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Health and Safety Advisor

Employer
Keller Ltd
Location
Coventry, West Midlands
Salary
N/A
Closing date
21 Nov 2019

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Job Title                

Health and Safety Advisor

Branch

Central

Reports To

HSEQ Manager North West Europe

Date    

21 October 2019

Purpose of the Role

To provide comprehensive advice and support on the maintenance and improvement of Health and Safety compliance on company premises and operational sites throughout UK.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Operations

To ensure that an effective customer focused Health and Safety service is provided to each branch and department.

To undertake site inspections and internal audits across the UK, produce reports in a timely manner with recommendations for improvement and ensure delivery of identified improvement actions.

To assist in external supply chain audits, produce reports with recommendations for improvement and ensure the outcome of the audit is recorded.

To be aware of and ensure compliance with all relevant Health and Safety regulatory, contractual and company requirements.

To assist in the preparation and periodic review of registers of legislation and standards, health and safety risk assessments and work instructions.

Support capability building in the line/project organisation and assist in the identification of competency gaps across the organisation with regards to Health and Safety.

To provide tender and project management Health and Safety support to the branches.

To provide support and advice to personnel relation to the prevention of accidents, damage to plant and equipment, fire, the environment and quality control.

To assist in the reporting of incidents and non-conformities including investigation and analysis.

Use investigative techniques to identify root cause and ensure that recommendations for future prevention are disseminated.

Assist in reporting of incidents to the Enforcing Authority in accordance with legislation.

Provide relevant information for inclusion in the monthly regional HSEQ report.

Identify activities required specialist risk assessment e.g. DSE, Fire, Noise, Dust, Vibrations, etc. advising on control measures for risk reduction and ensuring safe systems of work are documented and implemented.

To assist in the development of behaviours within the business that support business Health and Safety initiatives and enhance a positive and continuously improving work ethic.

To encourage staff to report hazards and raise health and safety concerns.

To provide support to the HSEQ Manager and business units in second and third party certification assessments and audits.

To participate in Health and Safety business improvement projects.

Customer

Assist in the development of the Integrated Management Systems in accordance with international standards such as PAS91 and ISO 45001.

Assist through internal audit, provision of advice and consultation to drive management system improvement.

To liaise with customers and sub-contractors on HSEQ matters as requested by HSEQ Manager.

People

To deliver Health and Safety related training.

To support and coach branch safety representatives.

Embed the Keller Way.

Embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in accordance with Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement (FREDIE) principles

Finance

To assist branches in the identification of cost of poor safety and health management.

 

Experience/Skills/Qualifications/Personal Attributes

Minimum

CSCS card holder.

Technician Member of IOSH.

NVQ Level 3 or NEBOSH Construction or equivalent.

Auditor qualification in ISO 45001.

Demonstrable Health and Safety experience in construction or manufacturing environments.

Knowledge of Integrated Management Systems.

IT literate, Excel, Work, Visio, PowerPoint, SharePoint.

Desirable

Railway Health and Safety experience.

Experience within plant management, mechanical or manufacturing industries.

Personal Attributes

Personally motivated to maintain continuous professional development in accordance with developing professional status.

Have an eye for detail and the personal motivation to drive business improvement.

Excellent communication, numeracy and literacy skills. Be influential – with the ability to drive change through motivation and negotiation skills.

Able to work both autonomously and collaboratively with staff.

Able to prioritise and work to deadlines.

Positively demonstrate that they value integrity, teamwork and respect in others.

Resilience and patience – able to deal with a wide variety of people, whilst determined to carry initiated through to a positive outcome.

Must be willing to travel and hold a full diving licence.

 

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