Employer: Public Sector Resourcing
Location: Salisbury
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 25 Mar 2025
Sector: Manufacturing
Role: Health and Safety Manager
Contract Type: Contract
Hours: Full Time
On behalf of the MOD, we are looking for a Senior Human Factors Specialist Inside IR35 for a 12 months contract based Hybrid 2–3 days in Salisbury.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence. To do this, we have an annual budget of almost 40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians.
SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role; as a minimum, you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.
Main Responsibilities:
1. Provide Human Factors support, in both lead and supporting roles, to Health and safety (Human Factors) inspection and auditing activities.
2. Conduct Human Factors risk assessments (Safety Critical Task Analysis) for activities that could result in major accidents.
3. Produce Human Factors Integration Plans for new build projects.
4. Carry out Human Factors assessments on Safety Critical Equipment.
5. Develop and deliver Human Factors training and awareness raising activities, including new training courses and materials.
6. Develop Human Factors policy, procedures, and guidance.
7. Support investigations of incidents, dangerous occurrences, and near-miss investigations.
8. Engage in research and policy initiatives that involve Human Factors.
9. Undertake appropriate Health and Safety Management training using Dstl's in-house training and development programme.
10. Develop and maintain links with Human Factors professionals in other organisations and relevant professional bodies (e.g., CIEHF).
11. Carry out any other tasks and duties as may reasonably be required by the Corporate Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Team.
Essential Qualifications:
* Chartered Member of Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors.
* Experience in Human Factors risk assessment of safety critical tasks that may lead to major accidents.
* Experience in Human Factors integration in design – application of JSP 912.
* Experience in Human Factors based risk assessment techniques, particularly Safety Critical Task Analysis (SCTA).
* Practical experience and understanding of managing risks in high hazard environments.
Desirable Qualifications:
* Experience of working on a site regulated under Control of Major Accident Hazard regulations (or equivalent).
* Experience of working in other high hazard industrial or research industries.
* Experience of "Process" or "System" Safety, for example, JSP 912.
* Awareness of the impact of human factors with regard to environmental protection.
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Disability Confident: As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the MOD guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Armed Forces Covenant: MOD guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
In applying for this role, you acknowledge that this role falls in the scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation.
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