Health and Safety Officer

Role overview

United Drug, part of PHX Ireland, is hiring a proactive Health and Safety Officer to help strengthen safety standards and embed a positive safety culture across the site. This position works closely with the Head of Health & Safety and operational teams to drive compliance, improve processes, and support safe ways of working.

About the organisation

PHX Ireland brings together United Drug, McCabes Pharmacy, and TCP Homecare. The organisation places strong value on individuality, inclusion, collaboration, ambition, innovation, customer focus, and quality. It aims to create a workplace where people can be authentic and contribute with confidence.

United Drug is Ireland's leading pharmaceutical wholesaler and distributor. PHX Ireland Group employs more than 1,800 people, runs 5 distribution centres and pharmacies across the country, delivers over 85 million packs to Irish pharmacies and hospitals, and supports 500,000 patients annually. PHX Ireland is part of the PHOENIX group, a major European healthcare provider headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, with more than 48,000 employees across 29 countries, 223 pharmaceutical distribution sites, over 3,200 owned pharmacies, and 17,000 partner pharmacies.

What you will do

• Maintain and enhance the site's health and safety management system, including policies, procedures, records, and registers.
• Prepare and update risk assessments and safe systems of work for site activities as required.
• Help ensure the business meets health and safety legislation and internal standards, including reporting and record-keeping obligations.
• Carry out inspections, behavioural safety observations, and internal audits, and support the coordination and closure of regulatory or customer audit actions.
• Organise induction, refresher, and legally required training, keep training matrices up to date, and work with external training providers where necessary.
• Support accident and near-miss reporting, investigate incidents, identify root causes, and follow through on corrective actions and statutory notifications.
• Encourage a proactive safety culture through visible engagement, coaching, and day-to-day interaction with teams.
• Arrange fire drills and make sure emergency equipment checks, such as alarms and extinguishers, are completed and documented.
• Support Health & Safety Committee meetings, prepare agendas, and track actions through to completion.
• Prepare EHS KPI reports and performance updates, and attend meetings to present risks, progress, and improvement plans.
• Liaise with insurers, solicitors, regulators, and other external stakeholders as required.
• Take on other reasonable duties assigned by management from time to time.

What you need

• A recognised health and safety qualification such as a NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent, along with hands-on experience in a similar position.
• Manual Handling Instructor certification is preferred, or a willingness to complete the training.
• Strong organisation skills with careful attention to detail and the ability to keep accurate records and work to deadlines.
• Confident communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence others, brief teams, and deliver toolbox talks.
• A self-motivated, practical problem-solver who can work independently and use initiative.
• A professional and discreet approach, with the ability to maintain confidentiality and collaborate effectively in a changing environment.
• Good IT capability, including Microsoft 365, and comfort using digital reporting and audit systems.

Benefits

• Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Life stage policies, including maternity and paternity pay.
• Product discounts.
• Pension support.
• A welcoming, inclusive team environment.

Additional information

The company welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to providing an accessible interview process. Candidates who need support or accommodations for interviews are encouraged to request assistance.

Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

Employment type: full-time, onsite.