Safety Coordinator

Are you looking for a full-time role within a small dynamic team? The Cavendish Laboratory (Department of Physics) has an exciting opportunity for a Safety Coordinator to join our passionate and dedicated community. Working as part of the Departments' Safety team, the roleholder will provide a welcoming, friendly and support to all users of the Department.

We have recently moved into our new state-of-the-art, Ray Dolby Centre which will be the centrepiece of the new Cavendish Laboratory. This is an exciting and challenging time for the Department, and we would like to find a highly motivated individual with a positive attitude towards change and development to join us. The Department is home to over 2000 staff, students and visitors across a large range of disciplines and categories, where exemplary delivery of world-leading, innovative research programmes and teaching takes place and where the provision of an outstanding safety advice and expertise will be vital to delivering the vision for the new Estate.

Working alongside the Health & Safety manager and their deputy, the successful candidate will be a positive, friendly and organised individual with a commitment to safety and customer delivery.  You will be able to deal with all enquires in a professional manner, ensuring accuracy of information both in written and spoken communication form. You will be required to operate a few systems and develop processes to assist implementing the department safety management system (SMS) to ensure site and building safety and timely emergency or first aid response.         

We are looking for someone who:

• Has previous experience working in a health and safety setting.
• Is able to communicate effectively and interact positively with staff, academics, students and visitors, with a confident approach and positive attitude.   
• Can manage their time to get tasks done and use their initiative to prioritise when necessary.

This full-time post is available now.  Additional information regarding the role may be found within the Further Information document via the  'Apply' link above. 

Some of our many benefits include:

• Competitive rates of pay with automatic service related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
• Generous annual leave provision
• Family & Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and generous carer leave (maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, adoption leave), amongst others
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution;
• Exclusive employee discounts via our CamBens scheme
• Personal Development: The Department actively encourages and supports personal development and our staff have access to a wide range of courses and training via our Personal and Professional Development (PPD) service.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above. 

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Geoff Elliott, Departmental Safety Manager gde26@cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference KA46955 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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