Job Title: Health and Safety Advisor

Salary: £21.99 an hour

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Wattisham Airfield (Close to Ipswich)

Headline

We wish to appoint a Health and Safety Manager, (38 hrs a week) reporting to the Site Manager.

First sentence

The key accountabilities of the job holder will be as follows:

Day-to-Day management and assurance of SHEF (Safety, Health, Environmental and Fire) arrangements.
Report directly to the Commanding Officer if it is considered further measures are required to achieve compliance.
Act as focal point for SHEF information.
Maintain a SHEF Plan covering all the main SHEF management areas which encompasses local issues.
Monitor all workplace and fire risk assessments for 7 Avn Sp Bn REME.
Monitor the application of the detailed arrangements for compliance with legislative and MOD requirements.
Act as the Secretary, write and circulate the minutes of the SHEF Committee.
Conduct the annual SHEF audits on all areas, reporting findings and produce annual report on the overall standard.

Who we're looking for:

NEBOSH - National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
Good knowledge of SHEF practices and procedures.
Familiar with Military and/or MOD practices and procedures advantage but not necessary.
Good interpersonal skills and Computer Literate.
Has proven organisational skills
Able to work on own initiatives with defined guidelines.
Has excellent communication skills at all levels; verbal and written
Has the ability to meet objectives.
Customer care focused.

In return for your skill and passion, you'll get:

Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life,whilst ensuring that business needs are met

Potential to develop skills
A dynamic and updated working environment
Autonomy to perform the role
Excellent development opportunities and benefits package
The honour and responsibility of supporting our armed forces
Opportunities to develop your career
As well as:
Holiday entitlement: 25 days, plus bank holidays
Pension scheme with employee pension contributions matched up to X% of salary, with life assurance
Our Rewards Platform allows you to choose from a range of benefits that best meet your needs, including: critical illness insurance, travel insurance, healthcare cash plan, dental insurance, shopping offers and discounts
Employee Share Scheme
Free, independent employee assistance programme, offering confidential information, support, advice and counselling, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Professional memberships, personal development training and opportunities
If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support
of your training commitments

Other need to know:

Successful candidates may need to satisfy Ministry of Defence security requirements (this may include obtaining security clearance (SC) level of security clearances)