Health And Safety Advisor

Job Title: Health & Safety Advisor (With NEBOSH QUALIFICATION)

Salary: Competitive

Working Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 40 hours per week

Business Overview

OCS are a global facilities service with 120,000 colleagues and 8,000 customers across the UK, Europe, APAC and Middle East regions. We have one joint mission; to become the best provider of facilities services for colleagues, customers, and communities by making people and places the best they can be.

OCS Group UK & Ireland provides a range of both standalone and integrated services to some high-profile public and private customers, meaning no day is the same. We cover Airports and Arenas, to schools, hospitals, shopping centres and sports complexes – and everything in between.

Would you be interested to join a leading facilities management company with a reputation for excellence?

We are currently recruiting for a remote Health and Safety Advisor to join our passionate QHSE Department.

This is a remote working position which offers exposure to various FM Sectors, sites, and industries, including education, healthcare, venues, and retail. The role offers continual professional development with CPD, working with the wider UK&I QHSE team with extensive experience and knowledge.

We are looking for someone that shares our passion in the field of occupational health and safety. Together with ensuring colleagues comply with necessary legislative requirements, we want someone that can help drive change. Someone that has the enthusiasm to help advise, guide, support, and coach operational colleagues around the business.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• To act as a trusted advisor to operational managers on health and safety issues, ensuring company standards and expectations are met.
• To travel to various sites within the business to provide advice and guidance on health and safety matters.
• To monitor and manage accidents and incidents on the company reporting system.
• To attend necessary internal/customer meetings on behalf of the QHSE department.
• Under guidance, provide advice on environmental and quality issues.
• To undertake internal audits in-line with the internal audit plan.
• To support other departments within the QHSE Team.
• To communicate proactively on all necessary QHSE matters and as required, prepare reports, bulletins, and briefs to promote learning.
• Travel to sites to assist with certain accident and incident investigations, helping the site and business learn and develop.
• To react to emerging challenges and adapt as necessary.
• To support delivery of QHSE strategic objectives and initiatives targeted at continual QHSE improvement.
• To support the business to manage effectively QHSE matters and to be capable of taking appropriate and timely corrective action when required.
• To liaise, as required, with any enforcement authority (e.g. HSE, EHO).
• To build working relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• To work collaboratively and constructively with other members of the QHSE Team to ensure a consistent and seamless delivery of QHSE support across the OCS business.

General

• Avoid conflict of interests between personal interests and the interests of the UK & Ireland group.
• Exercise independent judgment, reasonable care, skill, and diligence when carrying out their duties.
• Act in good faith and promote the long-term success of each company within the UK & Ireland group for the benefit of all members and wider stakeholders.
• Adhere to and promote the UK & Ireland group’s policies on equality & diversity, information security, health and safety and data protection in the performance of their duties.

About You:

• Applicant must have the right to work in the UK

Necessary

• General secondary education with a high level of numeracy and literacy
• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent)
• A minimum of 12 months experience within the UK with practical application of health and safety standards and legislative requirements.
• TECH IOSH status
• Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety compliance and statutory requirements.
• Practical safety management and delivery experience.
• Experience/knowledge in investigating significant events.
• An basic understanding of civil claims and criminal enforcement.
• An analytical approach to problem solving and decision making.
• Able to operate and communicate competently with any level of customer within both the internal and external client organisation.
• The ability to demonstrate proactive customer relationship management and effective relationship building is essential.
• Behaves in an ethical and sustainable way in all they do.
• Full UK driver’s license.
• Be committed to performance excellence
• Be motivational and encouraging.
• Have open and transparent communications.
• Create constructive and respectful relationships.
• Recognise that diversity and difference are assets.
• Demonstrate a consistently positive attitude to work.
• Seek to ensure all staff are treated fairly.

Desirable

• NEBOSH Level 6 National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals (or equivalent), or working towards.
• History of working in relevant industry sectors e.g. hard services, cleaning, working at height, security, catering, logistics, grounds maintenance, cleansing, aviation and transport, facilities management.
• Base knowledge and understanding of ISO9001, 14001, and 45001.
• Experience of working with external auditors.

Core Expectations

• Show flexibility in working arrangements to ensure that a high level of service is delivered.
• Self-motivated and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Have a positive and focused attitude when dealing with all colleagues
• Be able to take personal responsibility
• Have a flexible and positive attitude towards work
• Be keen to continuously improve own learning and development
• Support and embed the UK & Ireland group’s corporate values.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Car allowance with paid company mileage
• Support in professional development.
• Required professional membership fees paid for.
• Wide range of retail discounts.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Join our Cycle to Work scheme.
• Immediate access to “Opportunity” our internal Learning and Development platform.
• Access to “CHROMA”, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our events.
• Employee Support Scheme