Business Safety Specialist

Arriva Group; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Business Safety Specialist, where you will coordinate safety operations, support investigations, and ensure compliance with regulations. This role offers the chance to develop your career in the rail industry with flexible working options and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Unlimited Free Travel for family

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to Headspace library

Company Medical Insurance

Company Wellness Package

Child Care Vouchers Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Knowledge of operational rules and regulations.
• Recognised accident/incident investigation qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate operations and safety guidance at traincrew depots.
• Support accident and incident investigations.
• Provide technical safety support.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Initiative

Education

NEBOSH certificate or equivalent

Job description

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Do you have a passion for safety? Are you looking to develop your career in the rail industry or bring your skill set into rail?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity in the Grand Central Safety team as a Business Safety Specialist on a permanent contract. We are looking for a talented individual who is highly motivated and proactive with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.

This position can be based out of any of our locations including Wakefield, York, or Sunderland, with the flexibility to work across the Grand Central network, Arriva partners, and occasionally remotely. It will also involve working with our Operational, Fleet Management and Traincrew team’s mobile on our train services.

We offer a competitive salary and additional benefits which include:

• Pension Scheme
• Unlimited Free Travel for you and your immediate family on all Grand Central services. In addition, we currently offer concessionary travel on other Arriva Trains UK franchises.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to the entire Headspace library - your personal guide to mindfulness, sleep, focus, movement and more.
  
  

Benefits Available Upon Completion Of Probation Period (3-6 Months)

• Friends & Family Passes pro-rata allocation of return standard class journeys (terms & conditions apply)
• Company Medical Insurance provided by AXA PPP Healthcare (taxable benefit)
• Company Wellness Package (including dental/optical treatment) provided by WPA (taxable benefit).
• Child Care Vouchers Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Arriva Village employee rewards and benefits scheme
  
  

What will I be doing as a Business Safety Specialist?

• Coordinate and provide operations and safety guidance at traincrew depots, offices and maintenance depots
• Supporting accident and incident investigations whilst ensuring all documentation related to incidents are obtained from managers and traincrew
• Provide technical safety support
• Collate operational safety performance information and support the production of the Grand Central safety performance report
• Coordinate the development of specific company-wide or local risk management and safe system of work process.
• Support the annual audit plan
• Support all operational, safety and environmental training requirements for GC staff to include briefing packs and bulletins.
• Lead on safety projects and have autonomy to investigate new solutions.
  
  

What will I need to be successful as a Business Safety Specialist?

• NEBOSH certificate or equivalent
• A knowledge of operational rules, regulations, instructions including company policies and standards for safe operations or work towards
• Ability to use your initiative and work part of a team
• A recognised accident/incident investigation qualification is desirable
• Industry recognised training qualification is desirable
  
  

Specific additional training would be given, as required, to the right candidate.

About Us

Grand Central is an open-access train operator linking the North East and West Yorkshire with London. We are also part of Arriva who have a large and diverse portfolio of train and bus operating companies in the UK and Europe. Although we are small in size, we are resilient. Thanks to our dedicated Team and loyal customers, we are preparing ourselves for a better future.

We are a unique and distinctive train company and we are proud of our history, putting our customers at the heart of what we do.

Recruitment Process

Please note that a short-listing process will take place and candidates will be selected for interview based on their CV and Covering Letter. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.

At Arriva we acknowledge the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. Embracing diversity and creating inclusion is a key component of our talent strategy. The creation of a diverse, inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential and enhance our success.

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