HSE Advisor

HSE Advisor

ROLE PURPOSE

To provide Health, Safety & Environmental advice and training for all employees within the region. 

Due to the size of the region there will be regular travel and overnight stays required, with 1-2 days a week based in our Swindon Head Office. 

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintaining a clear understanding of legal obligations, relevant industry standards and Health & Safety Executive best practice and communicating changes to the business.
• Regular engagement including visits to logistics, clearance and retail sites within the region.
• Conducting HSE legal compliance audits of premises; additional audit responsibilities in relation to risk management with periodic site-based audits/inspections.
• Conduct and manage fire risk assessments, including corrective actions.
• Contributing to the continual improvement of an effective audit system for health, safety and environment, relevant to the activities of the site.
• Collation, review and reporting on trends identified during the internal audit programme.
• Providing support and guidance on compliance with the requirements of ISO45001 and 14001.
• Supporting the businesses in populating, maintaining and management of the Entropy HSE Management system.
• Providing guidance and support on management systems, policies and procedures.
• Developing, coordinating and contributing to corporate Health, Safety & Environment improvement programmes.
• Supporting regional offices with Environmental initiatives such as waste and energy reduction, social value and community engagement.
• Providing ad-hoc support for corporate Health, Safety & Environment management led incident investigations.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Competence in site risk management and maintaining risk controls to a legally compliant standard; experience in developing risk management systems would be desirable.
• Ability to work autonomously and as a member of the team as required.

• Incident investigation.
• Experience in the development and delivery of corporate Health, Safety & Environment training and presentations.
• Identifying and managing Environmental risk & opportunities.
• HSE audits.

• Risk Assessments and Safe Systems/Practices of Work.
• Influence management teams and positively challenge others through effective communication skills.
• Manage their own time and workload effectively.
• Prioritise personal workload to ensure suitable support for their geographical regions.
• Lead and support teams in the delivery of corporate Health, Safety and Environment related projects.
• Identify good practice and promote recognition across the region.
• Engage with the wider HSE community to build effective relationships, share best practice and support corporate initiatives.
• The role will involve travel across several regions of the country and will require occasional nights away; therefore, a full clean driving licence will be required.

• Technical knowledge of Health, Safety and Environment disciplines with desired minimum qualifications in:

• Auditing (45001 / 14001 desirable but not essential).
• NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent qualification or willing to work towards.
• IEMA foundation certificate in Environmental Management or willing to work towards.

BENEFITS:

• Employee discount: amazing discounts available on all Oak Furnitureland products after successful completion of probation
• Life assurance: free cover of a minimum of two times your annual salary
• Company Car 
• Phone Allowance
• 25 days holiday
• Birthday: an additional day off for you to celebrate your birthday
• Pension: 4% employee contribution matched by the company
• Employee Assistance Programme: gives all employees access to both telephone and face-to-face counselling services
• My Rewards Programme: offers discounts on everything from restaurants and supermarkets, to entertainment and holidays