Powertrain Health & Safety Engineer
Body & Chassis
Location: Whitley, UK
Contract Type: Ongoing contract
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Salary: £31.27 per hour
Eligibility: Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, ongoing and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK and travel within the EU.
About the Company
I am currently recruiting on behalf of a Luxury Automotive OEM based in Whitley, UK who are seeking a Health & Safety Engineer to join their team.
Job Description
As a Health & Safety Engineer, your main responsibilities are:
* This role is within the Powertrain Test Operations Team (E0-10) which is part of Engineering Operations.
* This role is part of the EO10 Health, Safety and Compliance team who have responsibility for ensuring compliance with legislation and achieving operational requirements.
* The role provides support to the Health Safety and Compliance function with the aim to mentor and coach managers, group leaders, and supervisors to enable them to submit technically correct documentation and investigate incidents, accidents, and audits correctly, reporting findings on a weekly scorecard.
* The role will focus on the compliance of documentation, compiling metrics, and presenting data to enable focus and decisions to be made.
* The role encompasses all aspects of Powertrain Testing including ECPL, HV, Safe Systems of Works, Incident Investigations, and new project builds.
* The role has previously seen a significant reduction in accidents and incidents and has significantly improved internal and external audit compliance, which will be a key metric going forward.
* The role spans a multi-disciplinary team and will involve interactions throughout the organization from director to operator grades.
* The role requires someone who is proactive in operation and can foresee issues ahead of them occurring.
* The role requires someone who uses a strong set of Health, Safety, and Compliance skills to engage with stakeholders to ensure tasks can be completed safely, as well as knowledge of automotive quality Compliance (ITAF16949).
Qualifications / Skills Needed
* Experience of working with multi-functional engineering teams.
* Good practical understanding of the risk assessment process and ability to apply it to new and novel engineering activities.
* Proven supervisory/management experience.
* Experience of ISO 45001/9001/14001 and ITAF16949 compliance.
* Proven ability to engage and communicate with audiences both orally and in writing.
* Comprehensive MS Office experience.
* Ability to mentor and train others.
* A full UK Driving Licence with less than 6 penalty points, no disqualifications, and a 2-year accident-free record.
* A General Certificate (Level 3) Health and Safety Qualification (i.e., NEBOSH certificate).
* Minimum 3 years' experience in Health and Safety and compliance in an engineering/technical field.
* A 9001 auditor qualification.
How to Apply
If you're interested in applying for this position, submit your application, and one of our recruiters will be in touch.
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