Health, Safety and Environmental Officer - Ian Williams : Job Details

At Ian Williams, our mission statement is "to be a company loved by its employees and customers". A key aspect of achieving this is by putting our employee's and customers' health and safety at the forefront of our service delivery. So, we are excited to share the opportunity for a HSE Advisor to join our established H&S team.

Are you someone who has been working toward a career in health and safety while looking for the right development opportunity? Are you a Health & Safety Coordinator looking for development/progression or a qualified and experienced HSE Advisor looking for a change of scenery or industry? This could be the ideal opportunity.

Being holders of RoSPA Presidents Gold Award, we are proud of our achievements so far and intend to continue to grow and develop the team alongside the business.

The role is largely field based. Ideally, you would be located in or around the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees enabling you to cover your assigned regions of North East, North and North West including other areas of the country where required.  You would be one of a team of SHE Advisors in the company reporting to the company H&S Manager.

Benefits would include;

• We will support your opportunity to complete NEBOSH qualifications
• Be part of a company profit share scheme (14% secured last year)
• £6700 Car Allowance, including a private mileage scheme and fuel card
• Let us help you prepare for your future with employer pension contributions
• 23 days annual leave, but you may want more or less, so buy up to 5 days or sell up to 2 days per year
• Life Insurance
• Access to an employee assistance programme to support your health and wellbeing, as well as free legal and financial advice 

The Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor role:

• Visiting Ian Williams Limited worksites to conduct site and scaffold inspections.
• Monitor site compliance with company procedures, risk assessments, and legal requirements and producing reports of your findings.
• Building relationships with individuals at all levels within the business to gain increased levels of cooperation.
• Influencing behaviours within the business to ensure everyone is invested in the need for good health and safety management.
• Provided health, safety, and environmental advice, guidance, and training to operational staff and site management teams, including advice on risk assessment, competency requirements, policies, and procedures.
• Undertaking incident investigations and annual auditing of local offices

What will you bring as a Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor?

• Demonstrable experience in a health and safety role or ability to demonstrate working towards a career in Health and Safety.
• Strong communication skills, enabling you to collaborate with others to problem solve and manage a variety of queries or situations.
• A commitment and understanding to ensure the Health and Safety of others is at the forefront of all you do.
• Accuracy and attention to detail are important to you, as well as taking ownership of your work.
• You will be inquisitive and comfortable with asking questions, establishing facts and challenging unsafe behaviours respectfully.
• Good problem-solving skills and a willingness and ability to undertake and gain further qualifications relevant to the post.
• Confident in using a variety of IT systems.
• A full, clean UK driver's licence.

Additional benefits:

• Annual pay reviews
• Specsavers vouchers
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family
• Access to an employee assistance program to support employees' health and wellbeing

About Ian Williams Ltd

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We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date based on application volumes.

Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different. 

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