Health and Safety/Environmental Officer

Health & Safety / Environmental Officer

Are you forward thinking? Passionate about achieving standards & goals? Consider yourself approachable & supportive, visible within the business and out on the ground, with the ability to work in collaboration with various stakeholders, to challenge and to offer solutions? We are seeking a Health & Safety and Environment Specialist to join our dedicated team in Manchester.

The Pilot Group are dedicated to improving people’s lives and the environment. We lead the way in SMART, SAFE and SUSTAINABLE infrastructure solutions. With combined experience over 5 decades spanning across electronics, electrical, heating and lighting markets, we pride ourselves in working in partnership with organisations world-wide to deliver integrated technology to improve working environments and transport systems.

As the Group continues to grow, we are looking for a driven Health & Safety professional who is passionate about ESG.

Role Responsibilities;

· Provide Legislative and regulation advice to the senior management team on all matters relating to HSEQ

· Liaise with registration bodies, customers, and suppliers as necessary to resolve HSEQ problems.

· Responsible for maintaining quality accreditations for ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001ensuring periodic audits are scheduled to ensure ongoing compliance.

· Responsible for enforcing the internal HSEQ audit schedule to ensure all group sites comply with the requirements of quality accreditations.

· Drive the business to understand our current carbon footprint and work towards our ESG goals

· Maintain the management system and identify and implement initiatives to improve it including all procedures, processes, safe systems of work, offering support and advice on Risk Assessments, Method statements and COSHH.

· Support area offices in respect to third party HSEQ audits.

· Ensure all sites are working in a standardised approach to the quality standards and service delivery established by the senior board.

· Establish the minimum standard of HSEQ qualifications required by site office representatives, manage, and maintain quality training requirements for office representatives.

· Overall responsibility/ authority for all incidents and accident investigations.

· Record near misses, ensuring interim and corrective actions are put in place and lessons learnt are communicated.

· Undertake health and safety inductions for new starters and carry out HSE training (or source training providers) as and when required

· Oversee stock levels of PPE and sign off on ordering requirements

· Advise the group on legislative and regulation updates, ensuring all QMS documentation is kept up to date as required.

· Client support on HSEQ matters/ Audits.

· Advice, guide, support, promote awareness and coach all personnel with the implementation of the company’s policies and procedures. Complete other projects at the request of the Management.

· Deliver Health, Safety and Environmental campaigns ensuring visual management tools are used.

· Be proactive in leading the line on health, safety, and environment.

Person specification-

· A strong communicator (both written and verbal) with attention to detail

· Organised with excellent time management skills

· High levels of drive and enthusiasm

· Flexible and adaptable

· Able to prioritise, and work to deadlines without supervision

· Ability to coach, train and inspire behavioural safety

· Excellent interpersonal skills and a relationship builder

· Resilient and driven with strong IT skills (experience of Microsoft Office and Excel)

Recruitment Agencies;

The Pilot Group operates a strict PSL and will not accept any unsolicited CVs sent to any member, employee, representative or business unit of the Pilot Group. Any unsolicited introduction will be treated as a CV ‘sent in kind’ and as such The Pilot Group rejects all liability to pay any such fees for an unsolicited introduction.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £40,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: MH100223