Health and Safety Officer

Dcs Group; Banbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A distinguished distributor in the UK is seeking a Health and Safety Officer to enhance their health and safety culture. This role involves working closely with site management to promote safe behaviours, perform audits, and enhance compliance. Candidates should have NEBOSH or similar qualifications and experience in health and safety within a distribution or packaging environment. They will deliver training, conduct safety inspections, and support regulatory compliance. The company offers a supportive culture and a range of benefits, including life cover and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Life cover

Pension

Medical cash plan

Cycle to Work scheme

Staff shop

Qualifications

• Experience in health and safety, ideally in a distribution or packaging environment.
• Comfortable influencing positive behaviours and delivering training.
• Experience in auditing or the food sector is useful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Promote company values in all interactions.
• Support the development of a strong health and safety culture.
• Assist with compliance, performance monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Liaise on safety matters with employees, contractors and suppliers.
• Identify risks and support the management team.
• Help develop communication strategies for health and safety.
• Provide coaching and guidance to colleagues.
• Review risk assessments and conduct investigations.
• Carry out site audits and inspections.

Skills

NEBOSH or similar H&S qualifications

Good IT skills

Strong communication skills

Relationship building skills

Organizational skills

Job description

At DCS Group, we represent and distribute some of the world’s most recognized FMCG brands while maintaining the agility and values of a family‑owned business. We are now looking for a Health and Safety Officer to support our operations teams and help strengthen our health and safety culture across the business.

The Role

You will work closely with site management to improve current systems, promote safe behaviours and support compliance across the operation. The role involves developing practical solutions, monitoring performance, coaching colleagues, reviewing risk assessments, carrying out audits and inspections, and helping to implement strategies that ensure a safe, compliant and proactive working environment. You will also deliver training, toolbox talks and inductions, and provide clear communication on health and safety matters to teams and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote company values in all interactions.
• Support the development of a strong health and safety culture and good safety behaviours.
• Assist with compliance, performance monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Liaise with employees, contractors and suppliers on safety matters.
• Identify risks or opportunities and support the management team in responding effectively.
• Help develop communication strategies so health and safety plans are clearly understood.
• Provide coaching and guidance to colleagues.
• Review risk assessments and conduct investigations when required.
• Carry out site audits and inspections, and report on findings.
• Ensure GDPR compliance and undertake any other duties appropriate to the role.

About You

You will bring NEBOSH or similar H&S qualifications, good IT skills and a full clean driving licence. You will have experience in health and safety, ideally in a distribution or packaging environment, along with strong communication, relationship building and organisational skills. You should be comfortable influencing positive behaviours, delivering training and working both independently and as part of a team. Experience in auditing or the food sector is useful but not essential.

Training Provided

• Health and Safety Induction
• Integrated Management System Induction
• GDP
• AML
• DPSSI

Why Join DCS Group?

At DCS, we are proud of our dynamic, fast‑paced and people‑first culture. You will join a collaborative team in a business that invests in development, encourages innovation and supports long‑term career progression.

We offer a great range of benefits including:

• Life cover
• Pension
• Medical cash plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Staff shop

Join us and help shape the future of manufacturing excellence at DCS Group.