LOCATION: Belfast (Travel Required)
REPORTING TO: Health & Safety Manager
CONTRACT: Full time, 40 hours per week, Permanent
SHIFT PATTERN: Monday to Friday
ABM is one of the world’s largest providers of integrated facility services. A driving force for a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world, ABM provides essential services across a wide range of industries – from commercial office buildings to airports, hospitals, data centres, manufacturing plants and distribution centres, and more.
ABM’s Purpose: To take care of people, spaces and places that are important to you. ABM’s Vision: To be the clear choice in the industries we serve through engaged people. ABM’s Mission: To make a difference, every person, every day.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities Measure
H&S Compliance
• Ensure company H&S compliance requirements are being met in accordance with legislative regulations and guidelines across the contract.
• Carryout new and review existing risk assessments and method statements for all required activities, ensuring databases are maintained and accessible.
• Support with non- conformance investigation, ensuring root cause corrective action is in place to prevent re-occurrence.
• Monitor the site permit to work system to ensure effective and compliant with relevant policies and legislation.
• Support the delivery of a robust H&S audit and inspections program of site areas, service lines and contractors and feedback to stakeholders on key risk areas to promote continual improvement.
• Ensure that all accidents/incidents and near misses are documented, investigated and reported in line with regulatory requirements and best practice.
• Ensure lessons learned are captured, communicated and the H&S management system updated as required.
• Maintain an up to date register of all approved chemicals and ensure corresponding MSDS sheets/COSHH assessments are on file, up to date and accessible to employees.
• Carry out COSHH assessments for all the chemicals our employees use or come into contact with.
• Support the re-certification of the organisation’s key industry accreditations SIA, Constructionline, Safe Contractor
• Assist in the development of policies to ensure they are formatted properly, conform with legal, customer site requirements and industry best practice
• Assist with the review of site business continuity and disaster recovery plans
• Support a suitable training programme for site personnel based upon the key hazards identified working on the Clients site
H&S Culture
• Assist the H&S Manager in the development & implementation of the site H&S strategy.
• Work proactively with site teams and contractors to establish and maintain a programme of continuous improvement within their areas of responsibility.
• Assist with design and delivery of H&S awareness programmes to staff across the site.
• Participate in operations team meetings and DMMs when required to report on relevant H&S matters and promote a H&S led culture.
• Deliver safety communications to staff onsite as required.
• Act as a champion to drive a positive H&S culture onsite.
• Training Programmes Delivered
• Attendance at meetings
Business Administration
• Ensure all H&S databases are maintained, information is accurate, up to date and accessible.
• Ensure that reports are completed and provided to the H&S Manager in an accurate and timely manner.
• Assist the H&S Manager in the updating of the Balanced Scorecard system including all related tools and databases.
• Prepare meeting agendas and minutes, as and when required, and distribute to attendees.
• File training logs for H&S training delivered and update relevant training matrices.
• File accident/incident/near miss paperwork and update related databases.
Other
• Liaise with external consultants/providers for the provision of training programmes and services as required.
• Project work and ad-hoc duties as reasonably requested by a member of the management team.
• Attend new contract mobilisation meetings and site visits to advise on H&S requirements.
• Assist H&S Manager in the design and delivery of H&S related training material, communications and posters.
• Co-ordinate the set-up of H&S working groups / committees and manage the outputs of same.
• Take a results-orientated approach to the role, ensure results are analysed/trended and understood; and that remedial actions are delivered.
• Support any ABM initiatives which could lead to longer term benefits to both the customer and ABM
Skills and Experience
Essential Criteria:
• A full, clean driving licence.
• Relevant experience in a HSEQ role.
• Willingness to undertake further education.
• IT literate including knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Desired Qualifications:
• Health & Safety or environmental qualification, ideally NEBOSH or IOSH
• An auditing qualification IRCA Approved Auditor.
Desired Experience:
• Relevant industry experience, or a similar environment.
• Experience in drafting RAMS, COSHH assessments and safe working plans/system.
• HSEQ related policies and procedures development experience.
• HSEQ auditing/inspection experience.
• Experience in maintaining HSEQ ISO systems.
• Up to date knowledge of HSEQ legislation relevant to the organisation.
• Experience in presenting to large groups.
• Experience in developing and delivering training.
• Experience working within a results-oriented environment.
• Experience in project delivery.
Desired Skills:
• Empowerment skills; well-developed influencing skills, able to convey information in a clear, simple and warm manner.
• Excellent leadership and management skills.
• Accomplished problem solver.
• Able to diffuse and handle difficult situations/people.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
Attitude / Motivation:
• Confident decision maker under pressure.
• Flexible, reliable, responsible, calm in a crisis.
• Positive and supporting of organisational change.
• Positive attitude to private outsourcing.
• Motivated by a desire to grow the business using effective systems.
• A willing team player.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Willing to continue professional development and to develop the role.
• Willing to undergo, and provide, training/coaching in line with organisational philosophy.
• Passionate about HSEQ Compliance and keen to be a role model for proper working practices.