Hseq Officer

Responsible for the continuous improvement of the HSEQ Management System primarily in the Toome and Carryduff sites. Ensure health, safety, quality and the environment is firmly embedded within the culture of the Company and its employees. Emphasis of this role will be on prevention, however enforcement of HSEQ rules and regulations will be a key requirement.

**About The Role**

**Key Tasks and Responsibilities**:
1. Promote a positive and proactive safety culture through engagement, leadership, empowerment and accountability to ensure all our employees, customers and contractors go home safe

2. Maintain, develop and audit AG’s integrated HSEQ Management system to ensure a culture of continuous improvement is sustained while maintaining a working relationship with all internal and external regulators and stakeholders

3. Utilise the internal auditing process to ensure company compliance with regulatory requirements, HSEQ best practice, environmental permits/consents and all applicable International and British Standards; leading the external audits where required

4. Contribute to a workplace culture that promotes and supports the physical and mental wellbeing of all employees and assist in ensuring the delivery of suitable HSEQ instruction, information and training

5. Proactively monitor and enforce HSEQ compliance across the sites, and advise on suitable control measures ensuring that all operations are managed in such a way as to prevent injuries, ill health, customer complaints and minimise environmental impact

6. Assist in the implementation and continual review of AG’s HSEQ policies, procedures and risk assessments ensuring adequate control and compliance with relevant legislation/guidance

7. Assist site management in the investigation of all accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, non-conformances and near misses. Provide advice on suitable improvement and corrective action/s.

8. Support, implement and improve the use of the Engage HSEQ technology across the sites and encourage AG’s positive reporting strategy through the development of shared ownership

9. Adopting a life cycle approach assess environmental impacts and support AG’s targets to reduce Co2 emissions, direct and indirect waste, energy consumption and water usage

10. Assist in maintaining AG’s contractor approval system and ensure stringent contractor control procedures are followed

11. Any other duties commensurate with the role and within skills and capabilities

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The above list is not exhaustive but aims to provide a broad range of duties and key responsibilities of the post._**

**Required Criteria**
- Relevant third level degree or equivalent
- Relevant experience in successful company wide improvements
- Computer literate
- Professional with proven ability to influence at all levels
- A problem solver
- Highly articulate both orally and in written work
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong customer orientation
- Attention to detail with excellent communication and presentation skills, both oral and written
- Good ambassador for company in front of customers
- Ability to work across organisation boundaries inside and outside company and have strong influencing skills on HSE related matters
- Capacity to effectively manage systems and processes
- Effective relationship builder
- A team player with a positive attitude who is enthusiastic and highly motivated
- Effective negotiation skills
- Able to participate in a successful, committed and highly motivated management team
- Able to travel to and from work areas as required
- Flexible approach to work, overtime when required

**Desired Criteria**
- Previous experience in concrete products manufacturing environment
- NEBOSH Diploma
- Accredited Internal Auditor for HSEQ
- Experience of Management Systems
- Professional attitude

**Skills Needed**

**About The Company**

Established 60 years ago as Acheson & Glover Limited, and now known as AG, the company is a renowned and respected designer, developer, manufacturer and distributor of best in class walling, paving and facing brick for the commercial and domestic markets across the UK and Ireland.

In Britain our products are sold through Builders Merchants, whilst in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland we sell through our own wholly-owned outlets as well as a number of other carefully chosen retail partners and Builders Merchants.

**Company Culture**

Since our establishment more than 60 years ago as Acheson & Glover Limited, we have sought to provide opportunities for our team to build careers - rather than just hold down a job.

Our people matter to us. We care about their wellbeing (their Health and Safety) and we want to see them become the very best they can be.

We are delighted that many of our employees have been with us for considerable periods and, as a result of their commitment and our support, many have moved through the ranks to management level and beyond.

**Company Benefits**

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