Fittleworth, first founded in 1984 out of a small family garage, is now one of the UK’s leading home dispensing companies. We pride ourselves on providing a personalised, trusted and dedicated first-class home delivery service to our clients catering to all stoma, continence and wound care appliance needs. 

We are currently recruiting for a  EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) Officer to join our Compliance team.

This position is part time, 22.5 hours across 3 days per week (office based at our national distribution center, Nottingham)   

You will be responsible for:

The EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) Officer ensures that the Distribution Centre operates in accordance with our management systems and applicable regulations. The role holder will: -

• Be a visible onsite safety presence to address unsafe behaviours and unsafe conditions.
• Be a visible onsite presence to promote environmental stewardship.
• Support NDC Leadership Team by providing on-site EHS expertise
• Support Carbon Reduction Officer with NDC related ESG projects

• Ensure the Compliance risk register accurately reflects all NDC risks
• Ensure the NDC Risk register and Incident log accurately reflect current risks and known incidents
• Resolve items on the SP Risk Register, working with the NDC Leadership Team
• Support the investigation of any reported incidents
• Ensure suitable and sufficient Area Risk Assessments are in place, and trained out
• Review the documented Safe Systems of Work to ensure they are suitable AND being followed by all shift teams.
• Ensure equipment is inspected to meet PUWER and Statutory requirements, with records retained.
• Support out of hours supervisors to understand and comply with their EHS responsibilities
• Review contractor RAMS (Risk Assessments and Method Statements)
• Support the local NDC Leadership Team with Permit to Work requirements for any planned high-risk work (hot work, working at height, electrical work)
• Ensure records are retained to demonstrate regulatory compliance
• Ensure that all services and activities are provided in accordance with current legislation / NHS guidelines and Company process and policy.
• Continually look for, and suggest, ways we can improve the service we provide to the wider business, to Health Care professionals and to our mutual clients.
• Actively promote Fittleworth to internal and external customers, carrying out all duties in an efficient, professional and courteous manner.
• Authority to stop work in progress if deemed unsafe
• Identification of EHS risks and suitable corrective actions
• Demonstrate the Fittleworth Way Values within the business at all times

Skills required to be successful:

• NEBOSH Certificate
• Manual Handling trainer(desired)
• Previous FLT driver (desired)
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in site EHS Officer role
• Warehouse / Distribution based experience (preferred).
• Experience of MHE and Pallet Racking operations (preferred).
• Multi shift environment experience.
• Demonstrate an open communicative style, down to earth approach.
• Behavioral Safety approach rather than rules based (supportive not punishing)
• Team player with a Can-Do attitude. Here to help resolve any EHS concern.
• Demonstrate an open communicative style, down to earth approach.
• Computer literate, able to update SP systems (incident log, risk register)

As well as priding ourselves on the commitment we provide to our clients, at Fittleworth we also recognise the commitment to our employees in providing an engaging and rewarding working environment. As such, we are Great Place To Work certified and we offer:

• a competitive salary with annual review
• private healthcare
• insurance cover
• a highly competitive pension scheme
• 25 days holiday (plus statutory Bank Holidays) (pro-rata) 
• access to our bespoke reward and discount platform for major retailers
• access to a wide range of employee wellbeing services
• cycle to work scheme
• access to our award-winning culture of going the extra-mile

Any personal information you share with us will be treated in line with our company Privacy Notice, available via legal notices on our website. Fittleworth provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regards to race, religion / belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, maternity, national origin, ethnic background, disability, or age.