Health & Safety Advisor 6 month fixed term

Solus - an Aviva company; Bolton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to join their team for a 6-month fixed term. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to safety compliance across multiple sites while working closely with the UK HSE Lead. You'll be involved in conducting audits, risk assessments, and providing essential support to ensure a safe working environment. The company values inclusivity and offers competitive salaries, bonuses, and various employee benefits, making it an excellent place to grow your career. If you're passionate about health and safety and want to make a difference, this role is for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salaries

Bonus Opportunities

Pension Schemes

Holiday Entitlement

Discounts

Share Schemes

Supportive Policies

Wellbeing Tools

Qualifications

• Experience in H&S advisory roles in high-risk environments.
• Knowledge of environmental requirements and operational management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with statutory health and safety requirements.
• Conduct audits, risk assessments, and produce reports.
• Support the UK HSE Lead and manage day-to-day HSE operations.

Skills

Health and Safety Advisory

Risk Assessment

NEBOSH Certification

COSHH Assessments

5S Principles

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Job description

Health & Safety Advisor 6 month fixed term

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Overview

Are you looking for a position where you can make a difference, constantly learn new things and be at the forefront of technology, working as part of the Aviva family?

Responsibilities

The Role: The role aims to prevent Solus breaching statutory compliance by ensuring that each site is in full compliance with Solus requirements and mitigations put in place. This crucial role is to provide support to the UK HSE Lead and to advise and support all sites and head office teams on Health, Safety, and Environment matters. The UK HSE Advisor will assist in delivering the health and safety strategy and manage the day-to-day running of the HSE management system.

Key Outputs:

• Ensure Solus adheres to statutory requirements
• Identify and manage risks with appropriate controls
• Conduct HS&E Audits
• Perform Risk Assessments / SWPs
• Produce statistics / reports
• Investigate accidents, including root cause analysis
• Conduct Noise Assessments
• Perform DSE Workstation assessments
• Conduct COSHH Assessments
• Assess tools and HAV
• Research new equipment, chemicals, PPE to ensure minimal hazards
• Resolve, report, and escalate issues
• Provide solutions to challenges
• Support all sites and deputise for the UK HSE Lead during absences
• Review OHO reports and statutory inspection reports
• Attend meetings as requested by UK HSE lead

Qualifications

Desired Qualifications and Experience:

• NEBOSH General Cert. Qualified
• Proven experience in H&S advisory role, multisite or large single site
• Preferably in high-risk mechanical environments
• Operational management experience is a plus
• Knowledge of 5S principles
• Understanding of environmental requirements

Who are Solus?

Solus, owned by Aviva, is a leading UK vehicle repair company, returning cars to the road in just 11 days on average with a 4.6/5 customer rating. Recognized for its apprenticeship program and industry awards, Solus is shaping the future of vehicle repair.

Why Join Solus?

We offer competitive salaries, bonus opportunities, pension schemes, holiday entitlement, discounts, share schemes, supportive policies, and wellbeing tools. We value inclusivity and encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting minimum criteria. If you're excited but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply—your unique skills might be just what we need.

Apply online today, and our team will contact you within 14 days.