Health & Safety Officer

TN United Kingdom; Falmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive Health & Safety Officer to join their dedicated team. In this role, you will play a vital part in ensuring the safety of staff and visitors at one of the largest ship-repair facilities in the UK. Your responsibilities will include conducting site inspections, maintaining safety policies, and delivering training to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation. This position offers a supportive work environment with attractive benefits, including generous annual leave and a pension contribution. If you are passionate about safety and enjoy working collaboratively, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Minimum 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

4% pension contribution

Death in service benefit

Life cover at 7x your basic salary

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• NEBOSH general certificate or NVQ Level 3 qualification is essential.
• Experience in HSEQ function in an industrial environment is needed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site inspections and ensure safety onboard and off ships.
• Maintain and update health and safety policies and procedures.
• Deliver health & safety training and ensure compliance with legislation.

Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Risk Assessment

Health and Safety Legislation

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

NVQ Level 3 Qualification

Job description

A&P Group – Falmouth, Health & Safety Officer

Do you enjoy ensuring safety and working with people to minimise risks? Then we may have the role for you!

We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive individual to join our team as a Health & Safety Officer. Working at our facility in A&P Falmouth and reporting directly to the site Health and Safety Manager, you will play a critical role in our commitment to excellence and safety.

Who we are:

A&P Falmouth is one of the largest ship-repair facilities in the UK, providing a complete range of marine repair services thanks to our on-site engineering, electrical, paint and fabrication workshops.

Our number one priority is to safeguard the safety and wellbeing of our staff, customers and sub-contractors. Our Work Safe, Home Safe (WSHS) initiative defines the core values which form the basis of the safety culture here.

What you will do:

Joining our dedicated Health & Safety Team and reporting to the Health and Safety Manager, you will:

1. Undertake site inspections across our facility, ensuring safety onboard and off ships within the docks, our workshops, offices and other areas of the site.
2. Maintain and update our health and safety policies, procedures and guidance.
3. Carry out or assist others in the investigation, reporting and recommending of action on accidents, incidents, near misses and non-conformances with a view to driving positive changes and improvements.
4. Carry out risk assessments and review safe systems of work.
5. Provide advice on health, safety, environmental and quality matters to colleagues, customers and contractors across the business.
6. Deliver health & safety training such as toolbox talks and health and safety briefings as required.
7. Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and Company policies.

What we are looking for:

• NEBOSH general certificate / NVQ Level 3 qualification or equivalent.
• Experience of working within the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) function in an industrial / engineering environment with good knowledge of best practice within HSEQ.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Willingness to work various shift patterns including at night and during the weekend and to be on-call during unsociable hours and visit the facility during these times as required.

What we can offer:

• A supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Attractive benefits including:
• Minimum 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• 4% pension contribution and a generous death in service benefit.
• Life cover at 7x your basic salary.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

Due to the nature of the work we undertake, all successful candidates must undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check and attain Security Check (SC) Clearance as part of pre-employment checks, further information on this can be found here.

Please note that if you are NOT a passport holder of the country for the vacancy you might need a work permit.

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Created on 13/04/2025 by TN United Kingdom