Health and Safety Officer

2 weeks ago

Teddington, United Kingdom Department for Business and Trade Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 343775**Salary**:

- £43,007 - £46,715- Specialist Government Science & Engineering allowance: £5150- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- Competition, Markets and Regulatory Reform Group**Type of role**:

- Health Professionals
- Operational Delivery
- Science**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- TeddingtonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Our Team**:
We are a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers delivering testing capability across the whole portfolio of OPSS regulatory requirements. The team works across our new testing laboratories which include metrology, mechanical, electrical, chemical and flammability facilities. We seek to implement fit for purpose practices and procedures to deliver robust, scientific outputs. In collaboration with other internal evidence teams including those in science, engineering, research and analysis, our outputs inform the development of policy, and the delivery and enforcement of product regulations across the OPSS remit.

**The Role**:
We require a Health & Safety Officer to lead and shape our internal systems and processes, embracing a culture of continuous improvement and ensuring OPSS continues to deliver a high-quality technical service. You will have a strong focus on providing knowledge and direction on the safe operation of the laboratory facilities and you will develop and maintain safety systems to drive improvements. This is a key post at our newly refurbished Teddington site, working closely with our lab-based and estates functional teams to ensure the safe operation of our laboratories.

The role will be based in Teddington and working arrangements will be agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role. This is a laboratory-based role that requires a minimum of 80% office attendance.

**Job description**:

- Manage the health & safety system across OPSS laboratories.
- Assist staff in drawing up laboratory risk assessments and standard operation procedures that incorporate safe practices.
- Lead safety audits and inspections and assist in external audit planning.
- Work with the laboratory facility managers to ensure operations are carried out in accordance with relevant regulatory and organisational policies and procedures.
- Investigate accidents, incidents and non-compliances, assign root cause analysis, ensure they are reported and documented, and implement comprehensive corrective action to promote improvement planning.
- Ensure that protective equipment is in good order, hazardous materials are correctly labelled and stored and waste disposal procedures are adhered to.
- Identify areas for improvement and manage the delivery of new initiatives and training where appropriate.
- Monitor the health and safety performance of the laboratories and promote regular lab-related health and safety communications across the lab teams, OPSS and departmental health and safety team.
- Develop and maintain a profile in the area of health and safety by attendance and participation in relevant external networks, meetings and training events.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**
- a degree in a scientific or engineering field, or equivalent qualification with relevant health and safety experience
- experience using integrated management systems in a regulated laboratory environment
- ability to engage and communicate clearly and effectively with scientific experts and non-experts
- attention to detail and excellent record-keeping skills
- organisational skills to prioritise your workload and meet tight timeframes

**Desirable Criteria**
- NEBOSH certification or similar
- technical membership of IOSH working towards graduate membership
- procurement and contract management experience

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Overseeing technical work of others

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £43,007, Department for Business and Trade contributes £11,611 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Str

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