General information
Company / Establishment
A long-established Specialty chemicals producer with a Platinum Ecovadis rating based in the North East of England, supplying over 400 customers via 2 manufacturing sites with its own R&D facilities
Our 4 key businesses are: Personal Care, Proprietary Reduced Environmental Impact products, Solvent Recovery, Custom Manufacturing to serve sectors including Cosmetics, Oil & Gas, Homecare, Animal Nutrition, Lubricants
What makes the difference?
- We are a top tier COMAH site where Health and Safety is at the core of how we operate, we pride ourselves on an excellent health and safety record and work hard to ensure the safety of all
- Our people are our biggest asset and we have long been a champion of the Better Health at Work programme having gained ‘maintaining excellence' rating for many years. This also extends to a strong ethos of support and opportunity for progression of our staff
Would you like to join an innovative group with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a culture of excellence?
The Seqens story began in 2003 in the Lyon, France area. Since then, the group has grown steadily to become a major global player in pharmaceutical solutions and specialty ingredients. We offer our customers contract manufacturing services and a broad portfolio of active ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates. Today, Seqens employs nearly 3,300 people across 3 continents and 9 countries. With 16 production sites and 9 R&D centers, we support over 1,500 customers worldwide
Reference
2025-1648
Position description
Job Family / Sub-family
EHS - EHS Site
Contract type
Permanent
Job title
Health & Safety Officer M/F/D
Position Context:
The position supports the EH&S Department in ensuring the organisations compliance with legislation and regulatory guidance, and relevant industry good practice, and to drive continuous improvement in terms of risk reduction.
Main tasks :
• Undertake / advise on risk assessments to identify hazards and appropriate control measures, and identify and implement risk reduction opportunities
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of relevant legislation and guidance and provide support / advice as necessary to other functions in terms of interpretation and application (including, but not limited to, areas such as safe systems of work, risk assessment, incident investigation and proactive learning, emergency preparedness, and audit & inspection)
• Conduct / participate in routine inspections & audits in support of our EH&S Management System to confirm ongoing compliance with our policies and procedures, and identify improvement opportunities
• Write, implement and review policies, procedures and working practices as appropriate in support of the EH&S Management System
• Deliver in-house training to all levels in the company on key EH&S hazards, risks and controls
• Contributing to and leading Incident investigations, preparing RCI Apollo charts and supporting the development of others in incident investigations
• Conducting Audits and Inspections in scope of expertise
• Take on EH&S support role in the Emergency Control Centre
• Participate in Customer audit visits
• Initiate & Review Management of Change
• Attend relevant outside functional EHS groups and teams as required.
• Participate and lead (as required) Seqens EHS committee subgroups and use this role to influence and develop good EHS standards within the business
Required skills :
Required:
- National Examination Board for Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) General Certificate (or equivalent)
- Credible and confident communication skills
- Experience in delivering training
- Good organisational and planning skills
- Ability to work on multiple tasks at one time
- Ability to work to deadlines with minimal supervision
- Good attention to detail and accuracy
Desired:
- Environmental legislation knowledge / experience
- Previous experience in the Chemical Industry
- Excellent I.T. skills
At Seqens Custom Specialties, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to; race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability and religion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply and join us in fostering a culture of respect, openness and inclusion.
Should you have any accessibility requirements that would facilitate your application process, please email careersuk@seqens.com
Position location
Job location
United Kingdom, England, Billingham
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