HSE Assistant

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking an HSE Assistant to support the Health, Safety, and Environmental policies across its operations. The role involves conducting site inspections, facilitating training, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on continuous improvement and employee development, with competitive benefits including 25 days of annual leave and life assurance.

Benefits

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Ongoing training and development investment

Life Assurance x4 salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Experience in health surveillance and safety statistics.
• Ability to conduct COSHH assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular site inspections to ensure compliance.
• Promote and reinforce a strong safety culture.
• Assist in maintaining documentation and records.

Skills

Coaching

Safety interventions

Hazard reporting

Risk assessments

Education

NEBOSH General or Construction certificate

Tools

MS Pack Office

Job description

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The HSE Assistant reports directly to the HSE Manager and support the ongoing implementation and monitoring of Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) policies and procedures. This role involves actively assisting all staff in ensuring compliance with both regulatory requirements and Boccard UK’s internal HSE standards. Key responsibilities include conducting regular site inspections, participating in internal audits, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement in health and safety practices across the organisation.

Based at UK Manufacturing facility in Deeside, the HSE Assistant responsibilities will include:

• Monitor and reinforce a strong nuclear safety culture across all UK operations, including providing informal coaching, safety interventions, toolbox talks, training and hazard reporting.
• Assistance with amendments and maintenance of documentation, policies and procedures ensuring they are kept up to date and communicated.
• Facilitate new starter induction training and manage training records with the support of the business management team
• Maintain and monitor the H&S legal register
• Develop and maintain a ‘continuous improvement’ ethos in the approach to all health, safety and environmental issues.
• Always promote the importance of safe practices and act as a role model for others.
• Attend safety meetings as requested with subcontractors, clients and the workforce.
• Conducting risk assessments including COSHH assessments and ensuring the results are communicated to relevant parties.
• Ensure all near misses are recorded within the HSE reporting system, and assist in root cause analysis ensuring that remediation and lessons learned are shared to prevent reoccurrence
• Ensure Health Surveillance reviews are conducted as required.
• Establishing process and procedure for keeping plant and machinery safe including: regular maintenance, safe movement, storage and use.
• Assistance in the compilation of monthly safety statistics
• Working knowledge of all relevant standards, in particular: ISO 14001:2005 and ISO 45001:2018
• Desire to learn and develop I the role

Skills and qualification

• Hold a NEBOSH General or Construction certificate is desirable
• Knowledge of MS Pack Office
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• On-going investment in your training and development
• Life Assurance x4 salary
• Employee Assistance Programme

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK. As part of our employment screening process, all applicants will need to complete BPSS.