Health & Safety Officer

2 months ago


Clydebank, United Kingdom SGS Full time

Company Description
- SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 93,000 employees, we operate a network of more than 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world._
- We aim to be the most competitive and the most productive service organization in the world. Our core competencies in inspection, verification, testing and certification are being continuously improved to be best-in-class. They are at the heart of what we are._

**Job Description**:
**Job Title**:Health & Safety Officer

**Job Type**:Permanent

**Hours**: 35 per week Monday - Friday

**Job Location**:Clydebank - Glasgow

**Salary**: Negotiable

**Main purpose of the role...**

To co-ordinate and facilitate Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) activities in relation to specific SGS operated buildings, Ensuring safety practices are adhered to throughout site, being the primary contact for building specific HSE matters for branch teams and the primary interface with the UK QHSE team.

**Key Accountabilities'...**
- Maintain personnel HSE training and competency in line with UK HSE Training Matrix.
- Lead or contribute to investigations into building related incidents and hazards to ensure that they are concluded effectively and risks are eliminated or mitigated.
- Ensure risk assessments are completed and communicated for building related activities and ensure all resident employees have an applicable DSE assessment.
- Undertake and record branch HSE Inspections / Safety Tours.
- Undertake adhoc monitoring of site safety and environmental protection and facilitate corrective action programmes where appropriate.
- Lead building specific HSE meetings or communications (as appropriate) and provide representation on general matters affecting health, safety, environment and welfare of employees, including any associated hazards, risk, accidents and dangerous occurrences.
- Maintain HSE noticeboards and ensure that associated HSE policies and certificates are appropriately displayed.
- Provide relevant HSE data to management when required.
- Maintain and deliver HSE element of branch induction for new starters and general HSE training as required.
- Co-ordinate Fire and First Aid provisions for the building, including the delivery of 2 fire drills per year.
- Ensure Key Performance Indictors are met and show continual improvement.
- Undertake the role of Competent Person for local Permit to Work activities and manage the HSE aspects of building related contractors
- Co-ordinate all applicable statutory safety inspection and/or management programmes for the building including:

- HVAC
- Fixed and Portable Electrical Safety
- Hot and Cold Water Systems
- Asbestos
- Passenger Lifts
- Waste Management / Compliance
- Legionella
- Ensure risk assessments are completed for all routine and non-routine operational activities.
- Specify and manage PPE provision
- Lead or contribute to investigations into operational hazards and dangerous occurrences and examine the causes of accidents.
- Ensure emergency preredness provision are in place in relation to operational activities.

**Skills & Knowledge**

Essential
- Attention to detail
- Team working ability
- Able to organise own and other’s workload in line with priorities set.
- Effective communicator
- Computer literate (MS Office / Outlook 365)

**Experience**

Essential
- Working within certified management systems (QMS / SMS / EMS or similar)
- Auditing and inspection
- Experience of using an incident management and/or document quality management system

**Qualifications**:
**Qualifications**

Essential
- Educated to GCSE standard including English
- IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work Qualification

Desirable
- NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or higher
- ISO9001/ OHSAS18001 Lead Auditor or equivalent
- Experience working in a laboratory based environment

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