Health and Safety Advisor
Covering the South of England to include the South West, Sussex and Northamptonshire
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday
Competitive salary plus pension and benefits
We are a fourth-generation family business who lead the UK marketplace supplying decorating materials to both trade and retail decorators. We operate over 200 Decorator Centres nationwide and plan to continue evolving and growing our business.In addition, we also have several healthy and growing ecommerce businesses leading the way with the latest trends and fashions in the world of interiors.
Like any organisation it’s our people that make us who we are. We are truly a family business when it comes to our people; our mantra is to ‘help one another succeed’; we want to see everyone flourish in their roles and reach their full potential and support our customers in developing their own businesses.
What is the role we are looking for?We are looking for an experienced and qualified Health & Safety Advisor to provide vital hands-on support and help build upon the success of the existing Health and Safety Department.
Working alongside a team of H&S Advisors you will be responsible for providing professional and comprehensive H&S advice whilst ensuring compliance with current legislation and Company Policy. This role covers branches throughout the South of England and encompasses the South West and the South East up to Northamptonshire.
This will be a remote position with regular on site visits meaning there will be extensive travel and overnight stays required.
The support you will offer will include carrying out H&S audits to ensure branches are compliant and proposing changes where required, undertaking risk assessments and coordinating surveys, advising on a variety of H&S issues including Moving and handling, fire safety, DSE, control of substances hazardous to health and management of asbestos.Another key part of the role is ensuring checklists and reports are fit for purpose by carrying out investigations into incidents and reporting back to the relevant teams.
You will be an excellent communicator all levels, always maintaining a people centred approach with the ability to build effective relationships and quickly establish your knowledge and credibility in this role. You will be fully versed in H&S legislation and have a NEBOSH and British Safety Council Diploma.You will be confident in influencing and advising stakeholders at varying levels.
The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years experience working in a H&S Advisor role. You will also have previous experience in carrying out Health & Safety risk assessments in a retail environment as well as conducting incident and accident investigations.
We understand that Neurodivergent candidates or candidates with a disability may need adjustments or extra support in the application or interview process – we are committed to providing every candidate the opportunity and environment in which to succeed and we will support any reasonable request where we can.
What do we give in return?We think we have an amazing culture of looking out for each other and helping one another succeed. It’s a culture that has stood us well for 120 years!
Some of the benefits we offer include:
Competitive financial packageCompany car and equipment
31 days holiday increasing with service (inclusive of bank holidays)
Pension plan with company contributions plus a life assurance scheme
We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
Employee Assistance Programme and virtual GP service- accessible to colleagues, partner/spouse and dependents
Access to Medicash, an optional funded scheme where you can claim money back for the most common routine healthcare treatments
Discounts and rewards with selected partners - major high street brands, supermarkets etc
Generous staff discounts
Comprehensive Induction Programme
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button on this page to complete the application form.Please note that applications are reviewed on a regular basis. The advert may be closed before the application end date, if we receive sufficient applications we wish to progress to interview.