occupational therapist

Occupational Health Team Leader

Cumbria, Barrow, UK

About You

Do you want to make an impact on products that consumers around the world can’t live without?

Are you excited about health and wellbeing of our employees who manufacture products that make products for some of the world’s most loved brands such as Andrex® and Kleenex®? Do you want to work for a company that is passionate about innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives?

Then we have the opportunity for you!

At Kimberly Clark we work in an agile way meaning working patterns take a Hybrid approach. This is a full-time position but we are open to having a conversation about flexible/Hybrid working.

About US:

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know that these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

The Role

The successful candidate will be leading the full occupational health service for one of our critical Mills in EMEA, based at Barrow, UK.

• You will provide specialist advice to the employee and the business on all aspects regarding the impact of employee health on work, and work on health.

• Accountability to plan and deliver health and wellness programmes and initiatives which have sound legal, clinical and business rationale.

• Coordinate OH team on site and ensure adherence and compliance to medical and K-C standards for health surveillance and Management Referrals.

• You will provide specialist input to the location Management Team, Employees and to contribute professionally as appropriate to the UK Health Services team whilst ensuring compliance with health related regulations and company policies.

• Adhere at all times to Professional and Ethical Codes of Conduct and Kimberly-Clark Standards.

• Lead on local health and wellness approaches which have work impact and to be actively involved in the development and implementation of health-related programmes and policies.

• Management of a part time Technician

What You will need

Ideally you will be on part 3 of the NMC register as specialist public health community nurse or have a Diploma in Occupational Health.

If you have the OH degree but not at part 3, then we would be willing to support you to get on the part 3 of the NMC register as development for our employees at Kimberly Clark is important to us.

• Have experience of working autonomously in a factory environment

• The role demands energy, innovativeness and for someone to be able to work autonomously in role and as part of a team

• The position requires good organizational ability

• Excellent skills of influencing and communication are necessary.

• There is a requirement for strong internal customer interface and a demonstration of business alignment.

Competitive Benefits

We offer competitive pay and benefits to employees and reward excellence and performance. Our belief in promoting a healthy work-life balance drives us to support our employees’ total well-being, offering comprehensive benefits not limited to gym memberships, private medical insurance, dental cover, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, critical illness cover, travel insurance and a market leading defined contribution pension scheme.

What is it like to work at KC?

The identity of each and every one of our employees makes us who we are and makes our global company of over 40,000-plus employees stronger because of it. We are in the business of providing better care for a better world, for everyone, everywhere. At KC treating individuals with respect is the way we do business and the way we lead our industry and our world. We’re building an organisation that looks and thinks like our customers around the world and are searching for talented people with different perspectives and varied backgrounds. People like you.

At KC, original thinking also infuses everything we do; from our drive for innovation to our progressive benefits and opportunities all over the world. Original thinking is about ground-breaking innovation. It’s also creative and problem solving. Agile responses to change and advancing new ideas while advancing your career. Our Ways of Working – Focusing on Consumers, Playing to Win, Moving Fast and Growing Our People – drive our Culture.

Join our manufacturing teams where you can thrive on new technologies, build skills and be part of a supportive, collaborative team that solves real problems in a clean and safe environment.

At KC Barrow we also love where we live, with the sea on three sides and the Lake District on your doorstep Barrow-in-Furness offers envious landscapes, plenty to do and a fantastic place to live.