Health Safety Advisor

• Annual Salary: £38-45K
• Location: Garvagh
• Job Type: Permanent - Full-time

We are seeking an experienced Health and Safety Advisor to join our dynamic Health and Safety team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and promote best practices across all areas of our operations. If you are looking to elevate your career within a forward-thinking team, this position offers ample room for personal and professional growth.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Create and review safe systems of work, outlining safe operational procedures that identify and consider all relevant hazards.
• Prepare and deliver training on safe systems of work to team members.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop suitable risk controls.
• Perform regular workplace and equipment inspections to identify hazards and assess the effectiveness of control measures.
• Maintain compliance with relevant H&S regulations and ensure that working practices are safe and comply with legislation.
• Record incidents and accidents, produce statistics for managers, and conduct investigations into safety incidents to identify root causes and develop corrective measures.
• Provide or deliver relevant education and training, leading in-house training with managers and team members on health and safety issues and risks.
• Consult with team members to promote a strong health and safety culture.
• Produce monthly management reports, newsletters, and bulletins as required.
• Assist with safety management system audits, including both internal audits and 3rd party accreditation audits.
• Prepare health and safety strategies and develop/implement internal H&S policies.
• Perform regular monitoring of health and safety performance, collecting and analysing key performance data and information.
• Provide advice on a range of specialist areas, such as fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery, and occupational diseases.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Health and Safety Advisor in a manufacturing or construction environment.
• NEBOSH National Construction Certificate or equivalent.
• Full driving license—site travel required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong team player with effective communication skills.

Desirable:

• ISO 45001 Internal auditor training.
• Train the trainer training in areas such as Manual Handling, Face Fit, Abrasive Wheels, etc.
• NEBOSH National Diploma.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and attractive benefits package.
• Enhanced holidays.
• Half-day Fridays.
• Real growth and development potential within a thriving team.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Exciting projects to challenge and build expertise.
• Annual social events and wellbeing initiatives.

Working Hours:

• Monday to Thursday: 08:00 - 17:00
• Friday: 08:00 - 14:00