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QHSE Assistant
Location: Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 0LQ.
Salary: £25,000 increasing to £27,500 after successful probation period.
Contract: Full time, permanent. Shift patterns detailed below.
Shift patterns: This role operates on Monday to Friday shift pattern, 37.5 hours per week, working hours 8.00-16.00. Shift patterns can be subject to change, dependant on business requirements.
With a presence in 11 countries and over 10,000 employees, Saica Group manufacture sustainable recycled paper, corrugated cardboard and flexible packaging as well as providing solutions for waste management and the recovery of waste. Our Flex division produces a range of flexible plastic films, with our site in Wigan manufacturing products for major food retailers and suppliers.
We have an opportunity for an individual to join our QHSE team. This role will assist the QHSE Manager in leading/championing the site Quality, H&S, and Environmental Agenda, to ensure the full deployment of the quality strategy, systems and processes to meet the requirements of BRC, A2 permit, the Health and Safety Framework, and standards. The team ensures the delivered product consistently meets customer requirements/expectations.
Key Responsibilities
• Assist with QHSE compliance with external and internal standards, including, but not limited to the BRC standard and A2 permit.
• Deliver site health and safety inductions to all new employees.
• Work with employees to continue to develop the culture of Safety, Compliance, Quality, and Continuous Improvement across the site.
• Review and research QHSE information to assist in the development/improvement of procedures/documents in line with management standards.
• Maintain and ensure compliance with environmental permits and other relevant legislation.
• Retain accurate and up to date hazard identification and risk assessments.
• Produce accurate and timely QHSE data to the management team, for the QHSE Manager to communicate.
• Participate in the site auditing schedule, by ensuring the management systems and the site are ‘Audit Ready’.
• Understand the expectations of customers relating to product quality, recording this detail as part of the quality management system.
• Assist with the development, execution and improvement of defect, accident and environmental impact prevention.
• Contribute to the development of QHSE training.
• Support the QHSE Manager to maintain/update QHSE performance data.
• Investigate customer complaints, assisting the QHSE Manager to identify corrective actions, to drive down ENC and CNQ.
• Provide research information to the QHSE Manager, enabling the development of short and long term QHSE strategy, objectives, and KPI’s.
• Assist the QHSE Manager in the delivery of the site Master Plan and Strategy.
• Liaise with employees/managers to provide support with QHSE issues, enabling the QHSE Manager to deliver feedback at management meetings.
• Adhere to general housekeeping and hygiene rules ensuring the wider team always maintain a clean, tidy and organised environment.
Skills, Qualifications & Attributes
• At least 3 years’ experience in a QHSE role preferably within a manufacturing environment. Or extensive experience of implementing and improving standards such as BRC, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001
• Ability to interface at all levels
• Ability to build a positive QHSE culture
• Strong effective decision making, organisational, time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Motivated team player
• Strong administration skills are essential for this role
What do we offer
• Friendly atmosphere
• Progression
• Employee of the Month Award (monthly and annually)
• Holiday entitlement 23 days plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 24 days after 1 year and to 25 days after 2 years)
• Company Sick Pay Scheme (available after 12 months of continuous service)
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• .Cycle to Work Scheme
Interested If you have a can-do, will-do approach to join a hardworking, dynamic, passionate, manufacturing team, please send your CV today.
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