Health & Safety Advisor

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Hours: Monday-Friday 08:30-17:00 – 40 hours per week but flexibility is required

Location: DHL Aviation at East Midlands Airport

Grade: LP

Department: Safety

DHL is the most international company in the world with a global network in over 220 countries and territories across the globe, and a workforce exceeding 500,000 employees serving 2.8 million customers worldwide. We pride ourselves on our inclusive and diverse workforce, as demonstrated through our initiatives such as DHL4All.

Reporting to Health and Safety Business Partner the role of the Health & Safety Advisor is responsible for supporting the delivery of the H&G UK H&S Strategy.

The successful applicant will work to support the UK H&S Team in providing a proactive, comprehensive, high-quality H&S service within the organisation and ensure compliance with the statutory H&S framework, the DHL Group Occupational H&S Management System Safety First Framework, and other relevant safety legislation and best practice. The role will be the primary contact for H&S compliance across all H&G's, and ensure consistency, providing a point of contact for the H&G UK Audit Team, as well as managing projects within the department.

As DHL continues to grow, we’ve an excellent variety of employee benefits available! These include:

• Competitive salary, including unsociable hours shift allowance
• Annual bonus up to 5% (depending on company performance)
• Free onsite parking
• My DHL Rewards (discount, saving, cash back at over 3000 retailers)
• Pension Scheme with up to 6% company contribution
• DHL Share Purchase Plan (after 3 months)
• Private Medical Scheme (after 12 months)
• Access to Occupational Health
• Enhanced Maternity pay (after 12 months)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• CIS Induction – a week’s all expenses paid induction to our Company Values!
• HealthyMinds – Employee Assistance Programme

Key responsibilities:

• All employees are responsible for the health and safety of themselves and also those affected by their activities.
• Provide best practice H&S support and advice for H&G UK
• Monitoring H&S compliance
• Ensuring data is produced in a timely manner for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Integration and application of H&S policies and procedures in line with ISO45001 requirements
• Ensuring H&S policies and procedures are established in all areas, supporting their implementation, and ensuring standards are maintained.
• Providing administrative assistance with liability claims and ensuring all documents are dealt with promptly and correctly.
• Working with the H&S Team and Audit team to ensure findings are closed out in a timely manner.
• Co-ordinating H&S communications for PD boards
• Keep the legal register updated and ensure any changes communicated to the wider business, via SMT and Steering Groups
• Support Audit team with ISO45001 audit
• Support and co-ordinate Best Practise H&S audits
• Lead relevant H&S projects and provide support to other projects to ensure H&S is considered.
• Co-ordinate H&S Training for the H&S Team, support H&S training for UK H&G
• Any other duties as required.

You’ll bring to this role:

• A safety first attitude. You must conduct yourself in an orderly manner within the workplace, ensuring that correct uniform and PPE is worn when required.
• Minimum NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent - Essential
• Experience of risk assessing processes in a high-risk environment.
• Experience of Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulation (DSEAR), and The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations.
• Ability to work collaboratively to coordinate and manage workflow.
• Good interpersonal skills, with an ability to engage with staff at all levels, and champion company values.
• Excellent stakeholder management and accountability.
• Competent IT skills including Microsoft Office.
• A driving licence is essential as travel to other locations may be required.

Applications: To apply for the position, please submit your CV detailing your full and complete 5 year history including employment, education and any gaps of unemployment longer than 28 days. Please note, if you are an internal applicant you are required to let your manager/supervisor know that you are applying for a new position.

Closing date: 2nd April 2024

Our recruitment process at DHL Aviation

From a candidate who has identified an exciting opportunity to join us and make a real difference, to becoming an established team member connecting people and improving lives, we want to ensure your journey is as smooth and enjoyable as possible. We ask competency-based interview questions to keep our recruitment processes fair and consistent, so please be ready to share your experiences and achievements with us! We also understand recruitment is a two-way process, so we’d ask that you share any feedback and ask questions along the way to ensure we are the right fit for you.

Next steps: Once you have applied for a role, an email confirmation will be sent to you to let you know we have received your application. A member of our HR Recruitment team will then be in touch with the outcome of your application, which may include a short pre-screening conversation. If you have any queries regarding the recruitment process or for more information on our roles, please contact us via dhlcareers@dhl.com

Please note: Due to the nature of our business we are regulated by the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority), therefore it is compulsory for all applicants to provide a full 5 year employment history. In addition to this, we are required to carry out a Criminal Record check.