Health and Safety Advisor
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Location
Surrey
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
£32,000 - £34,000
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Contact:
Michelle Brightly
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Contact email:
mbrightly@bridgerecruitment.co.uk
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Job ref:
VR/04106
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Published:
over 4 years ago
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Expiry date:
2019-09-08
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Client:
ClientDrop
Job Overview:
We are looking for a Health and Safety Manager to join our QHSE Team. As the Health and Safety Manager you will assist the Group QHSE Manager to co-ordinate the Health & Safety strategy in compliance with statutory requirements, industry best practice and agreed guidelines. Whilst promoting and maintaining a safety conscious employee culture throughout the organisation.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Your responsibilities will include the following:
Responsibilities:
- Regularly carry out inspection of premises and take action to ensure appropriate controls are implemented by relevant personnel
- Assist in the development and maintenance of Health and Safety policies and procedures to ensure compliance with legislation and best practice taking into account individual and business requirements
- Formulate safe systems of work according to the identified business needs in conjunction with relevant line managers
- To provide guidance and information to managers and staff at all levels to ensure that statutory requirements are observed and good working practices maintained on and off site
- To be responsible for the monitoring and co-ordination of the Accident Reporting Near miss systems and liaising with managers to ensure thorough investigation with suitable and relevant controls implemented
- Develop and support risk assessment programmes identifying opportunities for cost effective risk control
- To assist all departments in reviewing and validating all risk assessments and method statements supplied by contractors
- To identify the need for training, organise and deliver appropriate solutions
- To conduct Health and Safety inductions
- To coordinate and monitor all sub-contractors
- To support PQQ and Tender Opportunities
- Work with our Group QHSE Manager to develop and maintain an occupational Health and Safety management system ensuring compliance to all statutory legislation and regulation
- Liaise with the Group QHSE Manager to draft policies and procedures
- Identify occupational health and safety training requirements before developing and delivering a training and support programme
- The development and provision of occupational health and safety management information reporting on progress towards compliance across the portfolio
- Establish, manage and monitor an approved supplier scheme for all workplace and facilities service providers
- Monitor and review service provider occupational health and safety documentation
- Establish an Operational Health and Safety Committee and chair regular meetings
- Provide occupational health and safety support to all team projects including
- Support the Workplace and Facilities Management Team in general duties as required
Qualifications and experience:
Requirements
- A minimum of 2 years' experience, ideally in Facilities Management
- A minimum of 2 years' experience within a Health and Safety Compliance role
- Ability to implement and maintain processes and procedures
- Excellent communication skills both on the phone and face to face
- Well presented, professional, reliable and ethical
Essential Skills / Ability:
- Must be able to work flexibly with a degree of autonomy and be prepared for regular travel to UK wide properties, although rare some weekend work may be required
Desirable Skills / Ability
- Ideally be NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent such as IOSH and have a strong track record in Health and Safety practices
- Full clean UK Driving Licence