FUNCTION
As a HSE Officer, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of personnel while promoting environmental sustainability within our organisation. Working closely with management and delivery teams, you'll advise on statutory health, safety, and environmental (SHE) requirements, encompassing a range of responsibilities to safeguard our workforce and mitigate environmental impact.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Support the HSE department with the creation, delivery and monitoring of HSE plans which underpin the HSE strategy and supports the achievement of our operational objectives
2. Participate in the development of the management system and participate in projects to improve the level of its effectiveness
3. Build and develop effective, collaborative working relationships with the operational leadership and management teams in order to positively influence their HSE capabilities
4. Work with the operational leadership and management teams to improve our safety culture, and to develop a motivational and rewarding working environment that will facilitate the achievement of business objectives and company values
5. Ensure the delivery of the company’s HSE KPIs and report monthly on progress. Where areas of non-conformance or areas for improvement are identified ensure that these are raised and escalated as necessary to gain compliance and improvement
6. Support and encourage positive employee engagement and communication processes at all levels
7. Support HSE initiatives and projects outside of assigned areas of responsibility as allocated by the QHSE Manager
8. Support the operational teams in the management of incidents and near misses including incident investigation and the application of HSE guidance in relation to RIDDOR reportable events or other notifiable events with the relevant enforcing authorities
9. Prepare and maintain records / databases relating to health, safety and environmental matters
10. Provide support to ensure that policies, procedures and working practices are safe and compliant with legal and ISO certification requirements
11. Keep up to date and research industry issues, updates, and best practice
12. Identify hazards within the organisation and how they could be potentially harmful to personnel
13. Advise on how to deal with hazards in line with workplace and legal requirements
14. General administration duties
DESIRED SKILLS
15. Excellent time management
16. Good verbal and written communication
17. Strong organisational skills
18. Proficient in using IT software including Microsoft Excel and Word
19. Ability to establish and develop working relationships
DESIRED QUALITIES
20. Friendly and approachable manner
21. Attention to detail
22. Good work ethic
23. A team player
24. Innovative
25. Ambitious
26. Determination to succeed
27. Willingness to learn and develop new skills
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
28. Experience of working in an HSE environment
29. Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations
30. NEBOSH Qualification