Health and Safety Facilitator

Role – Health and Safety Facilitator

Salary – Competitive

Location - Scunthorpe

Pattern of Work – 36.5 hours, Monday – Friday

What you need to know about the role

An opportunity to influence safety performance at one of the UK’s largest steel manufacturing operations. The Health & Safety Facilitator will support the Line Management in the development, implementation, monitoring, and administration of the site’s continuous H & S enhancement strategy, in a highly visible site-based role.

Key Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to;

• Support the development of a specific H & S programme across all functions, to integrate Health & Safety philosophies and practices within the plant’s daily routines.

• Establish systems and procedures for setting and monitoring progress at team and plant level in order that H & S improvement processes can be validated.

• Define, together with the Plant Manager, clear responsibilities for the reliable undertaking and completion of continuous improvement activities in Health and Safety.

• Analyse relevant incoming data on Health and Safety within the department such as Near Misses, C.A.R.E Observations, Hazard reports, injury reports and present the information, with recommendations, back to the department.

• Promote local targets and strategies for continual improvement in Health & Safety effectiveness to encourage ownership at all levels of the organisation.

• Identify with the Plant Manager the resources required to support the improvement of Health & Safety and continuous improvement activities to influence their availability through budgets.

• Promote the development of individual capability to identify, assess, and control risks in order that the department can progressively move toward an accident-free working environment.

• Support the Plant Manager in the identification, co-ordination and where appropriate, delivery of Health and Safety training.

• Organise document control and record retention, relating to loss control, in order that the plant be able to demonstrate it has taken all practicable steps to meet its health and safety obligations.

What we need to know about you

The successful candidate should possess substantial experience in plant operations or demonstrate a strong willingness to acquire the necessary knowledge of relevant processes and equipment within their area of responsibility. Holding a vocational qualification such as the NEBOSH General Certificate would be considered highly advantageous.

This role requires excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, alongside robust organisational, IT, and instructional capabilities. Equally critical is the ability to foster effective working relationships and positively influence stakeholders within the plant environment.

The ideal candidate will be a highly effective organiser, demonstrating strong influencing capabilities and a dedication to continuous improvement. They should possess the ability to analyse diverse data sources and distil key insights tailored to varied audiences. A foundational understanding of health and safety procedures, alongside relevant legislation within manufacturing environments, would be advantageous.

Success in this role also requires strong teamwork, with an aptitude for collaboration and mutual support. The candidate must be confident in challenging unsafe behaviours while also contributing constructive solutions for improvement. Experience in delivering training sessions, conducting briefings, and leading audits with cross-functional teams is essential.

Strong analytical thinking is a core requirement, and previous experience in a similar role—preferably within the steel industry or a comparable industrial environment—will be highly regarded.

This role offers exposure to site-wide safety management and provides excellent opportunities to develop expertise in auditing, investigations, behavioural safety and leadership.

What we can offer you We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.

Whatever your stage in life, you'll find a range of benefits to complement your work-life balance. The benefits you'll enjoy include:

• Defined contribution company pension scheme

• 27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays

• Life Assurance

• A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme

• Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Standby and call-out payments

• Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

What you need to know about us

British Steel is a leading European steel manufacturer, supplying premium long products around the world.

We take great pride in our history and heritage. Not many companies can claim to have generations of families dedicating their working lives to one company, one industry. Steel gets into your blood, and this drives the passion of our people. And these 2 values deliver our third value of performance – making the products our customers want now and in the future.

British Steel has a bright future and we want you to be part of it.

British Steel is an armed forces friendly company, and we actively encourage applications from ex-Armed Forces Personnel, Reservists, Armed Forces Veterans and military spouses/partners.

For more information about us and our journey please visit our website.

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