Job Description

Responsibilities / What you'll be doing

As a safety advisor, you'll need to:

· carry out risk assessments and consider how risks could be reduced

· outline safe operational procedures which identify and take into account all relevant hazards

· carry out regular site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented

· ensure working practices are safe and comply with legislation

· prepare health and safety strategies and develop internal policy

· lead in-house training with managers and employees about health and safety issues and risks

· keep records of inspection findings and produce reports that suggest improvements

· record incidents and accidents and produce statistics for managers

· produce management reports, newsletters and bulletins

· ensure equipment is up to standard and safely being used

· advise on a range of specialist areas, e.g. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and occupational diseases.

· To provide visible active support and advice to any contracts;

· Carry out site inspections and audit Health and Safety against the Health & Safety Management to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Safety Management System and recommend any corrective actions;

· Liaison with SFBM compliance auditors to ensure H&S is integrated with environmental compliance and assurance;

· Provide support and management of external audits and liaise to provide corrective actions and closeout of audit findings;

· Deliver Health and Safety inductions, training and presentations;

· Actively encourage staff and sub-contractors to behave in a safe manner;

· Assist in the Investigation, reporting and identifying recommendations on accidents and incidents.

Role Purpose

To provide an effective in-house health and safety advisory and management service

To advise and assist the business in meeting all its statutory safety & environmental responsibilities To promote a culture of continual safety behavioural improvement.

Responsibilities / What you'll be doing

As a safety advisor, you'll need to:

· carry out risk assessments and consider how risks could be reduced

· outline safe operational procedures which identify and take into account all relevant hazards

· carry out regular site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented

· ensure working practices are safe and comply with legislation

· prepare health and safety strategies and develop internal policy

· lead in-house training with managers and employees about health and safety issues and risks

· keep records of inspection findings and produce reports that suggest improvements

· record incidents and accidents and produce statistics for managers

· produce management reports, newsletters and bulletins

· ensure equipment is up to standard and safely being used

· advise on a range of specialist areas, e.g. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and occupational diseases.

· To provide visible active support and advice to any contracts;

· Carry out site inspections and audit Health and Safety against the Health & Safety Management to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Safety Management System and recommend any corrective actions;

· Liaison with SFBM compliance auditors to ensure H&S is integrated with environmental compliance and assurance;

· Provide support and management of external audits and liaise to provide corrective actions and closeout of audit findings;

· Deliver Health and Safety inductions, training and presentations;

· Actively encourage staff and sub-contractors to behave in a safe manner;

· Assist in the Investigation, reporting and identifying recommendations on accidents and incidents.

Salary

£20k-£25k dependent on experience

(car/van provision/allowance)

What to expect

· Work is generally field based, although in some roles you may spend a lot of time in the factory, plant or other working premises, such as construction sites, transportation systems and large-scale processing plants, sometimes in extreme weather conditions.

· Some activities may involve working at heights, in cramped, noisy, dirty or dangerous places and conditions, though this is not the typical work environment.

· You may need to wear protective clothing when visiting workplaces.

· Travel during the day is common.

Qualifications / Who we're looking for

· NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent in safety management;

· Evidence of working towards relevant qualifications. Level of relevant experience will be considered in other cases;

· Accident/incident investigation training;

· Train the trainer qualifications

Skills

You'll need to show evidence of the following:

· excellent written and spoken communication skills in order to explain health and safety processes to a range of people and to give presentations to groups

· negotiating skills to convince managers of the need to implement and maintain safety standards that may compromise speed or efficiency in the organisation

· patience and diplomacy because the profession requires a collaborative approach

· the ability to understand and analyse complex information and present it simply and accurately

· an investigative mind

· IT skills

· attention to detail

· a flexible approach to work

· an interest in the law and the ability to understand regulations

· physical fitness - the work will involve time on large-scale plants or on outdoor sites

· a driving licence - essential for jobs involving travel between sites.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

· NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent in safety management; · Evidence of working towards relevant qualifications. Level of relevant experience will be considered in other cases; · Accident/incident investigation training; · Train the trainer qualifications Skills You'll need to show evidence of the following: · excellent written and spoken communication skills in order to explain health and safety processes to a range of people and to give presentations to groups · negotiating skills to convince managers of the need to implement and maintain safety standards that may compromise speed or efficiency in the organisation · patience and diplomacy because the profession requires a collaborative approach · the ability to understand and analyse complex information and present it simply and accurately · an investigative mind · IT skills · attention to detail · a flexible approach to work · an interest in the law and the ability to understand regulations · physical fitness - the work will involve time on large-scale plants or on outdoor sites · a driving licence - essential for jobs involving travel between sites.