Health and Safety Advisor

Principal People Recruitment; Winsford; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading safety consulting firm in the UK seeks a Health & Safety Advisor to support multiple sites across Cheshire. This practical role involves managing a team, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards. The ideal candidate will have a NEBOSH General Certificate and experience in high-risk environments. Regular training and development opportunities are offered, along with a competitive salary up to £47,000 and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Pension: 5% employee / 3% employer

Flexible working hours

CPD and development opportunities

Salary extras and discount schemes

Annual leave up to 26 days

Qualifications

• Experience in waste, recycling, logistics, transport, manufacturing, utilities, or construction.
• Proven HSE experience in a fast-paced environment.
• A full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Health, Safety and Environmental support across multiple sites.
• Manage and develop a team of Health & Safety Supervisors.
• Conduct H&S audits and site inspections.
• Review and write risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Lead Health & Safety training and support environmental compliance.

Skills

Hands-on Health & Safety support

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Proactive and approachable style

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH Environmental or IEMA

Job description

Overview

Are you a hands–on Health & Safety professional who enjoys autonomy, visibility on site, and making a real impact in high–risk environments? We re supporting a well–established and growing waste, recycling and fleet maintenance organisation that is genuinely invested in health, safety and environmental excellence from senior leadership through to site operations. Due to continued growth, they ve created a brand–new Health & Safety Advisor role to strengthen their HSEQ function and support multiple sites across Cheshire.

This is a fast–paced, practical role where you ll be trusted to lead from the front, influence operations, and help shape safety standards across the business.

The Role

Reporting into the HSEQ Manager, you ll play a key role in driving Health, Safety and Environmental performance across several operational sites, managing a small team and working closely with operational leaders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering hands–on Health, Safety and Environmental support across multiple sites
• Managing and developing a team of Health & Safety Supervisors
• Conducting H&S audits, site inspections and regular site walks
• Reviewing and writing risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work
• Leading Health & Safety training, including PowerPoint–based sessions
• Supporting environmental permits, waste management compliance and liaison with regulators
• Supporting the rollout of a new HSEQ system
• Attending operational meetings and embedding safety into day–to–day decision–making
• Supporting the HSEQ Manager with workload and continuous improvement initiatives
• Contributing to training plans and ongoing improvement programmes

About You

You ll be a confident and practical H&S professional who is comfortable operating in high–risk, operational environments and engaging with stakeholders at all levels.

You ll ideally have:

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent)
• An environmental qualification such as NEBOSH Environmental or IEMA
• Experience within waste, recycling, logistics, transport, manufacturing, utilities or construction
• Proven HSE experience in a fast–paced environment
• Team leadership or supervisory experience
• A full UK driving licence
• A proactive, approachable style with the confidence to challenge and influence

What’s on Offer

• Salary up to GBP47,000
• Pension: 5% employee / 3% employer
• Flexible working and autonomy in how you manage your time and sites
• CPD and development opportunities
• Salary extras and discount schemes
• Annual leave circa up to 26 days (to be confirmed)
• On–site facilities including canteen, tea & coffee
• The chance to join a growing business with multiple new sites planned