Health & Safety Coordinator

at  Lancashire Cricket Club

PERMANENT, FULL TIME

We are excited to be looking for a Health & Safey Coordinator to join the safety team at Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire Cricket. You will be responsible for focussing on health and safety administration at EOT and other venues that may be used during the season. This role will form part of the Safety Team, supporting the Safety department providing operational and administrative support to ensure the day to day running of LCCC Stewarding, matchday and safety requirements with day-to-day management of all health and safety aspects at the Club.

ABOUT US

Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire Cricket, is an award-winning world-class stadium and venue. It is recognised as one of the UK’s most prestigious venues for sport, business, leisure and entertainment with a capacity of up to 50,000 people for concerts; 26,000 for international cricket matches; meetings and events spaces for up to 2,000 delegates; a four-star hotel with 250 rooms; and an on-site Caffè Nero.
The venue has played host to some of the world’s biggest sporting events, including six ICC Cricket World Cup fixtures in 2019, Ashes Test Matches and world class concerts. In previous years we have welcomed performances from Harry Styles, Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and had numerous cricket matches, including England one day internationals and a test match. It’s a unique place to build a career where no two days are ever the same!

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Operational background within a large venue / sports arena / entertainment arena or shopping centre (an organisation with a large footfall).
• IOSH qualified or a willingness to be within the first 6 months.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and have the confidence and ability to present to groups from all disciplines and levels.
• The ability to communicate across all levels of the organisation.
• Self-motivation with excellent analytical, organisational, report writing and problem-solving skills.
• Good IT skills (Experience in using Microsoft packages, especially Excel, Outlook and Word).
• Ability to create clear procedures and guidance documents.
• High level of work accuracy.
• Ability to complete tasks against tight deadlines.
• Presentation skills.
• NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or similar - Desirable

BENEFITS

• Holiday allowance increasing with service
• 2 x standard Lancashire Cricket season memberships
• Social events throughout the year
• Fitness classes, table tennis club and yoga
• Basic contributory pension scheme with option to join enhanced pension scheme, including life assurance, after 3 months service
• Optional health cash plan scheme
• Discounts at the Lancashire Cricket Official Store, Trafford Cricket Centre, Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford, Caffè Nero and with the Club’s partners
• Free parking
• Opportunity for hybrid working (by agreement)
  Please take a look at the full job description and, if you have the experience and skills required, please submit your CV along with any other required or relevant documentation.
  We look forward to hearing from you if you have skills that support our future vision. Lancashire Cricket is an equal opportunities organisation, and we are committed to providing new opportunities and striving for greater diversity.
  It is a priority for Lancashire Cricket to ensure our Club appropriately reflects the wider communities across the North West and as we strive to meet Sport England Guidance in this regard, we would welcome applications from individuals with the appropriate skills and experience that can also enhance our current diversity mix at the Club.
  We welcome applications from all ages and backgrounds and are looking for candidates who can contribute diversity of representation and thinking to Lancashire Cricket. Please also be aware, all of our roles are subject to reference checks from previous employers

• Assist and support the Head of Safety as required for them to deliver their role.
• Assist with the implementation of Health and Safety policies and arrangements site wide.
• Support the delivery of monthly Health and Safety committee meetings.
• Work with the conference and event teams to ensure that corporate events are delivered safely, and contractors are monitored throughout.
• Work with all Managers to deliver the Clubs requirements.
• Coordination and review of site risk assessments.
• Complete near miss and accidents reports if required, as well as reporting incidents to the HSE.
• Coordinate accident or incident investigation where required.
• Carry out regular workplace Health and Safety Audits across all departments including match day related inspections.
• Ensure that COSHH assessments are up to date and complete within certain departments.
• Provide performance reports to Head of Department and assist with report preparations for the Operations Director and Executive Team.
• Coordinate all first aid resources on site (first aid boxes and defibrillators), ensuring these are audited and replenished where necessary.
• Identify staff health and safety training requirements through a training matrix and coordinate the delivery of training.
• Assist in managing the Food Safety Management System in use at the club.
• Support the maintenance of all necessary records and documentation related to the safe operation of events at the venue and report to the ECB, SGSA or local authority as appropriate.
• Analyse near misses & incidents, providing data to the Head of Safety as required.
• Provide administrative support on all capex decisions and delivery of projects
• Assist with booking of agency staff
• Look at postmatch incidents, including completion of sanctions forms, collation of incident reports and CCTV.
• When required be present on matchdays to be the focal point for matchday casual staff booking on and off duty and ensuring accurate collation of staff numbers, plus auditing of staff in terms of appearance and compliance with Club standards