Senor Safety Specialist (Explosives)

AWE plc; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company in the UK is seeking a candidate to manage health & safety documentation and promote a strong safety culture. The role includes coaching, supporting improvement plans, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The position offers a starting salary from £44,110, a 9-day working fortnight, a competitive pension scheme, and various family-friendly policies.

Benefits

9-day working fortnight

Market leading pension scheme

Family friendly policies

Professional career development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Discounts on everyday spending

Special Leave Policy

Responsibilities

• Managing the technical development and production of health & safety documentation.
• Support to local ESH Improvement Plans.
• Contributing to processes/tools assessing performance of safety activities.
• Coaching others in safety approaches and techniques.
• Promoting learning and improvement through operational briefings.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Managing the technical development and production of health & safety documentation for a project and/or portfolio.
• Support to the local ESH Improvement Plans (culture, communications, etc.).
• Progressing on associated Operational/Assurance Functional Excellence Plans (FEP), Key Performance Indicators (KPI) etc. facilitating progress, as appropriate, to needs, accountabilities and responsibilities.
• Contributing to processes/tools that assess performance of the development and use of safety activities and Licence Condition compliance and identify where improvements could be made.
• Coaching others in safety (general/industrial/nuclear/explosives safety and other major hazards) approaches and techniques.
• Promoting learning and improvement through operational briefings, toolbox talks and presentations.
• Provides technical input to the production of company policy, guidance and strategy.
• Maintains a proactive regulatory interface with all internal and external regulators/stakeholders.
• Ensuring that company strategies, policies and management system requirements for conventional health & safety are communicated and understood.

Work hard, be rewarded: We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including.

At AWE, it\'s not just a job, it\'s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

Package: Starting from £44,110 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience).

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.