HS&E Advisor

The Role

Working as part of the site HS&E team, you will provide day-to-day advice and support across health, safety and environmental matters, helping ensure regulatory compliance and high standards of site performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating risk assessment systems and records, including general risk assessments, COSHH and ergonomics, ensuring reviews and actions are progressed.
• Providing practical HS&E advice and guidance to employees and managers across the site.
• Supporting environmental compliance activities, including monitoring and reporting against regulatory requirements, permits and consents.
• Undertaking analysis of surface water, treated water and other discharge samples to support batch release and effluent treatment compliance.
• Supporting the assessment of workplace noise, vibration and air quality.
• Assisting with the operation and continuous improvement of HS&E management systems, including ISO 14001.
• Supporting accident and environmental incident investigations, identifying root causes and progressing corrective actions.
• Conducting HS&E management system audits and monitoring actions through to completion.
• Producing reports, data and dashboards to support performance monitoring and improvement.
• Providing HS&E support and input to site projects and wider operational activities.

About You

You will be a proactive and approachable HS&E professional, comfortable working with employees and managers at all levels within a manufacturing or industrial environment.

You will ideally have:

• A minimum of a NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent qualification.
• A minimum of an IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management or equivalent.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, engineering or industrial environment.
• Practical knowledge of health and safety and/or environmental legislation and compliance.
• Experience with risk assessments, COSHH, audits and incident investigations.
• An understanding of environmental management systems, ideally ISO 14001.
• Strong communication, organisational and administrative skills.
• Good IT skills, with the ability to maintain accurate records and produce reports.
• Experience of COMAH regulations, environmental permits, effluent treatment or water discharge monitoring would be advantageous. Familiarity with SharePoint and TESSE would also be beneficial.

The Opportunity

This is a varied, hands-on role offering the opportunity to support a busy manufacturing site and make a tangible contribution to its health, safety and environmental performance.