Health and Safety Advisor

Zest Recruitment; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Health & Safety professional to ensure compliance and deliver training in Bristol. This role involves supporting safety initiatives, conducting training, and fostering a proactive safety culture on the shop floor, ideal for someone with NEBOSH certification and strong interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Autonomy to shape safety culture

Career development opportunities

Close-knit team environment

Qualifications

• Practical experience to guide safety decisions.
• Experience in leading investigations and delivering safety training.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting health and safety compliance on site.
• Delivering engaging health and safety training to all.
• Coaching teams to raise safety standards.

Skills

Strong people skills

Health and Safety compliance

Training delivery

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Job description

Overview

Some people see health and safety as rules and checklists. You see it as people. Protecting them. Empowering them. Helping them go home safe every day.

We're representing a long-established manufacturing business that's looking for someone exactly like you - someone who can be a visible, approachable presence on the shop floor. Someone who knows that safety culture is built in conversations, not just in documents.

This is a sole-standing Health & Safety role, but you'll never feel alone. You'll work closely with an experienced Group Health & Safety Manager who'll back your ideas and give you the freedom to make an impact. And because this business is growing, there's plenty of room for you to grow too - into a management role if that's where you want to go.

You'll be the person employees turn to for advice, guidance, and training - from day-one inductions to coaching seasoned team members on best practices. You'll lead investigations when something goes wrong, but more importantly, you'll be influencing things, so those moments happen less and less. You'll run drills that prepare people for the unexpected and work with managers to make sure every policy, risk assessment, and process is up-to-date, practical, and understood.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting all aspects of health and safety compliance on site.
• Delivering engaging H&S training to employees, contractors, and management (including inductions).
• Coaching teams to raise safety standards and embed a safety-first mindset.
• Investigating incidents and near misses, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Running regular safety drills and ensuring readiness across all shifts.
• Reviewing and updating policies, procedures, and risk assessments.
• Actively promoting a positive, proactive safety culture throughout the site.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) and practical experience to guide decisions.
• Strong people skills to inspire change and build relationships on the shop floor.
• Experience in leading investigations and delivering safety training.

What we offer

In return, you'll join a close-knit team who care about what they do. You'll have the autonomy to shape safety culture and the support to push your career forward. And you'll get the satisfaction of knowing that your work directly protects people, every single day.

How to apply

If that sounds like the kind of role you've been waiting for, we'd love to hear from you.

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