Overview

Are you passionate about safety, health, and environmental excellence? Join Belazu as a SHE Coordinator, where you'll support our SHE Manager in embedding best practices across our operations. From internal audits to safety walks and risk assessments, you'll play a key role in driving compliance, identifying improvements, and creating a safe, sustainable workplace. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with H&S experience or someone ready to transfer their skills.

About Belazu

This is a lovely opportunity to join a business with an impressive set of accreditations, from B Corp status to silver standard Investors in People and newly recognised in 2025  as a Sunday Times Best Place to Work. We are a diverse team with a shared set of professional goals and social values that drive a hugely satisfying working experience. Belazu has been a pioneer of supplying high quality, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Ingredients within the UK’s Foodservice for over 30 years. We are an innovative leader in our field, with an energetic and high performing working culture. We have ambitious plans to grow over the next 5 years and take great pride in the values that form the spine of our business.

What the day job looks like:

In this full-time role as a SHE Coordinator, you will:

• Provide advisory support to site departments on all things Safety, Health, and Environment.
• Monitor safety training and ensure compliance with legislation and internal policies.
• Conduct audits (including ISO 45001 and 50001), safety walks, and inspections to identify hazards and opportunities.
• Support managers in carrying out risk assessments and developing improvement plans.
• Lead administration for safety documentation, training (IHASCO), and insurance inspections.
• Respond to incidents and emergencies, assist in investigations, and ensure corrective actions are taken.
• Be the main point of contact for SHE data collection, monthly reporting, and internal SHE initiatives.
• Help drive continuous improvement in SHE processes across the business.
• Support with additional duties within the team.

This role will suit you if:

• You have previous experience in Health & Safety, auditing, or operational support.
• You hold (or willing to work towards) a NEBOSH General Certificate, IOSH Managing Safely, or ISO lead auditor qualification.
• You’re proactive, highly organised, and thrive in dynamic environments.
• You’re confident working independently while building strong working relationships across departments.
• You love digging into the detail and helping teams achieve high standards safely and efficiently.

This role may not be for you if:

• You don’t enjoy working across varied teams and site environments.
• You struggle to manage multiple tasks, follow through on audits, or stay on top of documentation.
• You’re not interested in SHE topics or continuous improvement processes.
• You prefer a passive role instead of one where initiative and visibility are key.

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days annual + 8 bank holidays per annum
• Auto-Enrolment Pension, plus an enhanced pension option
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Life assurance from day one
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee benefits portal with retail discounts, EAP and GP services and financial support tools
• Volunteer days
• Free parking on site
• Up to 40% discount on Company products
• Socials and internal awards
• Subsidised Canteen

Terms

• 40 hrs/wk 8.00am–4.30pm Mon–Fri (flexibility with regard to start time)
• Hybrid role (however probationary period will be fully on-site due to operational needs)
• Probationary period 3 months
• Annual salary review (our ‘movers and shakers’ are always rewarded)
• 10% KPI related bonus based around challenging but achievable tasks related to the role

Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it's like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully. We also know that sometimes some candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they think they can tick every box. If you are really excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren't sure if you are 100% there yet... go on... why not give it a whirl? Good luck!