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The purpose of the role is to develop and review the health and safety and environmental management systems at KARRO Cookstown, ensuring that the site is operating at best practice levels at all times. The successful individual will be expected to provide leadership, support and guidance to the senior management team on areas within their remit. A key part of the role will involve liaising with external parties e.g. Health and Safety Executive, Fire and Rescue Service, Environmental Health and the PSNI as required to keep informed of new initiatives and best practice and to communicate Emergency Planning requirements.

KARRO Cookstown is part of the Sofina Food Group, which is one of the largest food companies in the world. The Cookstown site employs 900 people and is a complete pork processing facility that encompasses slaughter, butchery and added value departments. The company provides a complete range of pork products to the retail, food service, wholesale and manufacturing markets.
Operating at the highest levels of hygiene and quality, the site holds accreditations from the British Retail Consortium, Bord Bia, the United States Department of Agriculture and the People’s Republic of China. The customer base includes Sainsbury, Tesco, Asda, Dunnes etc.

• Coordinate and support the overall HSE program to ensure compliance with all regulatory and company requirements
• Responsibility for supporting the ongoing maintenance and development of the Health, Safety & Environmental Management Systems currently operated and expand as necessary.
• Develop and implement an annual Health and Safety Plan in conjunction with the HR Manager and the Factory Manager.
• Provide leadership, support and guidance to the Senior Management Team on Health, Safety and Environmental matters.
• Participate in project planning and execution to ensure the health and safety dimension of site projects is fully considered at planning stage and changes are planned and implemented appropriately.
• Liaison with the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) to ensure compliance with PPC Permit requirements and also with NI Water to ensure compliance of the Effluent Discharge Consent.
• Chair and take lead of plant Health and Safety Committee Meetings and direct and co-ordinate its members as necessary
• Produce monthly Health and Safety KPI s, identifying trends and problem areas and possible solutions where necessary
• Participate and where necessary lead on accident investigations, ensuring appropriate investigations, corrective action and statutory reporting occurs in a timely and efficient manner
• Establish and maintain an effective documentation and recording system for all health, safety related needs
• Ensure all risk assessments, safe working procedures and emergency arrangements are current and being adhered to by all employees
• Liaise with the Management Team to provide advice on health and safety practices that will encourage health promotion and reduce risk to employee’s health
• Liaison with the company insurers to help defend and advise on ongoing public and employer liability claims
• Ensure health and safety training is proactively managed for both employees and contractors coming on site
• Working with Group to ensure that corporate standards for property loss control are adhered to and participating in risk engineering surveys undertaken by the insurers.

The ideal candidate should hold a NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety or Environmental Management, or be willing to study to achieve the same. Previous experience of Health & Safety or Environmental management in an FMCG environment would be advantageous. Well developed communication skills allied to a high degree of numerical and analytical skills are essential. Advanced skills in the use of Microsoft Excel and Power Point will also be required.

• Develop and implement a Site Health, Safety and Environmental plan
• Produce monthly HSE KPIs identifying trends and problem areas
• Implementation of a continuous improvement culture in all aspects of the role