Occupational Health Technician

Job Introduction

Great opportunities to help feed the nation at a leading UK food manufacturing company.    Here at 2 Sisters Food Group, we are proud to be counted amongst the nation's key workers with our relentless work helping to feed Great Britain.  We currently have exciting opportunities for Occupational Health Technician to join the team in West Bromwich site D.

  The hours of work and shift patterns are: Monday to Friday 09:00 -17:00

  The rates of pay are: £14.25

Main Responsibility

• Deliver a range of occupational health surveillance programmes including audiometry, spirometry, vision screening, skin assessments, hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) screening, and drug and alcohol testing where applicable.
• Carry out routine health assessments, including pre-placement health questionnaires and new starter medical assessments, supporting fitness-for-work processes.
• Accurately record, maintain, and manage confidential employee health records in line with GDPR and medical confidentiality requirements.
• Schedule and coordinate occupational health appointments while maintaining health surveillance databases and producing reports as required.
• Identify and escalate any abnormal health surveillance findings to the Occupational Health Nurse or Occupational Health Physician.
• Support the delivery of employee health and wellbeing initiatives, awareness campaigns, and health promotion activities.
• Ensure occupational health equipment is maintained, calibrated, and fit for purpose.
• Work in compliance with Health and Safety legislation, Occupational Health standards, and company policies and procedures.
• Participate in audits, quality assurance, and continuous improvement activities to support the ongoing development of Occupational Health services.
• Work collaboratively with the Occupational Health Nurse, managers, and colleagues to promote a safe, healthy, and productive workplace.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a motivated and organised Occupational Health Technician who is passionate about supporting employee health and wellbeing. You will have experience working in an Occupational Health, Healthcare, Health Surveillance, or Health and Safety environment and be confident carrying out health surveillance assessments.

You will also have:

• An Occupational Health Technician qualification or equivalent.
• A Certificate in Audiometry and/or Spirometry.
• Committed to completing the Occupational Health Technician Level 3 qualification (or already hold the qualification).
• Experience conducting health surveillance programmes, including hearing, lung function, vision, skin, and HAVS assessments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications and experience maintaining accurate electronic records.
• The ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
• A good understanding of Health and Safety legislation and Occupational Health best practice (desirable).
• Experience working within manufacturing, engineering, logistics, or other industrial environments (desirable).

Above all, you'll demonstrate accountability, professionalism, respect, integrity, and a collaborative approach, with the flexibility and agility to support a busy Occupational Health service while helping to create a healthier workplace for everyone.

Package Description

• Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.
• Fantastic development opportunities available for promotion and career development
• In-house training including L1 & 2 Health and Safety certification, and paid apprenticeship opportunities with fantastic career progression.
• Fast Track Progression and Development Opportunities
• Employee of the Month and ‘My Bright Idea’ awards
• Employee assistance programme.
• Grocery Aid - employees access to counselling
• Wellbeing support on site
• Death in service benefit, optional - linked to pension.

About the Company

We are one of British business's most compelling success stories of the past 20 years. More than 15,000 colleagues drawn from 36 nationalities help to make a mind-boggling array of some of the finest food in Britain - From poultry to pizza to pies, from ready meals to ranges of soup. We started out from very humble beginnings in the early 1990s, and from there 2 Sisters has grown to become one of the leading food manufacturing companies in Europe, producing great quality, great value food.
 
 We have a strong UK presence in poultry, chilled and bakery food categories, as well as a brand favourite with Holland’s pies. We are also committed to delivering the highest quality products to the British public and to our retail and food service customers. Our customers include Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose.