QHSE Advisor

Reading Berks base with Travel to other UK & European sites

Up to £55,000 + 2x life cover, 25 days holiday

An exciting career opportunity to join this leading provider of electronic design and test solutions for commercial communications, aerospace, defence and government, and electronic industrial markets.

Your role

Provide management, guidance and expertise in all QHSE matters for the Client and their business across four UK sites. The role will be required to develop and ensure business wide standardization (where possible) of a QHSE compliance strategy. Monitor, review and analyse QHSE performance and identify initiatives to ensure performance improvement and implement best practice. Establish a collaborative 'working partnership' with Client and site-based customers to help improve their QHSE knowledge and development of a learning organisation

Responsibilities:

The key accountability areas for the job are:

• Driving forward and implementing the QHSE strategy in accordance with ethical guidelines and Client corporate policies.
• Develop, implement, manage and review account specific QHSE business plan and objectives as set by Client.
• Effective business communication, face to face and written, with clear guidance and professionalism in all circumstances.
• Ensure compliance against all business wide policies.
• Simplify and standardise (where possible) all systems and processes.
• Lead on provision, guidance and practical expertise on all QHSE topics, ensuring there is appropriate day-to-day support for Client, site-based customers and Facilities Management team.
• Risk Management, accountable for coordinating all activities and maintaining Risk Register, Risk Assessment activities, incident and hazard reporting.
• Review and further develop safe systems of work to include electrical safety.
• Implement and develop environmental improvement action plan
• Develop and lead on QHSE meetings for each site, at least quarterly. This will require setting Agenda, providing quality content, documentation and provision of minutes.
• Provide some training and issue of monthly toolbox talks specific to Client business activities.

Training, Qualifications and Experience:

• Essential:
• A good general education, with formal management qualification in Health & Safety management and Environmental management. Practical application of auditing and membership of the IIRSM or IOSH at Diploma level, or equivalent.
• Proven experience of similar role, with experience of Client facing role and relevant post qualification experience.
• Conversant with (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 45001, (or similar regional alternatives).
• Must be able to demonstrate a career showing continuous personal development in the related field of QHSE.
• A practical and demonstrable knowledge of liaising with enforcement agency /insurers.

Practical experience must include:

• Risk Management strategy development and implementation.
• Best Value analysis of QHSE resource support provision.
• Monitoring and Analysis of management system performance.
• Development and implementation of policy and process.
• Environmental risk and 'resource' evaluation and management.
• Positively articulate QHSE through suitable presentation media.
• Accident/Hazard investigation & analysis to drive improvements.
• Development and delivery of QHSE training.
• Engaging and meaningful management of meetings.

Highly Desirable:

• Formal qualification in environmental management system and auditing or Safety management system auditing.
• Demonstrate good presentation skills.
• Ability to plan and prioritise
• Strong organisational skills
• Understanding of high level of customer service
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Fully PC Literate - Microsoft Office Suite, Sharepoint
• Engineering, Technical or Facilities Management qualification or experience an advantage

Skills:

Proven leadership and management skills.

Ability to interface at all levels throughout an organisation, both face to face and remotely

Excellent organizational and communication, verbal and written, skills

Good inter-personal skills in dealing with both customers, colleagues and suppliers

Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative

Circumstances:

Be in a position to travel across UK (Edinburgh, Telford, Winnersh and Fleet essentially) - also to Finland & Sweden as required with occasional overnight stays.

Option to have some adhoc days working from home, by agreement.

Interested?

Contact Liv Longstaff-Browne

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Resourcing Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.