Occupational Health & Wellbeing Lead

KAEFER UK and Ireland

When it counts, count on us.

Location: Jarrow, Northeast

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent (Hybrid)

The Opportunity

To effectively lead and be responsible for ensuring delivery of high-quality standards across our Occupational Health & Wellbeing services.

To ensure health and wellbeing initiatives are embedded and part of the KAEFER culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Working with People and HSEQ team, support the design and delivery of OH Strategy
• Ensure compliance to UK & Ireland health surveillance programme.
• Account management and liaison for outsourced Occupational Health provider(s).
• Working with Occupational Health Provider, People team and HSE team, implement effective health protection programmes to address construction-related hazards such as noise, vibration, chemicals, dusts etc.
• Support and promote mental health programmes and initiatives that align with the UK & Ireland strategy.
• Owner of occupational health-related policies, procedures, and guidance – ensuring fit for purpose solutions
• Supporting HSE on effective manual handling and dse assessments
• Working with People team and HSE team, collation of metrics relating to Occupational Health programmes for data led decision making.
• Any other duties associated with occupational health and wellbeing.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Knowledge and understanding of work-related health hazards and exposures.
• Experience of coordinating health screening programmes.
• High level of planning and organisational skills
• Ability to work on multiple tasks and to strict deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work closely with internal and external stakeholders and to create strong working relationships.
• Strong interest in workplace health promotion and mental health

Required

• Qualification in occupational health, health and safety, or other relevant health-related discipline or working towards a relevant qualification.

Why KAEFER?

Our mission is clear: to be the most reliable and efficient provider of technical industrial services.

KAEFER UK & Ireland provides a large and growing range of industries with asset integrity services including access solutions, insulation, surface protection, HVAC fabrication, E, C&I and more. We focus on improving energy efficiency and extending asset life cycles.

The company has thirteen operating centres across the UK and Ireland, employing approximately 3,500 highly skilled and experienced people. Our people are our lifeforce and every day they deliver excellence to our customers.

KAEFER UK & Ireland is part of the KAEFER group, a global €2.3 billion business with its headquarters in Bremen, Germany. KAEFER works on more than 5,500 job-sites internationally, with around 32,000 employees. With unrivalled experience and expertise, our teams provide trusted partnerships and tailored support to execute even the most challenging and complex projects for clients.

We take pride in being part of a global company with common values and many diverse and individual voices. We make positive contributions in the communities where we live and work, after all when it counts, count on us!

Our values:

· Reliability

· Ambition

· Respect

· Team Spirit