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).