Health & Safety Advisor

We are looking to appoint a Health and Safety Advisor who possesses manufacturing experience. In this critical role, you will be responsible for advising on all aspects of H&S and be a subject matter expert for all H&S matters for the business. Driven and passionate about your profession and keen to make your mark, you will support the delivery of H&S expertise into customer projects as well as our own internal operations. Were also looking for someone who possesses a bold vision to implement new ways of working. Youll be someone who is on-point with industry standards, legislation changes, and best practices and in doing so, ensure that our business, STS Defence, has a robust approach to managing and driving a positive safety first culture. We are very keen to hear from those who have a background in safety case planning and management, an attribute that will give you an immediate advantage in this process, especially if this has been gained in an engineering / manufacturing / defence environment. Other aspects of the role include: Advise on H&S matters into all customer projects supported by STS Defence covering manufacturing and through life support Create Safety and Environmental Management Plans and Systems, policies and procedures Maintain expert awareness of all legislation, customer regulations and best practice guidance Produce and reviewing of safety and environmental cases for a range of systems and capabilities Ensure that all projects are delivered in a safe and sustainable way Engage with the business to ensure compliance with existing policies and processes Lead on all investigation activity relating to Health and Safety accidents Ensure the development and introduction of training programmes and materials, and communicating this to relevant stakeholders and all staff to include; driving, manual handling, first aid and fire safety Implement practical and effective methods, both preventative and remedial, of promoting health and safety and safe working practices across the business Support the Training Co-ordinator with the operational delivery of Health and Safety training to the business by identifying and closing gaps in training Ensure that training programmes and materials remain up to date and in line with industry best practice and align to the requirements of the business accrediting bodies Maintaining the occupational health and safety and environmental management systems To succeed in this role, we are looking for the following in you: Qualified member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) or the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) Qualified to a high standard by the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) Experience in the development of Safety and Environmental Management plans and cases Knowledge and understanding of ISO 45001 & ISO 14001 Experience in writing and reviewing H&S procedures Auditing and Inspection skills and experience Proven ability in incident investigation and reporting Microsoft Office Skills with an ability to use bespoke systems and IT packages quickly and efficiently Excellent communications skills with proven experience of engaging and building relationships with a range of stakeholders Experience in a Health and Safety role within an engineering/manufacturing environment, ideally within the defence sector- desirable Skills in negotiating and conflict management, with the ability to identify and address differences of objective, attitude or perception in order to produce an agreed outcome for all parties Willingness and desire to learn new skills and invest in professional development Ability to influence and align others towards the vision for the project Ability to travel to customers sites when required Additional Information SECURITY All candidates must be in a position to obtain UK security clearance to SC level additional restrictions may apply on certain defence programmes TPBN1_UKTJ