Health & Safety Advisor (12 Month FTC)
Location: Hybrid / Agile Working (1 Day Office and Site visits required)
Salary: £34,000-37,000
Location: Trafford/Agile
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to support the delivery of a comprehensive health and safety. Working closely with the Health & Safety Manager, you will help ensure compliance with relevant legislation, promote best practice, and contribute to the development of a positive safety culture throughout the organisation. The role involves providing practical advice to managers and colleagues, supporting the implementation of health and safety initiatives, and monitoring systems that identify, assess and reduce operational risk.
You will also provide day-to-day guidance to the Health & Safety Administrator and assist with the continuous improvement of health and safety processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development, review and implementation of health and safety policies, procedures and guidance.
- Promote a proactive health and safety culture across the organisation.
- Assist with delivering the health and safety action plan and wider compliance objectives.
- Provide advice and support to managers on the application of health and safety management systems.
- Contribute to risk assessments, safe systems of work and COSHH assessments.
- Help identify health and safety training needs and assist in delivering training sessions where required.
- Produce reports and performance information relating to health and safety activities.
- Manage the accident and incident reporting process, ensuring investigations are completed promptly and corrective actions are monitored.
- Provide advice on lower-risk accident and incident investigations.
- Administer lone working arrangements and support managers in ensuring effective use of lone worker systems.
- Coordinate the provision and management of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Organise occupational health surveillance programmes and liaise with occupational health providers regarding follow-up actions.
- Ensure appropriate First Aid and Fire Marshal arrangements are maintained across operational sites.
- Work with internal facilities teams to ensure routine fire safety checks and alarm testing are completed.
- Carry out workplace inspections and health and safety audits, making recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Coordinate Display Screen Equipment (DSE) assessments and associated actions.
- Support the administration of insurance claims relating to workplace accidents and incidents.
- Maintain statutory health and safety records, ensuring documentation is accurate and audit-ready.
- Liaise with external suppliers and contractors regarding health and safety services and equipment.
- Provide guidance and support to junior members of the health and safety team.
Essential Qualifications
- NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent recognised health and safety qualification).
- Commitment to achieving a higher-level health and safety qualification such as the NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ Level 5.
- Membership of IOSH (or working towards membership) with evidence of continuing professional development.
- Full UK driving licence with willingness to travel to multiple sites as required.
Essential Experience
- Previous experience working within a Health & Safety function.
- Experience providing advice and responding to a wide range of health and safety enquiries.
- Experience supporting risk assessments, workplace inspections, audits and accident investigations.
- Experience coordinating health and safety systems, processes and compliance activities.
- Strong understanding of current UK health and safety legislation and best practice.
- Confident using Microsoft Office and other IT systems.
If you are interested in this new and exciting opportunity and you feel your experience matches the criteria, please apply now for immediate consideration or for more information please contact Andrew Davison.
Medlock Partners are a professional services recruitment specialist operating across the North West of England. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances, including minorities and those with disabilities. Please note our advertisements use years' experience and salary levels purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.