Location: Bonnyrigg Inverness Perth South Queensferry Stepps, Scotland
Category: Health & Safety
Full Time / Permanent, 40 Hours per week, Monday – Friday
BEAR Scotland is a leading provider of highway maintenance services across Scotland. We manage and maintain over 2,000km of Scotland’s trunk road network, tackling just about every imaginable task and working round the clock to help keep Scotland moving.
We have a vacancy for a Health & Safety Technician to join our existing team. This role is key to the ongoing development and promotion of a proactive safety culture across our business.
The Health, Safety Technician will undertake continuous improvement supporting BEAR Scotland’s management system certification. While you will be primarily office based, location is flexible as you will undertake site and depot visits / inspections.
Responsibilities
* To support a close working relationship between all business processes, to remain focused on continual improvement and best practice through proactive involvement with all managers and employees.
* Analysis of business data to identify opportunities for improvement
* Development of documentation, including Toolbox Talks, Method Statements, Risk Assessments, and Behavioural Safety developments
* Maintaining and development of documentation ensuring compliance for all BEAR Scotland premises
* Delivery and development of inductions and presentations.
* Assist with Internal Audits, including Evaluation of Compliance
* Assist with the preparation of certification and tender documentation.
* Inductions for Supply Chain / Clients
* Production of ‘Management System Alerts’
* Preparation and co-ordination of HSE Committee
* Participate in document reviews and updates
* Development of processes and systems to provide an effective Health & Safety system maintaining certification to ISO 45001
* Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
* Detailed knowledge of Chapter 8 / Traffic Management (Desirable)
* Road maintenance experience (Desirable)
* A full approved UK driving licence (Essential)
* Conversant with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 and National Highway Sector Schemes
* Experience of working to tight deadlines.
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages
Why BEAR?
We believe that the people who work with us are our greatest asset and, for us to succeed, we make sure we retain and attract a talented, innovative and dedicated team. In return, we offer a competitive salary, generous holiday balance and other additional company benefits such as annual leave purchase, employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work Scheme.
Growyour career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve,flourish, and succeed.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.
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