Health And Safety Advisor

4 weeks ago


Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom Advocate Group Full time

Are you a proactive and driven SHEQ professional looking to make a real impact?

We're seeking a dedicated SHEQ Advisor to oversee the Health, Safety, Quality, and Environmental standards for multiple key sites across the South West.

In this pivotal role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring a safe and compliant working environment for warehouse and production teams, helping to maintain the highest standards across the business.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist with Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality (SHEQ) management to drive continuous improvement, with performance reviewed through 1:1s and team meetings. Focus on reducing incidents and improving statistics year-on-year.
  • Ensure full understanding and implementation of SHEQ policies, procedures, and management systems across operational teams.
  • Offer coaching on SHEQ management systems, policies, and procedures.
  • Perform workplace inspections and audits, providing feedback for corrective actions.
  • Participate in site visits, internal audits, and help implement corrective actions following audits.
  • Assist in investigations into accidents and incidents, ensuring timely completion and closing actions within seven days.
  • Assist the Head of SHEQ and HR Director in developing and delivering Health, Safety, and Environmental coaching programs as needed.
  • Liaise with local leadership and relevant authorities on incident notifications, ensuring timely reporting and follow-up actions within 24 hours.

This is not an exhaustive list and the postholder may be required to undertake other duties in order to meet business needs.

Your profile:

  • Minimum of three years' experience in Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality (SHEQ) management.
  • Previous experience in inspections and auditing against ISO standards (9001, 14001, 45001, 5001, 27001).
  • Experience in Manufacturing OR Warehousing
  • Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing, with the ability to negotiate, influence, manage, motivate, coach, mentor, inspire, encourage, and develop diverse groups.
  • Flexible approach regarding duties, hours, place of work, and adaptability to change.
  • Strong team player with the ability to work effectively with teams from various professional backgrounds.
  • Self-motivated, well-organized, and capable of working on own initiative.
  • Ability to prioritize a diverse workload, work within a budget, and meet deadlines.
  • Customer-focused with a commitment to continuous service improvement and responsiveness to both internal and external customer needs.
  • Ability to think strategically and follow through with planned execution and reporting.

If you're ready to take on a dynamic and rewarding challenge with a forward-thinking national healthcare organization, we want to hear from you

Get in touch with Erin at the Advocate Group or APPLY NOW to be considered for this exciting vacancy.

020 7871 8000

Erin@advocate-group.co.uk

The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.



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