Health and Safety Advisor / Graduate Health and Safety Advisor

Yü Group Plc

Leicester

GBP 10,000 - 40,000

Job description

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Description

Reports to: SHEQ Manager

Location: Leicester, with occasional travel to Nottingham and other sites across the UK.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours a week

We are looking for a Health and Safety Advisor / Graduate Health and Safety Advisor to drive sustainable and operational change to create breakthrough benefits. The role will involve working closely with all departments in the business and having regular meetings with exposure to senior management.

The Health and Safety Advisor / Graduate Health and Safety Advisor will assist the SHEQ Manager in ensuring all obligations towards health and safety are met. They will support with the implementation of new and existing legislation and internal procedures and will also help to support managers to achieve safe working conditions, legal compliance, and the development of an effective health and safety culture.

What We Need from Yü

Here’s a taste of what you’ll be doing:

Working with the Health and Safety manager to develop, implement and maintain health and safety policies and procedures and to ensure compliance with the relevant legislation and guidance.
Supporting with the development and implementation of management systems that meet the requirements of ISO 45001. Undertaking formal internal audits of our system and its implementation across all business activities.
Assisting in the preparation of internal reports meeting packs and agenda items and supporting with the ongoing management of the Health and Safety Committees.
Setting safety standards and assisting with the development and implementation of safe systems of work. Ensure employees and managers fully understand and adhere to those expectations.
Delivering toolbox talks, employee inductions, and creating content for safety communications.
Working with managers to help develop their skills to undertake risk assessments, accident investigations, and inspections to enable a proactive approach to health and safety risk management.
Monitoring the Group’s H&S performance by undertaking inspections of work activities at work locations, as well as scheduling and tracking of all internal inspections across all departments, reviewing and tracking the reports completions. Communicate findings with appropriate recommendations for improvements and ensure corrective actions are closed within set timescales.
Undertaking incident investigations. Identify possible causes, monitoring and driving implementation of lessons learned, corrective actions, and preventative measures.
Supporting managers during the procurement of suppliers and contractors by evaluating suitability with respect to their H&S competency. Continuously monitoring the H&S performance of suppliers and contractors, attending regular liaison meetings, taking minutes, and following up the actions agreed in the meeting.
Identifying H&S training requirements and planning safety training programmes in conjunction with Operational leaders. Leading on the selection of external training providers and liaising with providers to organise courses.
Liaising with the HR Team regarding health and wellbeing issues, including occupational health provision, mental health support, returns to work, particularly where risk assessments are required.
Providing advice and support on all aspects of health and safety to managers and employees.
Continuously and proactively carry out reviews to improve systems, policies, technology, and ways of working to optimise safety across the Group and ensure the Safety Team is a valued partner to the organisation.
To demonstrate our core values of working as one team, taking personal ownership, thinking commercially and being customer focused.

About Yü

If you have what it takes you could be just what we’re looking for…

A willingness to learn new skills
Highly observant with a strong attention to detail.
Work independently using your own initiative with effective solution, planning and organisational skills.
Effective communicator with the ability to communicate with fellow team members.
Flexible, enthusiastic, and positive approach. Ability to coach and mentor.
Cope under pressure and prioritise demands.
Willingness to assist efficiently with any field Issues.
Have a friendly, approachable manner always.
Ability to exercise a high degree of professionalism in all written and verbal communications.

Relevant Qualifications / Experience:

Nebosh/NCRQ Level 6 Diploma in Health and Safety or equivalent (desirable)
Three years’ experience or more in a H&S Advisor role (essential)
Smart Metering (Dual Fuel) Experience (Desirable)
ACS Qualifications (Desirable)
Electrical Qualifications (Desirable)
CertIOSH Status (or above)
Level 3 Award in Education and Training (desirable)
Level 3 Assessor Qualification (desirable)

Essential Requirements:

UK Driving Licence
Pass a DBS check.

Yü Come First

We have a wide range of benefits for our employees including:

24 days annual leave + bank holidays
Day off on your birthday
Learning and development opportunities
Generous bonus scheme based on individual and team performance
Annual leave purchase
Training and development opportunities to Supervisory and Management positions
Training and development opportunities to spend time in our sister business Yu Smart
Employee perks and support
Pension Plan
Death in service and critical illness cover
Recognition and reward
Modern stylish working environment
*£5k bonus PA eligibility starts after successful completion of probation period and successful completion of OKPI’s. Eligibility for £35k starts after 12 months and includes basic and enhanced bonus scheme and is for exceptional performance in results including debt recovery, compliance, quality, and customer experience*

This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have an indefinite right to work in the UK.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to help you apply for a role, please let us know and we will see what we can do.

About Yü Group

Yü Energy are one of the UK’s fastest growing business gas, electricity and water suppliers, supplying thousands of companies across the UK. On a mission to shake-up the UK business energy market, our winning combination of expert, personal service and competitive prices are specifically tailored to the needs of commercial customers.