Health & Safety Advisor

Health & Safety Advisor Full Time 41.5 Hour Basic Week 12 Month Fixed Term Contract Salary Negotiable dependent upon experience A leader within the UK construction market offering bespoke joinery solutions for Commercial, Residential and Specialist projects. We are currently looking for Maternity cover of a Health & Safety Advisor for our Health, Safety Department. You will be working with and assisting the Team, learning about how we manage the risks associated with all aspects of our business activities. The position is Monday to Friday and will be based at our Head Office in Bildeston, with visits to our projects, as necessary subject to operational requirements. Main Responsibilities :

• Receive information from sources regarding new or changing legislation and liaise with them regarding the actions required to meet the legislation.
• Investigate new safety initiative’s and produce a procedure / SSOW / criteria for consideration and implementation
• Site tasks
• Carry out site inspections, discuss findings with site management and take action as required.
• Liaise with Main Contractors to deal with any issues as found above.
• Attend site Health & Safety meetings to report findings
• Write Risk Assessments and COSHH Assessments for all site activities
• Review drawings & write Method Statements for all installation works in line with programme dates. Liaise with other departments for help & advice where required.
• Liaise with Subcontractors to obtain RAMS for projects.
• Produce agenda & chair Health & Safety Forum, agree minutes & report any issues to management.
• Write Risk Assessments and COSHH Assessments for all business activities (not covered under ‘site’ works)
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental policies and procedures.
• Carry out Accident Investigations, write reports & make recommendations. Report accidents as per RIDDOR requirements.
• Amend Risk Assessments & introduce measures as per recommendations from OHN.
• Assist the Manager in developing and maintaining our ISO Management Systems 9001, 14001, 45001.
• Working to the high level of quality expected within the Department.
• Ensuring compliance with all Company Health & Safety Policies and Procedures Essential skills and competencies :
• Good IT skills, using Word, Excel, Teams etc
• Good people and strong communication skills
• Good time management and time keeping
• Ability to prioritise workload and deal with busy deadlines
• Maintain Continued Professional Development (CPD) as additional evidence of competency for their role
• Awareness of confidentiality and sensitivity
• A self-motivated individual Desirable but not essential skills and awareness :
• NEBOSH (General or Construction) (Essential)
• First Aid
• CSCS Benifits : We offer our staff an employer contribution pension scheme, death in service, health cash plan to join, access to occupational health, bonus scheme and basic 25 days holiday + bank holidays. Health & Safety Advisor For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003 Premises Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and as an employment business for temporary recruitment. By applying for this job you agree to our Privacy Policy