EHS Specialist

EHS Specialist

Job Location: Poole, Dorset

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 5pm & Friday 8.30am – 2pm

Salary: £34,000 - £57,000 per annum

Benefits: 25 days holiday + Bank holidays; Dental Plan; Cycle to Work; Health Cash Plan; Company Sick Pay; Income Protection; Life Assurance; Enhanced Pension Scheme; Employee Assistance Program; Employee discounts

We are recruiting for an experienced EHS Specialist to join a leading engineering & manufacturing business in Poole.

You will take ownership of all Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) activities on site, ensuring compliance with legislation while driving a strong, proactive safety culture across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

* Promote a positive safety culture through engagement and coaching

* Lead EHS initiatives across welding, fabrication, machinery safety, lifting operations, LOTO and permit-to-work systems

* Investigate incidents and implement corrective actions

* Conduct audits and inspections (ISO 45001 & 14001)

* Maintain compliance documentation and ensure audit readiness

* Deliver EHS training and support continuous improvement

Requirements:

* NEBOSH General Certificate (essential)

* Experience within manufacturing, engineering, or fabrication environments

* Strong knowledge of UK H&S and environmental legislation

* Experience with ISO 45001 / 14001 systems

* Skilled in incident investigation and risk assessment

* Strong communication and influencing skills

Desirable:

* NEBOSH Diploma

* Welding/fabrication environment experience

For more information, please apply with a full CV and covering letter by email or call the office on (phone number removed).

Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days, please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise, we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.

Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. It is the policy of the Company to take all reasonable steps to ensure that each applicant is assessed only in accordance on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regards to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender.

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