Occupational Health Advisor Location: Willand, Devon Salary: £45000
About Join one of the UKs largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites.
Key Responsibilities · Provide occupational health cover to agency staff · They would actively support the Company health campaigns within the engagement plan improving staff turnover · Home visits would support long term sick return to work reducing absence · They will be able to advise the site on any changes in law / legislation etc, minimising the legal risks to the company · Food handler assessments · Advise on preventative healthcare · The main part of the role is to undertake confined space health assessments and fork lift drivers health assessments and night shift workers assessments · There will be management referrals and advise regarding capability and rehabilitation
Key Skills
Essential
Qualification:
· Degree in Occupational Health
Experience / Knowledge:
· Forklift Truck medicals · DSE assessment (The assessment can be done by anyone trained in DSE assessment, but Occupational Health need to be involved if any problems are found) · Night Worker Medicals · New and Expectant Mothers Risk Assessment (manager and OH) · Skin surveillance · Engineers medicals (new starters test for colour blindness) · LGV medicals (this is done by the drivers GP and certificates kept with managers) · Vibration White finger · Lead, Asbestos, Radiation · Desirable
· Drugs and Alcohol Support · Health Education
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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