HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER

HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER
MDCV UK Premium Wines, Vineyards & Estates have a fantastic opportunity to join us in a new role and to make it your own.
MDCV UK has a vision to bring the finest English and Provençal wines to the UK market. We have a long history of producing award-winning Provence Rosé and English Sparkling Wines, with an extensive infrastructure, both in France and the UK. We will be the largest producer of wine in each of these regions by 2027, with a combined production of over 10 million bottles annually.
Our French estates span over 1000 acres and are already established in many global markets, with sales of over 6 million bottles. In the UK, we are establishing the largest single vineyard site, based in Kent, and plan to be in full production from 2024.
As a business, we strive for innovation and use many cutting-edge techniques in our vineyards and winemaking. The ambition and scale of what we do allows us some of the most efficient operations in the world, while still producing high quality wine of award-winning standard.
We have a passion for sustainability and manage all our vineyards organically, while also employing pioneering techniques to minimise our impact on the environment, such as composting organic waste, harvesting rainwater and heating our sites using natural sources, such as ground source heat pumps.
While learning from our history and building for our future, we plan to revolutionise the English wine industry for the better.
HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER Key responsibilities:
* Develop and implement the health and safety policies and procedures across the group and all of it’s sites
* Conduct risk assessments and develop risk management plans
* Identify hazards and recommend corrective actions
* Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses and make recommendations for corrective actions
* Deliver health and safety training programs
* Monitor and review health and safety performance metrics
* Keep up to date with relevant health and safety legislation and industry best practices
* Provide support to the Health & Safety Manager and other stakeholders as required
Requirements
* NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent
* Relevant experience in a health and safety role
* In-depth knowledge of health and safety regulations and legislation
* Strong people skills.
* Able to work in a physical environment
* Computer literacy – excel, powerpoint, word etc
Benefits
* Be part of an exciting and disruptive English Sparkling wine producer that has the ability and aspirations to become the largest in the UK
* Attend weekly meetings and participate in company events
* Generous staff discount
* Pension Scheme