Health Safety Environment Advisor

Wabtec Corporation; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider of rail solutions is seeking a Safety, Health & Environment Advisor to join their team in Burton upon Trent. The role involves ensuring compliance with safety regulations, delivering HSE training, and managing audits. The ideal candidate should hold a NEBOSH certificate, have experience in HSE training, and possess strong organizational skills. This is a full-time, permanent position with a focus on promoting a positive safety culture.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of designing and delivering HSE training.
• Demonstrate Commercial/legal awareness.
• Experience of working to ISO 45001, 18001 & 9001.

Responsibilities

• Provide an occupational health, safety, and environmental service.
• Support strategic activities for health, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Manage key improvement activities for governance and implementation.

Skills

Experience in designing and delivering HSE training

Excellent understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation

Sound IT skills, particularly Excel

Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills

Education

NEBOSH Certificate in Safety, Health and Environment

Tools

ISO 45001

ISO 18001

ISO 9001

Microsoft Office

Job description

Safety, Health & Environment Advisor – Talent Acquisition Partner at Wabtec Corporation

Who will you be working with?

We are seeking an experienced Safety, Health & Environment Advisor to join our team at the LH Group (a Division of Wabtec UK Ltd) based in Burton on Trent. We support our customers through maintenance and operation optimisation with customised solutions for spare parts, repair, and overhaul activities on existing trains.

Location: Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, (DE13 8EN)

Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:30pm and Friday 08:00am to 13:00pm, 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent, Full‑Time

How will you make a difference?

To support the development, implementation and maintenance of compliant safety, health and environmental management systems across all activities; compile and maintain records and logs to facilitate KPI reporting; promote a positive safety culture and support functional and zone leaders with the management of their areas of responsibility.

What will your typical day look like?

• Provide an occupational health, safety and environmental service to operational activities and its personnel.
• Support the SHE department’s strategic activities to deliver people first commitments and legislative compliance across the business.
• Manage key improvement activities, to support implementation and continual governance of actions taken.
• Support Managers and other key staff to establish and maintain key Health, Safety and Environmental improvements within their areas of responsibility.
• Manage the site internal and external audit program, ensuring compliance with all associated legislation and management system requirements.
• Identify opportunities for continuous safety, health and environmental improvement.
• Support the business external activities including regulatory, audit and trade bodies on health, safety and environmental matters e.g., HSE, EA, BSI.
• Participate and support accident and incident investigations.
• Carry out Site Inductions for New Employees and Contractors.

What do we want to know about you?

• Happy to travel when required to other Wabtec UK sites and customers locations.
• Hold a NEBOSH Certificate in Safety, Health and Environment.
• Proven experience of designing and delivering HSE training.
• Demonstrate Commercial/legal awareness.
• Excellent understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation.
• Experience of working to ISO 45001, 18001 & 9001.
• Sound IT skills (particularly Excel). IT literate and fully conversant with all Microsoft office applications and MRP.
• Excellent organisational and prioritising skills.

If you don’t have all the above criteria don’t worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values – always put people first, and strive to expand what is possible.

Apply today!

Legal authorisation to work in the UK is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

We do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalised agreement with Wabtec Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third party Recruiter and have not been engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you a fee if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired.

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value‑added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world‑class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital‑rail‑and‑transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more! http://www.WabtecCorp.com

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.