Health, Safety & Environment Advisor

GKN Aerospace; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus up to 15%

Industry Leading Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

185 hours holiday + bank holidays

Shopping discounts

Cycle To Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free onsite parking

Job summary

GKN Aerospace in Luton is seeking a proactive HSE Advisor to strengthen safety and environmental performance at the site. You will work with the HSE Lead to deliver strategy, ensure compliance with ISO standards, and support audits and training initiatives.

This role offers hybrid working up to one day per week, a competitive salary, and a broad benefits package designed to attract and retain top talent in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Health, Safety and Environment role within manufacturing or industrial settings.
• Strong knowledge of HSE management principles and legal requirements.
• Experience supporting risk assessments, incident investigations and compliance activities.
• Knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Support the HSE Lead in delivering the site's HSE strategy and objectives.
• Promote a positive HSE culture across the organisation through leadership.
• Maintain company HSE policies, standards and procedures.
• Provide HSE advice and support to managers and staff.
• Facilitate risk assessments and safe work practices with effective controls.
• Investigate incidents and near-misses, identify root causes and actions.
• Manage HSE reporting, audits and performance data.
• Produce HSE performance reports and communicate trends.
• Support audits, customer assessments and certifications.
• Assist in maintaining ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 systems.
• Deliver HSE training and toolbox talks to enhance competence.

Skills

HSE management

Risk assessments

Incident investigations

ISO 45001

ISO 14001

NEBOSH GC

Communication skills

MS Office

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers. Based at our Luton manufacturing plant you’ll do just that. Established in 1993, GKN Aerospace in Luton is a world leader in commercial and military ice protection systems and transparencies. Offering a full range of capabilities; design, analysis, testing, certification and manufacture of electro-thermal ice protection, military fast jet canopies and flight deck windows to over 20 programmes including: Boeing 787, Dreamliner, AgustaWestland, AW101, Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. Our customers include Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopters, Textron, BAE Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Leonardo. Our Luton site is home to 370+ employees and onsite facilities including onsite parking, food hub and vending machines.

We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Advisor to join our aerospace manufacturing team. Reporting to the HSE Lead, you will play a key role in driving a positive safety culture, supporting environmental sustainability initiatives, and ensuring compliance with legal and corporate requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for an HSE professional who enjoys working closely with operational teams, influencing positive behaviours, and delivering practical solutions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. No two days are the same, and you will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on the safety, health and environmental performance of the site.

Core operational hours at our Luton site are: 07:30 - 16:30 Monday to Thursday & 07:30 - 12:30 Friday, earlier finish on Friday to start the weekend. There is the opportunity to work from home up to one day per week, subject to business needs.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the HSE Lead in the delivery of the site's Health, Safety and Environmental strategy and objectives.
• Promote and embed a positive HSE culture across all levels of the organisation through visible leadership and employee engagement.
• Implement and maintain company HSE policies, standards and procedures across the site.
• Provide professional HSE advice, guidance and support to managers, supervisors and employees.
• Facilitate and review risk assessments, safe systems of work and workplace inspections, ensuring effective controls are implemented.
• Investigate incidents, near misses and unsafe conditions, identifying root causes and driving corrective and preventive actions through to completion.
• Manage HSE reporting systems and ensure accurate and timely recording of incidents, audits, inspections and performance data.
• Produce and communicate HSE performance reports, trends and key metrics.
• Support compliance with all relevant health, safety and environmental legislation and company standards.
• Coordinate and monitor HSE action plans, ensuring timely closure of corrective actions.
• Support internal and external audits, customer assessments and certification activities.
• Assist in maintaining ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 management systems.
• Deliver and support HSE training, awareness campaigns and toolbox talks to enhance workforce competence and engagement.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety performance, environmental sustainability and operational excellence.

What You'll Bring

To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential:

• Experience in a Health, Safety and Environment role within a manufacturing, engineering or industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of health, safety and environmental management principles and legal requirements.
• Experience supporting risk assessments, incident investigations and compliance activities.
• Knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems.
• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent qualification).
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Desirable:

• Membership of IOSH and/or ISEP (formally IEMA)
• Experience within aerospace, automotive or other highly regulated manufacturing sectors.
• Internal auditor qualification or audit experience.
• Knowledge of ISO 50001 energy management systems.
• Experience of Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Experience delivering training and presentations to groups

We are looking for individuals who want to make a difference, talented professionals with the skills, ambition and passion to become the best in their field. You will be a motivated HSE professional with a passion for creating safe and sustainable workplaces. You will be comfortable engaging with people at all levels of the business and have the confidence to challenge, coach and positively influence behaviours.

Note: Some GKN programmes are subject to regulatory restrictions which may impact certain nationalities. As part of the application process you will be asked to declare when applying for this role.

What We’ll Offer

Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• The opportunity to earn up to 15% bonus
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
• Life Assurance 8 x salary
• 185 hours holiday + bank holidays
• Income protection
• Shopping discounts
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
• Electric Vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme (Insurance, servicing, maintenance, roadside assistance and more included)
• Free onsite parking
• Local gym discount
• Free airport parking
• Enhanced family friendly leave
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where your career journey may take you!

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We arethe place where human dreams, plus humanendeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.

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