H&S Coordinator Apprenticeship

GCB COCOA UK LIMITED

SUDBURY (CO10 7QS)

Closes in 22 days (Sunday 1 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 8 January 2026

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Summary

This is a great opportunity to develop H&S skills in a state- of-the-art food manufacturing environment. You will own record keeping and document management for the site, ensuring training records, matrices and systems are updated and records of site safety activities are maintained and available to auditors.

Wage

£27,900 a year

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  • Salary is reviewed annually in January each year.
  • An end of year bonus based on company and personal performance is awarded in December, at the Company's discretion.

Training course
Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

38 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 February 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Provide support to the Health & Safety Manager in ensuring the site is compliant with legal legislation and regulations
  • Carry out health and safety audits of the site and departments
  • Participate in health and safety committee meetings from shop floor to management level
  • Support in ensuring that all documentation, e.g. risk assessments and COSHH, are reviewed and updated when required
  • Track training records in SmartLog and ensure that all training is kept up to date for both health and safety and food safety compliance
  • Support in promoting a positive health and safety culture across the site
  • Provide administrative and project support to other business support departments when required, building relationships across the business to support your work

Where you'll work

LOWER ROAD
GLEMSFORD
SUDBURY
CO10 7QS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

COMPASS SKILLS TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Present and hold an audiences attention, for example when delivering SHE training, toolbox talks, inductions or presenting data or investigation findings to the workforce or management team. Show they can sell the SHE message, have personal impact, deal with challenge, reflect on personal performance, use appropriate language for the audience
  • Assist the management team in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System by updating systems in line with changes in legislation or best practice, delivering training, coaching operational teams and undertaking workplace inspections
  • Provide advice on the practical implementation of the companys SHE policies and processes applying generic industry guidance into the context of the workplace
  • Identify the hazards and evaluate: workplace instructions that are relevant to the individual’s job; working practices in the individual’s job that may harm themselves or others’; aspects of the individual’s job that could harm themselves or others; which of the potentially harmful working practices and aspects of the individual’s work present the highest risks to themselves or others; how to deal with hazards in accordance with workplace instructions and legal requirements
  • Support the practical application of the workplace instructions and suppliers or manufacturers instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products
  • Support and assist in the implementation of SHE inspections and monitoring systems demonstrating the balance between enforcement and internal support
  • Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of SHE performance
  • Prepare and maintain records relating to safety, health and environmental matters that comply with legal and workplace requirements and are accessible to those who are authorised to use them. E.g. records associated with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations, Hand Arm Vibration Regulations or Environmental Permitting Regulations
  • Assist the management team in establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygienists and others as required and directed
  • Research Safety, Health and Environmental Issues and best practices. Review updates of health and safety regulations e.g. changes to Construction, Design and Management Regulations or updates to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health along with workplace instructions, making sure that information is from reliable sources
  • Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents as directed
  • Recognise where decisions have a financial cost and assisting to develop a budget
  • Recognise situations where the activity will benefit from contributions and expertise of other internal departments such as HR, Finance, IT or Occupational Health

Training schedule

The apprenticeship runs for 15 months, followed by an additional three months for the End-Point Assessment (EPA), and involves approximately 400 hours of learning (around six hours per week, including a monthly six-hour workshop) with our provider, Compass

More training information

Key elements of the programme include:

  • Monthly online workshops delivered by Compass and NEBOSH (via Microsoft Teams)
  • Progress reviews every 10 - 12 weeks involving the tutor, employer, and learner
  • Assignments, assessments, and workplace learning activities

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9-4 / A*-C)
  • Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

  • You must be able to travel to the site (public transport is not available)

About this employer

GCB Cocoa UK is a new, state of the art Chocolate and Cocoa processing plant based in Suffolk, just outside of Long Melford/Sudbury. We are part of the global GCB Cocoa Group, the world's 4th largest processor of cocoa.

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Company benefits

  • 5% Employee pension contributions matched by 5% Employer pension contribution
  • 23 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 25 days after 2 years’ service
  • Free on-site parking and hot drinks

After this apprenticeship

  • You will continue to develop your skills as a Health & Safety Professional, progressing into operational management or H&S management roles

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

COMPASS SKILLS TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007492.

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Closes in 22 days (Sunday 1 February 2026 at 11:59pm)