Are you a hands–on Health & Safety professional looking for a role where you can genuinely shape and improve safety standards on a growing pharmaceutical manufacturing site?
Our client is an innovative organisation operating in a regulated pharmaceutical environment. They're seeking a proactive Health & Safety Advisor to strengthen and continually improve its onsite SHE systems.
This is a practical, operational role suited to someone who enjoys being visible on the shop floor, embedding safe systems of work, and driving positive safety behaviours.
The Role
As the Health & Safety Advisor, you will support the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of a specialist manufacturing facility. You'll be responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining Safety, Health, and Environmental systems across the site.
This is not a people management role; instead, you will take full ownership of SHE processes and deliver improvements directly.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide competent H&S advice, maintain the site SHE management system, identify risks, track legislative changes, and support incident investigations.
* Create and maintain Risk Assessments, COSHH Assessments, Safe Systems of Work, Permit to Work arrangements, and LOTO procedures. Support safe management of maintenance, utilities, plant rooms, and contractor activities.
* Participate in SHE inspections and audits, manage action tracking, support statutory compliance (fire safety, pressure systems, LEV, electrical), and assist during external audits or regulatory visits.
* Produce and maintain SHE procedures, templates, registers, and controlled documentation. Ensure all records comply with Good Documentation Practice.
* Deliver inductions, toolbox talks, and safety briefings. Provide practical guidance to staff and contractors and promote a positive safety culture.
* Support contractor onboarding, RAMS review, Permits to Work, inductions, and onsite compliance monitoring. Ensure safe close–out of contractor activities.
About you
Essential
* NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent)
* Experience in a Health & Safety advisory role
* Strong knowledge of UK H&S legislation
* Proven ability to produce risk assessments, COSHH, SSOW, PTW and LOTO systems
* Experience supporting contractor safety
* Strong communication skills and a practical, hands–on approach
* Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively
Desirable
* Experience in manufacturing, engineering, pharmaceutical or regulated environments
* Familiarity with GMP
* NEBOSH Diploma (or working towards)
* IOSH membershipExperience with audits and document–controlled systems
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG – The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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