Qhse Advisor

**Job Reference: /NK/31-07/925/10**

**Job Title: QHSE Advisor**

**Location: National Coverage - Home Based**

**Contract: Permanent / Full-Time**

**Business Overview**

Atalian Servest and OCS have merged to create a new organisation, the OCS Group UK & Ireland. We are a leading facilities management company providing a range of both standalone and integrated services including cleaning, catering, security, technical services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services. The company has a turnover of £1.5bn and operates across the UK and Ireland with 50,000 colleagues delivering innovative award-winning services to the private and public sectors and supporting the local communities in which it operates.

**Role Overview**

We are currently recruiting for a QHSE Advisor to join our passionate and driven team, to help OCS develop and maintain a positive approach to QHSE by coaching, supporting, advising and guiding senior managers and operational teams in relation to QHSE matters. Influence behaviour and coach others to deliver the QHSE Management System. Deliver a risk-based QHSE audit programme and carry out accident and incident investigations (as directed)

**Benefits**
- Informal hybrid / flexible working arrangements
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Free fruit in our offices
- Wide range of retail discounts
- Regular social and charity events held in our offices
- Get involved in charity events in the local community

**Wellbeing**
- Discounted gym membership
- Eye test £25 voucher and up to £100 towards glasses
- Join our Cycle to Work scheme via salary sacrifice
- Access to “CHROMA”, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community - join a committee or take part in our D&I initiatives and events
- Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders

**Career development and recognition**
- Immediate access to “Opportunity” our internal Learning and Development platform
- Required professional membership fees paid for
- Opportunity to win monthly Atalian Servest Superstar Awards
- Long service awards

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To help up-skill operational management so that their QHSE competence, confidence and abilities are enhanced.
- To participate in policy and process review to help achieve simplicity of access, easy understanding and full

implementation.
- To communicate proactively on QHSE issues and, as requested, prepare reports, bulletins and briefs to promote

learning.
- To react to emerging challenges and adapt as necessary.
- To support delivery of QHSE strategic objectives and initiatives targeted at continual QHSE improvement.
- To support the business to manage effectively QHSE matters and to be capable of taking appropriate and timely

corrective action when required.
- To carry out QHSE audits, to be completed to an agreed schedule, in order to identify nonconformance and advise

upon corrective actions.
- To carry out accident and incident investigations (as directed) and produce reports with recommendations in

conjunction with management to facilitate corrective and preventative action.
- To provide competent advice and support to the business to assist adverse event investigation and proactive

follow-up of lessons learnt.
- To liaise, as required, with any enforcement authority (e.g. HSE, EHO) carrying out an investigation involving OCS

and to co-ordinate any requests from that authority
- To represent the QHSE Team at meetings providing specialist knowledge and guidance on compliance and

resilience activities.
- To give credibility to the role by actively building effective working relationships with customers and key

stakeholders.
- To keep up to date with new legislation and industry initiatives to ensure maintenance of CPD.
- To work collaboratively and constructively with other members of the QHSE Team to ensure a consistent and

seamless delivery of QHSE support across OCS.
**About You**:
**_ Applicants must have the right to work in the UK?_**

**Necessary**
- General secondary education with a high level of numeracy and literacy
- NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent)
- TECH IOSH status
- Detailed and comprehensive knowledge of Health and Safety compliance and statutory requirements placed on the

business.
- Extensive practical safety management and delivery experience, preferably in a services, manufacturing, industrial

or engineering environment. A working knowledge of environmental law is preferred.
- A proven history of working in relevant industry sectors is important combined with specialist knowledge of

services e.g. hard services, cleaning, working at height, security, catering, logistics, grounds maintenance,

cleansing, aviation and transport, and facilities management.
- A credible level of experience in investigating significant events and in dealing with enforcement agencies. Good

knowledge and understand