Health and Safety Technician Apprenticeship

Blijer.nl; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Health, Safety, and Environment Technician to join their team. In this dynamic role, you will provide essential advice on safety practices, ensuring compliance with statutory health and safety regulations. Your responsibilities will include developing safe systems of work, conducting training, and investigating workplace incidents. This apprenticeship offers a unique opportunity to learn and grow in a supportive environment, with a commitment to upskilling the future of construction. If you are passionate about safety and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Accredited training funding

Access to college courses

Dynamic work environment

Qualifications

• GCSE in English and Maths or Functional Skills Level 1 required.
• SHEA Card and related work experience advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute safe systems of work and training packages.
• Investigate incidents and enforce health and safety requirements.
• Conduct site visits to ensure compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Proactive approach

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Ability to analyse data

Adaptability

Education

GCSE English and Maths Grade 3/D or above

Functional Skills Level 1 or above

Tools

ISO 45001 standards

Job description

The role will be both office and site based providing advice to others on how to work without harming themselves or others. Technicians will work with management and delivery teams to advise on the statutory health, safety and environmental requirements as they affect the company’s operations. They will assist the management team in ensuring that the legal and company SHE requirements are implemented.

For this Thames Water scheme, duties may include:

1. Develop, review, and execute safe systems of work.
2. Create and deliver training packages (e.g., toolbox talks & inductions)
3. Investigate and report incidents in the workplace.
4. Analyse data and present findings to the management team.
5. Undertake site visits to construction sites to check on site safety standards.
6. Review and approve risk assessments and method statements.
7. Enforce health and safety requirements.
8. Identify hazards and implement solutions.
9. Planning emergency procedures.
10. Adhering to environmental and safety laws.
11. Implement health and safety standards such as ISO 45001 etc.

Typical Working Week

40 hours p/w with start time typically between 07:00 & 08:00 inclusive of paid 8 hours at college.

Person Specification

• Proactive approach, taking pride in their work and taking accountability for decisions.
• A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment.
• Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving.
• No two days are the same on the front line and not every day goes to plan, so you’ll need to be quick on your feet to respond!
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams.
• Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences.
• Ability to visit different sites and training days.
• Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions to serve our customers and protect the environment.
• Able to understand and follow health and safety protocols.

Qualifications required/desirable

Minimum Requirements

English and Maths at GCSE Grade 3 / D or above, or Functional Skills at Level 1 or above.

Desired Requirements

The passion and commitment to work in water treatment. It will be advantageous if you already have previous related work experience and a SHEA Card, but certainly not essential.

Key Training/College Information

K10 will enrol you to the Level 3 Safety, Health & Environment Technician course and fund your qualifications through an accredited training provider.

The apprenticeship duration is 24 months.

Eligibility

• Must have access to their own vehicle.
• Must have had a full UK drivers license for more than 6 months.
• Living in England for the last 3 years and have right to work status.
• Not enrolled on any other courses.
• 18+ due to site H&S rules.

Who We Are

We are UK’s largest construction-specific Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency. Founded in 2009, we are an award-winning social enterprise with a passion to convert potential.

Our aim is to place our learners in sustainable employment on projects in their local area. To do this, we collaborate with government, referral organisations, local authorities, developers, contractors, and colleges, to deliver apprenticeship programmes specifically designed to upskill the future of construction.