Health, Safety & Environmental Officer

TT Electronics plc; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000

Job description

Company Overview

At TT Electronics, you will meet dedicated people who believe that advanced electronics is the key to a brighter, smarter future. Whether it's advanced flight controls, smart surgical tools, intelligent vehicle charging or seamless automation everywhere, advancements like this come from the minds of passionate, creative people - working to a common goal, watching out for each other, and caring about making a difference in the lives of people all over the world.

Our passion? Simplifying the development of complex electronics... it's the reason we exist as an organisation. Our way of life? Fostering a culture that values individuals as well as community and teamwork.

Join us - and work with a team that believes success is measured by more than the bottom line, where you'll find opportunities to achieve your goals, contribute to the lives of others, and build a brighter, smarter future, together.

Our Barnstaple facility is located in North Devon. Founded in 1948, the site now employs approximately 140 employees and features the Aero Stanrew brand of electromagnetic components, printed-circuit board assemblies, cabinet wiring and electronic test equipment for safety critical applications in aerospace and defence, industrial and transportation industries.

Here, employee engagement is centre stage; we're focussed on our employees and making TT a great place to work. We continue to invest and improve the site's facilities, regularly get involved in fundraising for local charities, have an active social club and a group wide focus on 'Build Expertise' in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects, developing our current employees and encouraging others to join our industry.

In addition to adopting a great working atmosphere, we are also pleased to offer a comprehensive range of employee benefits including:

1. 25 days holiday statutory bank holidays
2. Active Social Club
3. Birthday brunch in the month of your birthday!
4. Contributory pension scheme
5. Free on-site parking
6. Cycle to work scheme
7. Company share-save scheme (eligible after a qualifying period)
8. Company sick pay scheme (eligible after a qualifying period)
9. Profit Related Incentive bonus (eligible after a qualifying period)
10. Employee Assistance Programme
11. Life Assurance benefit
12. Medical Cover
13. Free Milk, Tea, and Coffee etc
14. Free Fruit
15. Free sanitary products
16. Reward Gateway
17. Enhanced Maternity Pay
18. Enhanced paid time off to attend Medical Appointments
19. Regular Wellbeing activities and Events

TT Barnstaple are currently trialling a 4-day working week and during that time you can either opt in or out of the pilot. hours of work available are:

OPT IN - Monday to Thursday 7.15am to 5.30pm.
OPT OUT - Monday to Thursday 8am to 5pm/Friday 8am to 1pm

Role Overview and Responsibilities

Introduction

Develops and maintains Health, Safety & Environmental (HS&E) programs and coordinates activities associated with the HS&E policies and procedures on site.

Key Responsibilities

1. Implements and monitors programs and procedures to ensure total compliance with all laws and regulations and supports with development of HSE Programs as required.
2. Maintains external HSE accreditation certification and interacts with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accreditation status.
3. Investigates all incidents/injuries, maintains statistics and makes recommendations for correction of problem areas.
4. Assists in communicating hazard control information and evaluates effectiveness of the controls.
5. Drives regular safety audits throughout the facility reporting results and following up to ensure discrepancies are corrected.
6. Acts as a HSE contact in dealing with regulatory agencies, and trains management to understand HSE regulations and standards including, but not limited to, HSE.
7. Develops training materials and conducts HSE training; including new hire orientation.
8. Serves as chair/support for HSE for site committee.
9. Develops & implements 6S initiatives related to Environmental & Safety.
10. Conducts regular gap analysis/audits of our systems.
11. Ensures implementation of Group HSE minimum standards are implemented at site.
12. Ensures all incidents, near misses and hazards are reported on the TT Electronics group database accordingly.
13. Member of the site Emergency response team (with hands on aspect ie; Spill containment, Fire).
14. Leads by example - promotes safe system of working by engagement.
15. Ensures the review/creation & management of all site risk assessments.
16. EHS representative for site customer & compliance audits.

Qualifications, Skills and Attributes

Core Requirements

1. Safety & Environmental - with experience in an office/manufacturing environment.
2. Flexible - ability to undertake tasks as prioritised.
3. Self-starting & highly motivated - impeccable time & attendance and a 'can do' attitude.
4. High personal safety standards.
5. PC skills - must be proficient with utilising basic packages, to include e-mail and excel.
6. Good communication skills - recognises that this role is a service provider and our internal customer interface is critical, thus the need to 'always be professional'.
7. Ability to persuade and influence.
8. Knows and interprets the legislation, regulation & law, bringing this to life by implementation of policies & procedures.
9. Detects opportunities for safety/environmental improvements in the production areas and monitors the development of these projects.
10. Drives the safety aspect of the preventive and predictive maintenance programs of the company.

Desirable Skills and Experience

1. NEBOSH Certificate (or equivalent) in safety/health/environmental with a minimum 3 years' professional HSE experience in a similar role in a manufacturing environment.
2. Proficiency in Microsoft packages.
3. NEBOSH Diploma in safety/health/environmental engineering with 5 years' professional HSE experience in a similar role in a manufacturing environment.

Solving Technology Challenges for a Sustainable World

We want the very best people in our TT family across the globe - so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you!

We hold Health and Safety in the highest regard at TT, with the Wellbeing of our employees our top priority. Any successful candidate will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening.

Please get in touch if you'd like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to your application, (i.e Hybrid working within office based roles) in order that we can accommodate and support you in the process. If you want to work for a company where who you are is valued and respected, we'd love to hear from you.

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