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This is a Permanent position and Coleman James Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency
Coleman James are working with a Construction company that offers a wide range of services to the groundworks and construction industry across the North East and North Yorkshire.They are currently recruiting a Health and Safety Advisor to provide support to the Health and Safety Manager on a variety of projects.
Duties:
- Carry out site inspections and complete reports
- Investigating accidents, health-related complaints and cases of ill health
- Developing policies and procedures around health and safety, and ensuring that they are implemented
- Maintaining records about health and safety
- Presenting statistics, reports and updates to colleagues, some of whom may be senior
- Carrying out risk assessments, method statements and COSHH assessments
- Advising managers and leaders on health and safety related matters
- Providing, organising training
- Ensuring that work equipment inspected and managed
- Identifying potential hazards
- Determining ways of reducing risks
- Liaising with suppliers such as fire safety equipment and inspection providers
- Liaising with external health and safety authorities and trade unions
- Keeping up to date with health and safety legislation.
- You will be required to travel to work sites – for example, to investigate an accident, site inspection or to carry out a risk assessments
Key Skills
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- The ability to keep detailed records
- The drive to continue to keep up to date with legislation and good practice
- The ability to be sensitive towards people and their health conditions
- The ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to work with senior colleagues, alongside explaining complex information to non experts
- Good interpersonal skills and a willingness to work with people at all levels of an organisation
- Presentation and training skills
Requirements:
- NEBOSH Certificates (General or Construction) or similar
- Any other training certificates which would be beneficial to the role
- Full driving licence and business car insurance
- Minimum 1 years’ experience in a similar role
- Construction and/or haulage experience preferred
- Location – Across North Yorkshire and the North East
