Health, Safety & Environment Advisor

Vitacress Salads, based in St Mary Bourne, Andover is one of the leading salad and watercress suppliers in the UK. With our own salad leaf farms we really can claim a field to fork operation. We grow, wash, pack and distribute salad and watercress for retailer own brands and our own brand Steve’s Leaves.

We are looking for an Health, Safety & Environment Assistant. You will be ensure a positive, safe working culture through effective deployment of procedures, forums and management systems, whilst translating legislative requirements into practice advice for the UK Business Unit.

You would be joining us at a very exciting time as we are making a significant investment to upgrade our factory too.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Support the HSE Manager by ensuring site operations are executed in compliance with HSE regulatory requirements
• Provide competent advice on Health, Safety & Environment matters for the Salads business (and liaison with other Vitacress HSE and sustainability colleagues)
• Assist in developing and implementing HSE strategies and policies
• Work with all departments to ensure HSE compliance during audits and visits
• Work with line managers to control accidents, limit risks to the health of employees and visitors and limit the exposure of the company to health and safety risks
• Conduct accident and near miss investigations, including those relating to environmental incidents and advise on prevention
• Conduct and reviewing risk assessments and safe work systems
• Create and maintain HSE related ‘toolbox talks’
• Actively participate in the Health and Safety Committee meetings, updating members on HSE related actions, news and information
• Advise on HSE policy changes and proposals for necessary resolutions
• Assist in the provision of collating and submitting information for Personal Injury Claims
• Provide support to the internal training team and liaise this communication across the team
• Assist with training on HSE policies, processes and responsibilities
• Communicate with key stakeholders and contractors to promote health and safety
• Assist with the implementation of environmental strategies and targets
• Assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of environmental performance and utilise data to highlight areas of further consideration, evaluation and intervention
• Complete administrative tasks as necessary

Experience, skills and competencies:

• Detailed understanding of COSHH and manual handling
• Experience within HSE compliance functions
• Experience of implementing HSE systems, policies
• Ability to deliver training and presentations
• Knowledge and experience of environmental permits and compliance
• Minimum NEBOSH certificate or equivalent
• Graduate member of IOSH
• A flexible, pro-active approach to work
• Confident to work off own initiative, taking ownership of the tasks, and seeing it out to completion
• Team player – though capable of working autonomously
• Adaptive and flexible to changing environments
• Level headed and diplomatic
• Target driven
• Good interpersonal skills
• Takes responsibility and accountability
• Ability to plan and organise
• Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy at all times
• Excellent IT skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to follow clear instructions, understand when to ask questions, knowing the limitations of own knowledge

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £36,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: HSEAdvisor/June2023