We are are currently hiring an experienced Health & Safety Advisor on behalf of our client, a leading seafood business based in Alness, Ross-shire, Highland.

A temporary maternity cover vacancy has become available for a Health & Safety Advisor to support the Health & Safety team. The successful candidate will be a clear communicator, have an ability to manage a range of Health and Safety tasks and be able to work closely with other departments within the business. Ultimately, we are looking for a candidate with a good H&S knowledge, preferably experience within food manufacturing. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge and experience to identify and promote best H&S practice within our company.

Starting- £32,000 per year

Monday- Friday

8am/9am – 5pm

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify risks across the manufacturing operation and facility; set strategies to tackle these improvements, successfully implementing your solutions. Create and review risk assessments, including DSE.
• Assist the H&S Manager with company compliance with Health & Safety Legislation and ensuring Health & Safety policies and procedures are communicated, maintained and reviewed.
• Record, investigate and monitor workplace accidents and incidents, make recommendations and implement preventative measures.
• Conduct regular site inspections (including fire warden inspections) to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented, keep records of inspection findings and produce reports that suggest improvements.
• Advise on a range of specialist areas, e.g. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery, occupational diseases, mental health.
• Monitor H&S issues reported – maintain matrix of all issues and safety actions, report and complete actions allocated to H&S team.
• Support the factory SVQ training programme working in conjunction with line managers and the external training provider
• Deliver a suite of training modules including manual handling. Review and update these packages when required.
• Assist with internal and external audits and inspections, documents/evidence requested in regards to H&S and other relevant training.
• Support the collation and reporting of data associated with defined Health and Safety Key Performance Indicators.
• Attend wellbeing committee meetings, taking minutes where required and organise H&S campaigns – mental health, healthy eating, stop smoking etc.
• Assess non maintenance contractors, collect all relevant documents needed for contractor control procedure to be followed properly and include contractors on the approved list.
• Keep up to date with new legislation and maintain a working knowledge of all H & S legislation and any developments that affect the employer's industry (CPD - H&S webinars, newsletters, websites etc.)
• Manage and conduct medical condition meetings/Risk Assessments.
• Deputise in the absence of the Health and Safety Manager.

Key attributes of the candidate:

• At least 3 years recent and relevant experience in a similar H&S Advisor role.
• A high degree of confidentiality in dealing with confidential information (in all aspects of staff, visitors & contractors’ information).
• Able to work accurately and efficiently, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to understand and analyse complex information, prepare reports, interpret results and present it simply and accurately.
• Self-motivated, able to work flexibly and to work to tight deadlines with good organisational skills. Able to remain calm under pressure with the enthusiasm to deliver results and real change.
• Able to use own initiative & be able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Effective written and spoken communicator and relationship builder as this role will demand good people skills both internally and with external consultants.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills to explain health and safety processes to a range of people and to give presentations to groups.
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft packages: Excel, Outlook and Word plus experience of presenting PowerPoint Presentations
• Experience of working within a cross functional manufacturing facility, knowledge on safe working practices for machinery machines and manufacturing processes

Qualifications & skills:

• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
• Train the Trainer
• Accident/incident investigation training
• DSE Assessment training
• Fire Warden training
• Emergency First Aid training

Desirable:

• Appointed First Aider
• REHIS HACCP - Level 2, REHIS Food Hygiene - Level 2
• Fire Safety training
• Mental Health First Aider
• Full driving licence
• COSHH assessment training