Occupational Safety Specialist

OLG Recruitment are currently looking for an Occupational Safety Specialist for our client located in Scunthorpe. This is a permanent position working 36.5 hours per week Monday to Friday.

As part of a team of six, you will provide expert guidance to the Management Team on Health & Safety (H&S) strategy, driving continuous improvement in H&S performance. You will act as a subject matter expert, ensuring departmental compliance with Occupational Health and Safety standards, supporting the development and delivery of business standards and training.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as the primary safety contact for work areas, providing visible, accessible guidance and support to plant teams.

Promote a strong safety culture through engagement, mentoring, and coaching, while maintaining zero tolerance for breaches.

Drive the Safety Improvement Plan at strategic, tactical, and operational levels to reduce risk, injury, and loss.

Monitor and manage occupational safety performance within assigned departments.

Actively participate in departmental safety meetings, influencing effective action and ensuring compliance with standards.

Support regulator visits, including response planning and timely action tracking.

Oversee incident classification, reporting, and investigation (including RIDDOR), ensuring high-quality, prompt completion and sharing lessons learned.

Master and provide expert guidance on Business Health & Safety Standards/Instructions; lead audits, assist with training delivery, and support ongoing development.

Oversee creation of safety-related training packages and generic H&S competencies for all roles.

Analyse incident trends and lead Zero Harm campaigns.

We are looking for an individual with strong organisational and communication skills, capable of building relationships with safety and operational professionals across the business. You should be confident liaising with internal and external stakeholders, including employee representatives, TU Safety reps, H&S professionals, enforcement agencies, and senior management, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and industry best practice. The ideal candidate will also have significant H&S management experience, demonstrable delivery of H&S performance improvement, hold a NEBOSH Diploma and Lead Auditor certification, have experience in manufacturing and/or construction environments