Health and Safety and Wellbeing Advisor
Location: Gravesend, Kent
Salary or Rate: £44,130K
Hours: Full time
Type: Permanent
HSB ID: 1237/52
HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy and Aerospace sectors. We have several permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas – visit our website or LinkedIn page for more.
Typically, this person will be responsible for ensuring compliance with Health and Safety and Wellbeing requirements by providing competent advice to departmental managers, safety representatives and staff.
HSB Technical’s client is a very established and well-regarded business.
Day to day duties and responsibilities of the health and safety and wellbeing advisor:
Provide health and safety advice to PLA departments, promoting communication through meetings and campaigns.Support RAMS reviews, work task briefings, and toolbox talks.
Deliver and embed health and safety projects from committees or HS&W strategies e.g., occupational health reviews.
Develop processes to meet ISO 45001 requirements.
Implement safety improvements for assigned groups and assist with topics like scaffolding and asbestos.
Investigate incidents to identify root causes and recommend preventive actions.
Review contractor reports and submit necessary reports to the HSE.
Update PLA’s incident reporting platform Resolver.
Conduct workplace inspections, audits, and assessments e.g., noise, display screens to ensure safe practices.
Create health, safety, and wellbeing campaigns and communications.
Contribute to internal, external, and stakeholder H&S meetings.
Identify improvements and implement action plans.
Deliver Health & Safety inductions for new employees.
Assist in reporting accidents to the HSE or MAIB as required.
Qualifications and requirements requested for the Health Safety and Wellbeing Advisor;
Demonstrable experience in a Health, Safety, and Wellbeing role.Membership of IOSH or equivalent.
NEBOSH General Certificate NVQ Level 4.
Internal auditing experience.
CDM Awareness.
Working knowledge of ISO 45001.
Full, clean driving licence.
Experience working in high-risk environments e.g., lifting operations, confined spaces.
Benefits
28 days annual leave + Bank HolidaysHealth Cash Plan Westfield Health
Generous pension scheme
Access to Occupational Health, Mindfulness, Counselling and Physiotherapy
Cycle to Work Scheme
Access to My Gym Discounts
Salary sacrifices Car Scheme
This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical Ltd who are governed by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation REC and have been appointed to act as the recruitment consultancy for this role.