Regional health and Safety Advisor

Portakabin limited; Purfleet-on-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Role: Health and Safety Advisor

Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 + Company Car

Location: Purfleet

Duration: 6 months FTC

We are seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to join our team in Purfleet, covering the South East region on a fixed term contract for 6 months.

Can you engage in positive safety conversations? If so, Portakabin is committed to achieving zero harm; this role will be instrumental in achieving this by working within the UK Health, Safety and Environmental team to directly influence our safety culture. Your role will be to help us improve our day-to-day HSE compliance by managing accident, incident, near miss and don’t walk by investigations and mitigation.

You will engage in a proactive and positive health and safety culture where accident and incident prevention is paramount and where we strive to be an industry leader in Health, Safety and Environmental best practice.

As a Health & Safety Advisor, you will:

1. Engage in a positive health and safety culture where prevention is paramount and we strive for recognition as an industry leader in Health Safety and Environmental best practice.
2. Develop and engage sound relationships with internal and external customers.
3. Carry out site audits to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented.
4. Carry out risk assessments and consider how risks could be reduced.
5. Ensure working practices are safe and comply with legislation.
6. Take a lead role in accident/incident and near miss investigation, ensure corrective actions are concluded and follow up closure of all issues.

For a full list of responsibilities, please view our role profile here.

Benefits & Opportunities

1. 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy additional 5 days.
2. Working flexibly principles – working in the office, on site and at home. Some overnight stays required.
3. Contributory pension.
4. Annual bonus.
5. Company car.

As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications! There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin.

We aim to respond to all applications within 7 working days. The initial interview for the role will be done virtually, with a final interview in person.

Our ideal candidate

We are looking for someone who has:

1. NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent).
2. Member of IOSH.
3. Previous experience of working in a Health and Safety position, undertaking health and Safety audits with a good understanding of Health and Safety legislation and regulations.
4. Experience of working in a similar environment such as manufacturing / logistics / multi-site environment.
5. Experience of team working as well as being self-motivated.
6. Can analyse data, identify trends and produce meaningful reports.
7. Excellent persuading and influencing skills, capable of delivering coaching and training.
8. Full UK driving licence.

Why Portakabin?

At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes. Our solutions support a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing, education, healthcare, transport, utilities, and construction.

We’re committed to sustainability, from reducing the environmental impact of our own operations to designing energy-efficient buildings for our customers, and supporting the communities we serve through employee volunteering and charitable giving.

Today, more than 2,000 people work for Portakabin across ten European countries.

Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on [e-mail]