Health and Safety Advisor

IMServ Europe Limited; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and safety consultancy is seeking a Regional Health and Safety Advisor to drive safety and compliance within the workplace. This role involves operational and strategic support to managers, ensuring adherence to safety regulations and promoting a positive safety culture. The ideal candidate will possess H&S qualifications and the ability to provide authoritative advice across all levels. Benefits include 28 days annual leave, enhanced pension contributions, and a healthcare plan, along with opportunities for travel.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Annual leave Buy & Sell scheme

Enhanced Salary Sacrifice Pension Contributions

Life Assurance up to 6 X Base Salary

Simply health – Healthcare plan

Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Qualifications

• Currently hold or be working towards GRAD IOSH level.
• Hold an industry recognised H&S qualification.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and support managers in the investigation of accidents and incidents.
• Report all safety-related incidents and assist in root cause analysis.
• Compile statistics and infer trends from available safety data.
• Provide guidance and advice at all levels of the business.
• Support managers to implement policies and procedures regarding health and safety.
• Design and implement strategies for ensuring H&S regulations are followed.
• Review and develop H&S policy and frameworks for processes.
• Assist in formulating improvement plans for H&S.
• Audit and review H&S management standards and systems.
• Monitor the changing business risk profile and highlight emerging risks.
• Ensure best practices are achieved in conjunction with legal compliance.
• Advise and assist in promoting a positive H&S culture.

Job description

About the Role

As a Regional Health and Safety Advisor, you’ll be the driving force behind our commitment to a safe and compliant workplace. You’ll provide both operational and strategic support where Health and Safety expertise is needed, ensuring our managers and employees are well-informed and equipped to uphold the highest safety standards across the business. Your role is pivotal in fostering a culture of safety and compliance, making a real impact on the well-being of our team and the success of our operations. This exciting opportunity offers occasional time out on the road, working directly with stakeholders and tackling critical projects.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and support managers in the investigation of accidents and incidents using the preferred business tool.
• Report all safety related incidents and assist in root cause analysis against preferred methodology, in an accurate and timely manner, to internal and external customers.
• Compile statistics and infer trends from available safety data, using critical thinking.
• Provide guidance and advice at all levels of the business from top management, line management and employees.
• Support managers to implement policies and procedures with regards to health and safety.
• Assist in the design and implementation of appropriate strategies for ensuring H&S regulations are followed and improved.
• Review and develop H&S policy and frameworks for existing and new processes.
• Assist in formulating improvement plans for H&S including setting short and long-term objectives, priorities and performance standards. Monitor to completion.
• Audit and review H&S management standards, systems and processes, where necessary.
• Monitor the changing business risk profile and feedback / highlight ‘creeping concerns or emerging risks where necessary.
• Ensure best practice is achieved in conjunction with legal compliance.
• Advise and assist in promoting a positive H&S Culture.
• Support the business to ensure compliance with legislation and a reduction in the cost of accidents and ill health.
• Provide authoritative and independent advice.
• Complete gap analysis in strategy and processes to ensure best in class H&S management.

Qualifications

• Currently hold or be working towards GRAD IOSH level.
• Hold an industry recognised H&S qualification.

Required Skills

• Ensure compliance with legislation, reduction in the cost of accidents and ill health.
• Be confident to stop work if it contravenes agreed standards and puts people at risk of injury or harm.
• Take personal responsibility for H&S and ensure that all policies, procedures and goals are adhered to, to set the highest example.
• Hold the status and competence to advise management at all levels, with authority and independence.
• Ability to communicate effectively, through various means, with all levels in the organisation.
• Build and maintain relationships at all levels.
• Ability to work on poorly defined or ambiguous problems and achieve results.
• Be able to travel, with overnight stays where business dictates.

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, Annual leave Buy & Sell scheme, Enhanced Salary Sacrifice Pension Contributions, Life Assurance up to 6 X Base Salary, Simply health – Healthcare plan (Upgrades available), Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (*Length of service & T&Cs apply).

Equal Opportunity Statement

Diversity and inclusion have long been at the heart of IMServ’s success. As we continue our growth, our focus remains on ensuring that equality, diversity and inclusion remain central to our business and recruitment practices. We recognise that we operate in an industry in which there has traditionally been a lack of diversity and we are keen to encourage applications from as inclusive a group as possible.