Health & Safety Advisor

Position:SHEQ Advisor

Location:Stanley House,Anthonys Way, Medway City Estate, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4NF

Line Reporting Manager:SHEQ Manager

Hours: 07:00AM - 17:00PM, Monday - Friday, 40 hour week, 1hour unpaid lunch

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000

We are seeking a diligent and knowledgeable SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality) Advisor to join our team in the UK. The SHEQ Advisor will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with safety, health, environment, and quality standards across multiple depots. This role requires a proactive individual with strong interpersonal skills and a passion for promoting a safe and compliant working environment.

Principle Duties and Accountabilities:

• Youll be accountable for ensuring that the business and its employees comply with regulatory requirements.
• Ensuring that all policies, procedures and best practices within the business are adopted and adhered to.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Conducting Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality Audits:
• The SHEQ Advisor is responsible for regularly visiting multiple depots to inspect workplace practices, processes, and equipment.
• Developing and Implementing SHEQ Policies and Procedures:
• The Advisor helps design and roll out safety, health, environmental, and quality policies tailored to the company's operations.
• Providing Guidance on SHEQ Matters:
• As the primary point of contact for SHEQ issues, the Advisor provides expert guidance to management and staff, offering solutions for maintaining safe, compliant operations.
• Monitoring and Reporting SHEQ Performance:
• The SHEQ Advisor is responsible for tracking performance metrics related to safety, health, environmental impact, and quality.
• Conducting Risk Assessments and Implementing Control Measures:
• A key responsibility is conducting thorough risk assessments at each depot and ensuring appropriate control measures are in place
• Investigating Incidents, Accidents, and Near Misses:
• When an accident or safety incident occurs, the SHEQ Advisor leads the investigation. They gather information, assess the cause, and document findings.
• Delivering Training and Promoting a SHEQ Culture:
• The SHEQ Advisor is responsible for delivering training sessions and workshops to ensure all employees understand safety, health, environmental, and quality practices.
• Liaising with External Agencies and Regulatory Bodies:
• The Advisor may need to interact with external auditors, inspectors, or regulatory agencies like the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Continuous Improvement Initiatives:
• The SHEQ Advisor is tasked with driving continuous improvement by analysing performance trends, assessing audit results, and implementing initiatives to enhance SHEQ performance.
• Maintaining Documentation and Records:
• The SHEQ Advisor ensures that all SHEQ-related documentationsuch as audits, risk assessments, incident reports, and training recordsis accurate, up-to-date, and readily available for internal reviews or external audits.

Health & Safety:

Section 7 of the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) states the general duties of employees at work

It shall be the duty of every employee while at work to:

(a) To take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work; and

(b) as regards any duty or requirement imposed on their employer or any other person by or under any of the relevant statutory provisions, to co-operate with them so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with

The H&S Advisor; Health and Safety Responsibilities are:

• To understand, comply with and enforce the company health and safety policy
• To ensure and monitor the health, safety, and welfare of all staff/sub-contractors
• To influence and promote a positive health, safety culture within the organisation and lead by example
• To carry out at least 6 x IMS525 inspections of to include crews, depots and contractors. Reporting back to the Health and Safety Manager
• To advise, guide and assist Managers in full investigation of all occupational accidents and incidents using the company 2, 2, 2 process and produce detailed reports with supplementary evidence with support from the Health and Safety Manager
• To compile monthly SHE KPI reports for the contract and the Health and Safety Manager
• To ensure you are aware of the company fire and first aid arrangements, and emergency evacuation procedure.

Qualifications / Competency:

• Previous experience working in a utility or construction industry dealing with Health and Safety matters
• NEBOSH General certificate
• Technical Member of IOSH
• Accident investigation trained
• Microsoft suite conversant with high level capabilities in Word and Excel