Human Factors Specialist

**Job title**:Human Factors Specialist

**Location**:Glascoed, South Wales or Radway Green, Cheshire; We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

**Salary**: £53,928

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Coordinating and leading Safety Critical Task screening workshops to involve stakeholders in the Assessment process and facilitate peer review
- Collaborating closely with site Safety, Health, Environment (SHE) and High Hazard teams to champion cutting-edge practices in high hazard risk categorisation
- Reporting and reviewing findings and recommendations to the Applicable Technical Authorities agreeing and recording appropriate actions to ensure sufficient safeguards are in place
- Performing hierarchical task analysis and human failure analysis, unlocking insights to enhance safety protocols
- Engaging in the continuous improvement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) through review and refinement
- Partnering with Engineering teams to ensure robust identification and control of Safety Critical Tasks, seamlessly integrating these into SOPs
- Supporting the Basis of Safety through the execution of diverse responsibilities

**Your skills and experiences**:
Essential:

- Knowledge and experience of the human factors methods involved in safety assessments for high hazard processes
- Competency and proficiency of human factors methods involved in the design lifecycle of process, plant, and equipment
- Experience of providing human factors expertise to accident or incident investigations

Desirable:

- Human Factors qualification
- Working towards Chartership, or qualified to become chartered through a relevant institution (e.g. CIEHF)
- Experience in a relevant industry such as engineering/manufacturing

**Benefits**:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

**The High Hazard/COMAH team**:
Join our vibrant and expanding team as a Human Factors Specialist. Embrace the exhilarating journey of growth and development, where your ideas will shape the trajectory of our future. Collaborate with a diverse array of internal professionals, from Engineers to Managers and Operators, under the guidance of our Lead Human Factors Specialist. Experience the momentum of BAE Systems Land’s rapid expansion, immersing yourself in a multitude of projects across our five dynamic Land sites. As part of our team, you’ll receive support in pursuing Chartership, propelling your career to new heights of success and opportunity.

**Why BAE Systems?**

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

**Closing Date**:27th March 2024

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