Health, Safety and Environmental Officer

Health, Safety and Environmental Officer

Hours: Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8am-3pm

Salary: Depending on Experience

Staffline Ireland are currently recruiting on behalf of our industry leading Banbridge based client.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Health and Safety Officer to provide general assistance and support to the office, site and fabrication teams, ensuring safe practices and environmental compliance are maintained in a safe and healthy environment. This will include liaising with staff, contractors, clients and partners to ensure the correct policies are followed, including attendance at site H&S walks and daily briefings.

Responsibilities:

• Provide HSE advice and support to managers, supervisors and colleagues across the entire company workforce, subcontracted labour, other site workers and members of the public.

Develop strong working relationships with all levels of employees and promote a culture of engagement and continual improvement.

• Create and maintain safe systems of work, including RAMS, and ensure these are effectively applied to drive continual improvement.
• Complete and maintain HSE site, workshop and equipment inspections and records.
• Complete incident investigations and identify and implement improvement measures.
• Attend necessary meetings as required.
• Undertake assigned work in a professional and efficient manner, in compliance with current HSE legislation, regulatory requirements, and the company's Integrated Management Systems.
• Communicate in a professional, helpful, and non-prejudicial manner in all dealings with clients and customers, as you will be regarded as a representative of your department and the company.
• Behave in a professional manner and always cooperate with all other members of staff.
• Deliver regular toolbox & induction talks.
• Plan, review and record emergency preparedness across all sites and company locations.
• Maintain high standards of work within your department.
• Carry out any other duties deemed necessary by management.

Essential Criteria:

• NEBOSH Level 3 Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Proven HSE experience for a minimum of three years.
• Demonstrable experience in manufacturing, assembly and production environments, with a strong understanding of construction, installation and mechanical and electrical (M&E) project activities.
• Experience undertaking health and safety audits.
• Experience lifting operations and associated hazards.
• Experience creating RAMS for complex works.
• Knowledge of health and safety aspects, including legislation and technical standards.
• Accident and incident investigation experience.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational, planning and communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to deal with clients and internal staff.
• Ability to work under pressure and on your own initiative to achieve individual and team targets.
• Ability to proactively engage with employees at all levels across the company and develop effective solutions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to travel to other sites across the UK.
• Full UK driving license.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.

Desirable Criteria:

• Membership of IOSH, or equivalent, or working towards it.
• NEBOSH Diploma, or equivalent, or working towards it.
• ISO knowledge, including ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
• ISO internal auditing qualification.
• Train the Trainer qualification.

Company Benefits:

• Full in-house training and career development opportunities
• Competitive pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Health cash plan
• Free annual health check during working hours
• 30 days annual leave increasing in line with length of service.
• Social events organised for all employees throughout the year via our Health and Wellbeing committee.

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