Health and Safety Assistant
Job description
We are looking for an enthusiastic Health & Safety Assistant to join our busy, fast paced department. The role is to provide support to the Health & Safety Team, who are responsible for all aspects of health and safety at Allelys and to assist on current H&S initiatives and objectives. This position will both support and assist current and future health and safety activities.
The successful applicant will be expected to work as a member of a team and independently, in promoting safe work practices at all times. The post holder will provide practical and hands on health and safety support and assistance across the site which includes offices, warehouses, workshops and yard areas.
Role information
- Contributing towards the achievement of further H&S accreditations in line with the company’s strategic plan
- Working with the H&S team to coordinate & participate in remote site H&S safety inspections, including note taking
- Assisting with the annual review of risk assessments, to include COSHH assessments
- Assisting with accident and incident investigations to ensure the timely production of corrective and preventative action plans
- Assisting with day-to-day health and safety activities
- Conducting HSE consumable inventory checks with our team of HGV Drivers
- Assisting with client specific on-boarding processes
- Reviewing, updating and analysing employee training records
- Updating and maintaining health and safety records
- Co-ordinating and booking industry accredited training courses including CPCS, CSCS, and National Grid PERSONS and NVQ’s
- Purchasing H&S consumables, signage and PPE, ensuring adequate supplies are maintained
- Preparing Health and Safety literature including memos’, newsletters and tool box talks on a monthly basis
- Updating health and safety notice boards and safety signage where required
- Providing office cover in the absence of the HSEQ Manager and/or H&S Assistant
- Delivering company inductions as and when required
- Testing site fire alarms
- Monitoring and replenishing First Aid stations across site
- Attending meetings and minute taking
- General filling and scanning of documentation
Training
- Attending training courses (internal and external) as agreed with the HSEQ Manager as part of your continuous professional development (CPD) programme
Skills, experience & qualifications required
- Minimum 1 year’s Health & Safety experience
- IOSH qualified – Managing Safely
- Full driving licence
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good IT skills- Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point
- Excellent organisation skills
- The ability to work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative
- Ability to relate to staff at all levels
- Ability to contribute effectively to a team working environment
- The ability to ‘think on your feet’ and use of initiative
- A “can do” attitude
- Professional and approachable
- Flexible and reliable
Salary
- Dependant on experience
- 40 hours per week Monday – Friday
- Options for role to be on an interim or permanent basis
How to apply
Please use the form opposite to submit your CV along with a covering letter and ensure that you include why you believe you are the right fit for Allelys. If you don’t have a CV available and would prefer to fill out our full application form, please select the option within our form for you to do this.
