Health And Safety Advisor

A brand new opportunity has arisen for a Health & Safety Manager to join a reputable shop fit-out and refurb company based in Birmingham.

This role would be both an advisory role and hands on position with a focus on the site and equipment in the Birmingham site and random audits conducted at customer sites where contractors are conducting construction work.

This role is considered a managerial level role and works closely with the MD of the business, as well as the resource team, projects team and electrical team.

The non-negotiables for this role is we need a candidate that is IOSH and NEBOSH qualified with some electrical knowledge.

Current qualification of 17th edition electrical installations would be a big plus due to the upcoming projects for the company.

Also experience within retail or commercial property is a plus.

Salary = Approx £50K per annum + £5K car allowance

Company credit card provided and mileage to customer site can be expensed.

Hours = 37 hours a week Mon-Fri (however some need for customer site audits to take place out of hours either over the weekend or on evenings)

Office location = Birmingham. Commutable from Solihull and local area.

Duties:

• To advise the managing director, directors and managers on all safety, Health and welfare matters
• Understand the application of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, CDM Regulations 2015 and other legislation
• Keep up to date with changes in current legislation and to bring to the attention of the managing director any relevant new legislation
• Attend such courses/seminars run by external sources
• Ensure that all “assessments” as required by legislation are conducted and reviewed at relevant intervals and to maintain records of the same
• To recommend control measures and advise on the standard of P.P.E. issued to employees
• Conduct Health and Safety inspections and prepare reports
• To carry out investigations into all accidents and near-miss incidents and to record the findings on the relevant forms
• To highlight areas where training/certification is required to meet the standards imposed by legislation
• To manage all facility annual and bi-annual inspections and maintenance inspections within premises
• To produce site/ project specific documentation i.e., risk assessments, COSHH assessments, etc
• To produce COSHH assessments for all warehouse activities
• Implement and keep updated the Health and Safety Management System to the ISO standards of 14001 and 45001 making sure the accreditation renewal process is successful year on year
• Keep all other company and client accreditation schemes
• To manage the environmental side of the business to the standard of ISO14001
• Full job spec can be provided...

The ideal candidate for this role:

• Must be IOSH and NEBOSH qualified
• Knowledge of ISO14001 & 45001 is essential
• Must be a driver
• Retail industry or commercial property industry experience would be desirable but not essential
• Can be office based in Birmingham Mon-Fri
• Happy to work out of hours on evenings and weekends where time is given back to you as holiday

Therefore if you have the desired experience stated and would like a local position where you will hold a lot of authority and be pivotal to the business you work for, then this is the role for you.

Please do not hesitate and apply today.