EHS Generalist

3 months ago


Broughton, United Kingdom Raytheon Full time
Job Description
Job Title: EHS Generalist (P2)
Locations: Broughton - covering central sites such as Manchester, Gloucester & Waddington
Summary of Role
Raytheon UK is proud of its Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) performance and is continuing to develop tools and processes to minimise risks to our employees and the environment we operate in. Raytheon UK is committed to health, safety and environmental compliance with UK regulations and Corporate EHS Standards and driving improvements to our performance.
We are looking for an EHS Generalist to join our UK EHS team. The EHS Generalist provides support to the EHS and Facilities Team, as well as guidance to management and employees across the business.
The successful candidate will be committed to providing great service with the ability to build strong relationships across the business; be an excellent communicator, comfortable both in group settings and presenting to colleagues and committees across the business; be experienced in balancing a diverse workload with attention to detail and deadlines; and committed to their continuous professional development.
This role is site based and has multi sites within the region. Additional support may be required at other Raytheon UK locations and will therefore require travel and potential overnight stays.
Main Duties
Working on various projects with the EHS team, act as the lead and prepared to present out plans to key stakeholders
Demonstrate initiative in developing EHS programmes and initiating change processes
Develop a good understanding of the EHS management system in line with legal requirements and corporate standards
Provide EHS advice and guidance, using escalation techniques when required
Working knowledge of risk assessment and initiating action plans
Point of contact and lead in ensuring compliance to COSHH regulations throughout UK
Lead and participate in audits, inspections and incident investigations, in any area of the site, which may involve using a ladder, working at height as well as physically accessing confined, underground and roof spaces
Prepare and present at site EHS committee meetings, attend and support functional EHS Committee meetings
Working knowledge and understanding of Environmental compliance, chair Sustainability team meetings and work together driving improvements and compliance in line with legislative, ISO standards and Raytheon corporate requirements
Ensure all documentation is available to present to legal compliance auditor for Environmental and Health and Safety Audits
Assistance with site compliance and completion of compliance tasks
Participates in continuous improvement activities applying CORE principles
Keeps up to date with EHS requirements
Report writing on EHS related issues and performance objectives and metrics
Ability to work to timescales, achieve personal goals and contribute to team effectiveness
Candidate Requirements
Education
Appropriate professional qualification at a minimum NEBOSH General Certificate
Environmental qualification or equivalent
Chemical background/ awareness of chemical management systems preferred
Essential
Knowledge and experience of working within the parameters ISO14001 and ISO 45001
Detailed knowledge of UK Statutory regulation concerning Environment, Health and Safety
Working knowledge of General and Hazardous waste hierarchy
Good understanding of COSHH and all associated requirements
Previous experience in relation to Health and Safety Training and creation of content, ensuring audit ready at all times
Relevant experience in a manufacturing/engineering environment
Proficient at report writing, creating and presenting presentations using Microsoft office tools (in particular: Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
Project management experience
High level of initiative and committed to meeting goals
Member of a relevant recognised industry professional body (e.g. IOSH, IEMA, IIRSM) or working towards
and analytical skills
Current holder of or eligibility to obtain MoD Secret (SC) level security clearance
Desirable
Willingness to enhance existing knowledge and qualifications and obtain an auditing qualification (ISO 14001 and ISO 45001)