SHEQ Advisor (Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality)
Job Title: SHEQ Advisor (Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality)
Location: Cardiff, with occasional UK site visits
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Role Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled SHEQ Advisor to support the implementation and enforcement of our company's SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality) policies and procedures. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in fostering a culture of safety across the business, ensuring adherence to best practices and legislative requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
1. SHEQ Audits & Inspections: Conduct site audits and inspections to ensure compliance with safety, health, environmental, and quality standards.
2. Preventative Safety Observation Tasks (PSOT): Perform PSOT to identify and mitigate potential risks on-site.
3. Hazard Notification Cards (HNC): Manage the HNC process, addressing safety hazards and ensuring corrective actions are taken.
4. Training & Inductions: Deliver toolbox talks and safety training, conduct safety inductions for visitors, and manage the customer access system as needed.
5. Risk Assessments: Assist in the preparation, review, and maintenance of site-specific risk assessments.
6. Incident Management: Coordinate the follow-up process for accidents and incidents, ensuring thorough investigations and timely corrective actions.
7. Safety Equipment Maintenance: Oversee the calibration and inspection of all safety equipment, including harnesses, tools, plant machinery, and first-aid kits.
8. SHEQ Documentation: Compile, update, and maintain all relevant SHEQ documentation on-site.
9. Reporting: Gather SHEQ data to generate weekly and monthly reports, providing KPIs both internally and to clients.
10. Customer Compliance: Ensure compliance with customer site access portals and requirements.
11. PPE & Budget Management: Liaise with external suppliers to assess PPE needs, control budgets, negotiate pricing, and coordinate staff requirements for role-specific equipment.
12. Waste Management: Monitor and ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental legislation related to waste management on-site.
13. Safety Program Support: Actively contribute to the implementation and improvement of the company’s safety program.
14. Tender Documentation: Assist in preparing tender documentation when required.
15. Travel: Be willing to travel across the UK and occasionally work away from home. Monitor and facilitate health surveillance screening for site staff, following up with appropriate actions where necessary.
16. Recruitment & Onboarding: Assist in the recruitment process for staff and the onboarding process where required.
17. Site Safety Compliance: Monitor and update the site safety compliance system when required.
18. Policy Creation & Updates: Assist in the creation of company policies and update current policies when required.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
1. Health & Safety Qualification: NEBOSH certification or equivalent.
2. Quality Qualification: A relevant quality qualification is desirable.
3. Safety Passport: Valid safety passport certification.
4. Driving Licence: Full UK driving licence.
5. Experience: At least 2 years of experience in a similar SHEQ role, with a solid understanding of HSE regulations and experience dealing with external regulatory bodies.
6. Industry Experience: Experience in project management, scrap or steelmaking industries, or civil works and contractor management is advantageous.
7. Environmental Awareness: A strong understanding of environmental issues and related legislation.
Health & Safety Responsibilities:
1. Take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their actions at work.
2. Cooperate with their employer in fulfilling health and safety duties.
3. Ensure they receive a suitable induction and comply with site rules, including signing in and out.
4. Adhere to all relevant PPE requirements and request any necessary HSE training.
5. Promptly report accidents, incidents, near misses, or safety observations.
Expertise: In-depth knowledge of SHEQ best practices, with the ability to disseminate this knowledge across the company.
Passion for Safety & Compliance: Strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental compliance.
Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to engage with and influence key stakeholders, both internal and external.
Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively share information and influence others.
Leadership: Results-driven leader with a proven track record in process improvement.
Self-Starter: Ability to work independently in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, while providing clear direction to project managers and site teams.
Schedule:
Monday to Friday, with occasional travel across the UK.
Work Authorisation:
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom.
If you are a dedicated SHEQ professional looking to advance your career with a company committed to safety and compliance, we encourage you to apply with your most up-to-date CV.
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