Job Title
Group Health & Safety Advisor
Reference Number
UDF./2024/191
Location
Cookstown
Contract Type
Full-Time Permanent
Closing Date
14/2/2024
Dale Farm is a leading dairy company supplying a wide range of branded consumer products and food ingredients into the UK, Irish and international markets. We are a cooperative owned by over 1,300 farmers across the UK, thereby ensuring the sustainability of farming for generations to come.
At Dale Farm, we believe our success is built on our people, and so as continue to embark on our ambitious transformation journey, we are looking to recruit for the following key role at our flagship site at Dunmanbridge near Cookstown, with the opportunity to support our Group Health & Safety function across Group sites, across the business;
Group Health and Safety Advisor
Full Time Permanent Contract
Reporting to the Group Health & Safety Manager, you will be part of a team of safety professionals tasked with supporting the day-to-day running of extremely busy and dynamic environments. You will be responsible for championing, promoting, maintaining and establishing health and safety awareness and best practice across the Group sites, together with promoting a positive safety culture and employee engagement.
Main duties include:
The successful candidate will ideally be degree-qualified in Environmental Health, Science, Engineering or Health and Safety, or will hold the NEBOSH General Certificate in Health & Safety as a minimum requirement and will possess at least two years’ experience in a similar role.
We are looking for candidates who can bring credibility, knowledge and skill to the role, and who are flexible and positive in their approach to work. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal and communication skills and will be comfortable working both independently and within a team, and in leading group projects. The successful candidate will have accomplished IT skills in Word and Excel and will be flexible to travel to any of our sites and have a valid driving licence with access to their own transport.
This role represents an excellent career opportunity to join a leading local company. The Company also provides an attractive benefits package including competitive salary, contributory pension and life assurance.
To apply for this position and to learn more about our company, please visit our website dalefarm.co.uk/careers
Only applications from EU Nationals or those with a valid permit to work in the UK will be accepted.
Completed application form, must be received by 5:00 p.m. on
Wednesday 14th February 2024.
No unsolicited CVs from Agencies please
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer
AMBITION | CURIOSITY | TEAMWORK | POSITIVITY | RESOLVE | ACCOUNTABILITY
About Us
Dale Farm Cooperative is a UK dairy farmer co-operative owned by over 1200 dairy farmers who supply us with fresh milk. Dale Farm has operations throughout the UK and Ireland producing and distributing a wide range of dairy products which it sells across the UK and Ireland as well as exporting to over 45 countries worldwide.
At Dale Farm virtually every career discipline is represented in our workforce, from production, engineering and distribution, to sales & marketing and food technology/quality assurance, to Finance, HR and IT through to general management. Our standards are high and when we recruit we are looking for those with energy and drive, who are keen for responsibility and motivated to succeed with a record of achievement and with the potential to develop as the company grows.
Culture
Our culture is based on setting best in class standards, working to-wards and delivering on committed objectives, striving for constant improvement and involving everyone in the company. We strive to develop our people and harness everyone's contribution to deliver a winning team.
Equal Opportunities
The company is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to a safe, inclusive and relationship based workspace.
Benefits
In return, we offer a high degree of responsibility, plenty of challenge, good opportunities for learning and personal development and rewarding benefit packages, all within a fast moving and results oriented environment.