operational audits and ride-alongs with collection crews.
• Carrying out accident, incident and near miss investigations, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Developing and reviewing Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work and Method Statements.
• Monitoring driver and crew behaviour using vehicle and depot CCTV systems.
• Delivering toolbox talks and identifying staff training requirements.
• Producing compliance reports and recommendations for operational managers.
• Working alongside Fleet, Supervisors and Contractors to ensure safe working practices across the service.

The Candidate To be considered for this role you will require:

• Previous experience within a Health & Safety role in an operational or high-risk environment.
• Good knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation including risk assessments and incident investigations.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence frontline operational staff.
• The ability to work independently across multiple operational sites.

Ideally you will also have:

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent).
• Experience working within Waste Services, Local Government or Environmental Services.
• Experience using CCTV systems for compliance monitoring or investigations.

For more information or to apply, please contact James Glover on 01772 208967
or email james.glover@servicecare.org.uk