Environmental Health And Safety Advisor

Daniel Owen Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Advisor to enhance their EHS function. This role involves ensuring compliance with EHS standards, conducting audits, and developing policies aligned with UK regulations. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in EHS, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate across departments. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will directly impact safety and compliance in the aerospace sector. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a supportive and innovative environment.

Benefits

Competitive Salary Package

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Discounted Flight Benefits

Reduced Gym Memberships

Retail and Hotel Discounts

Seasonal Company Events

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience.
• NEBOSH Diploma or IOSH Certificate preferred.
• Experience in Risk Assessments and Audits.

Responsibilities

• Ensure EHS compliance across all departments.
• Conduct Risk Assessments and COSHH Assessments.
• Develop EHS policies in line with UK Law.

Skills

Risk Assessment

Auditing

EHS Compliance

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Problem Solving

Organizational Skills

Education

Degree in Engineering/Chemistry

NEBOSH Diploma

IOSH Certificate/Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Environmental Health & Safety Advisor

Job Type: Hybrid

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: Permanent

Location: Hayes, London

Salary: Up to £43,075

Sector: Aerospace

To work within the Quality Team to develop and support primarily the Health & Safety function of Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) for the company. To work with the Security Manager to ensure the company is compliant with EHS and standards ISO14001 and 45001, Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) and REACH.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Interacting with all departmental managers to ensure that the company remains EHS compliant.
• Controlling the completion of Risk Assessment and completing of Control of Substances Harmful to Health (COSHH) Assessments.
• Accident reporting and investigation, including KPI reporting to Product Division.
• Auditing to ISO14001 and 45001 to maintain Group Approval.
• To create EHS policies for the business in line with UK Law and client requirements.
• To deliver targets for health & safety implementation and compliance.
• To develop and introduce Safety Team from cross functions of the business.
• To assess new substances including set up and maintaining REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of Chemicals) requirement.
• To control Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Standards and ensure we are compliant with the correct standard.
• To become part of the client's EHS community and attend summits and workshops as required.
• To advise on EHS training and develop with the colleagues responsible for training.
• To develop and maintain a control plan for monitoring of requirement for EHS testing for the business.
• To support Human Resources where required on occupational health requirements.
• To conduct regular meetings with first aiders and be their point of reference for support.
• To support the Quality Team in aspects of their work, this could include update of company procedures.
• To be able to deputise where required for the Security Manager.
• To perform tasks within their capability to meet the needs of the company.

Qualifications, Experience and Attributes Required:

• Educated to a degree level (Engineering/Chemistry or relevant to required knowledge) or experience in similar role coupled with secondary education (A Levels) or BTECH/HNC (Desirable).
• NEBOSH Diploma level or IOSH Certificate/Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Recognised Auditing qualification with experience in 14001 or 45001 preferred.
• Preferable to have EHS background with knowledge of aviation.
• Excellent administration and coordination skills.
• Experience completing Risk Assessments, Audits and reviewing Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Sheets.
• Ability to manage and work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to develop positive, productive and collaborative working relationships with a wide variety of partners.
• Ability to produce timely and accurate reports.
• Confident team player with ability to develop role and seek to continuously improve processes.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft packages.
• Excellent communications skills and able to work at all levels.
• Good organisational skills with strong planning and operational execution.
• Excellent planning, problem solving organisation and administration skills.
• Able to turn vision into strategy and execute.
• Decision maker, analysing for root causes and developing solutions.
• Self-motivated with flexible approach.
• An effective influencer who is prepared to work on cultural change.
• Prepared to challenge concept to help move the business forward.

Working Conditions:

• Office environment, based in Hayes.
• Full time role.
• Hybrid working policy maybe applicable after training is completed.
• Potential travel required.

Compliance and Onboarding:

• Candidate must have the right to live and work in the UK unrestricted.
• Mandatory Training will be required.

Benefits of the Role:

• Competitive Salary Package
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Discounted Flight Benefits
• Reduced Gym memberships Retail and Hotel Discounts
• Seasonal Company Events

About us:

Daniel Owen is an established recruitment consultancy specialising in the placement of quality temporary and permanent workers to all roles in the Built Environment. Working with some of the UK's largest and most respected construction, maintenance, and engineering companies.

If you are interested in hearing more about the EHS Manager role, please contact Josh on 020 7248 0000.