About Action

Action is the fastest growing non-food discount in Europe.
We started our business with a small store in Holland in 1993 and today our company has grown into an international retail organization with more than 2,500 stores in 12 countries and almost 80,000 people of 136 nationalities and these numbers are growing every day.
Working for Action means having a solid and financially reliable employer, with a concrete and motivating approach. 

Health & Safety Coordinator

The Health & Safety Coordinator is part of the Human Resources department and reports to the HR Manager.
His/her main function is to ensure the health and safety of employees and contribute to the improvement of working conditions within stores and/or head office.
 

Areas of responsibility

1. Risk Assessment Document (DVR ex D.Lgs 81/08))

• Collaborates with the RSPP in the preparation and management of the DVRs (Risk assessment Document) within stores and at head office
• Collaborates in the management of contracts, verifying the technical and professional requirements of contractors
• Trains (store) managers in the DVRs
• Ensures that the DVRs are updated and the action plans are implemented

2. Accidents in the workplace

• Analyses and formalises each accident in the workplace and submits recommendations
• Suggests recommendations for improvements in order to reduce the number of accidents in the workplace

3. Health & Safety conditions

• Suggests recommendations for improvement
• Coordinates the monitoring of the implementation of action plans
• Carries out a regulatory, standards and technology oversight and ensures that they are applied
• Participates in establishing a risk prevention plan
• Ensures that information and recommendations are regularly distributed

4. Relationship management

• Participates in maintaining good relationships and effective coordination with local authorities in matters of health and safety at work such as Health Authority (ASL, Ispettorati), Fire Department, Unions
• Offers a training, advisory and support role for stores
• Works with the HR team (such as HR Advisors)  and store operations team (such as Regional Managers) to keep them informed and to discuss current issues in the region

Requirements

• Consultant with proven experience in Workplace Safety
• Good knowledge of the retail sector, particularly with regard to health and safety at work in stores and/or head offices (two years' professional experience as an H&S specialist is required).
• Good ability to analyse Action (KPIs)
• Good communicator / very good interpersonal skills
• Willingness to travel / anticipated travel several nights per week
• Within the scope of the role, actively identifies the desires and needs of internal clients and goes over and above internal client expectations
• Submits suggestions to organise processes effectively regarding health and safety at work
• Works effectively with others in order to meet common objectives, seeks cooperation
• Very well organised, capable of structuring activities and projects, meets commitments within given deadlines and complies with directives
• Shows that less can also mean more by simplifying processes and activities where possible.