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Location

Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom

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Job description

About Us:
Established in 2000, Extons Foods are now one of the UKs largest independent cheese processing companies supplying sliced, grated, block and continental cheese to wholesalers, retailers, and sandwich manufacturers. We have continually grown and we’re not slowing down! A Family Run business with a friendly hands-on approach.

Role Description: This role is vital to the values we believe in, of safeguarding the health and safety of our people, and changing the long-term impact we have on the environment.

•Keep the staff, customers, and clients safe by ensuring we adhere to legislation and best practices with regards to health and safety.

•To review, implement and maintain health, safety, and environmental procedures.

•To highlight issues or concerns, leading a process of continual improvement and an awareness of health, safety, and environmental issues at all work levels.

•Work with senior management to implement environmental and sustainability initiatives.

•Be responsible for the management and reporting of the companies carbon footprint.

•Support how customers achieve their CSR objectives through collaboration and strong reporting.

•To influence, coach and inspire all employees to strive to provide a safe working environment where everyone understands their legal and moral obligations with regards to health and safety in the workplace.

Key Responsibilities:

•Organise H&S meetings as per statutory requirements.

•Carbon footprint reporting

•Overall responsibility and compliance of the Company’s HS&E, making sure staff are aware of the importance and follow safety and environmental protocol.

•Advise managers and directors on all aspects of Health, Safety and Environmental.

•Implement practical and effective methods of promoting health and safety and safe working practices in the workplace.

•Conduct relevant health and safety training for staff as required, including first aid and fire safety.

•Conduct all “risk assessments” as required by legislation and are reviewed at relevant intervals and to maintain records of the same.

•To carry out investigations into accidents and near-miss incidents and to record the findings on the relevant forms.

•Conduct health and safety inspections and prepare reports and documents as required.

•Bring to the attention of the Leadership Team any relevant new legislation.

•Conduct internal and compliance audits, report on findings and manage any issues found through to completion.

•Create and help implement environmental and sustainability projects to continually improve the business processes.

The ideal candidate:

•NEBOSH Diploma

•IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management

Preferred qualifications:

•Food Safety Level 3

•A strong knowledge of CDM regulations would be an advantage.

Personal Attributes:

•Self-motivated, driven & committed.

•Strong and effective communicator

•Structured and well organised.

•Adopts high personal and professional standards.

•Influential, capable of developing relationships at all levels within the business

•Strong initiative – a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

•Strategic thinker

•Able to prioritise and adapt to the rapidly changing needs of the business.

•Able to support and advise on major project works.

•Able to support, advise and manage ‘Management of Change’.

Working Hours:

•Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week

•Office based.

Benefits:

•Free parking, within proximity to all major travel networks

•23 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday, increasing with service.

•An extra day off for your birthday!

•Health cash plan, after 3 months – claim money back on essential healthcare such as dental and eye care, for you and your children

•Employee Assistance Programme

•Company pension scheme

•Company paid events throughout the year

•FREE pack of cheese every week

•Discounted staff cheese shop

Learn more about Extons Foods at

We would love to respond to every application however due to the volume of applications we receive this isn't always possible. If you have not heard within 2 weeks of applying, please assume on this occasion that your application has not been shortlisted. We may retain your CV to contact you about future employment opportunities at Extons Foods Ltd

Agencies - Thank you for your interest in working with Extons Foods Ltd. We have a PSL who will be supporting us if needed.

We do not pay fees or acknowledge any CV’s supplied to Extons Foods Ltd unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of the HR Team.

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Salary

£50k - £65k per annum