HSEQ Advisor

Job Title: HSEQ Adviser

Location: Based in Andover, Hampshire

Reporting to: HSEQ Director

Job Purpose:

Först is a brand driven by energy and passion. We are a family, a winning team of like-minded individuals who exist to produce more than woodchippers, together our mission is to back our customers to create a better environment.

Each one of our valued team members plays a vital role in helping us to advance Arboriculture by delivering customer experiences, products and business partnerships that enable our customers to run their businesses more efficiently. In turn, this achieves our vision to shape a sustainable environment through innovation and customer-focused solutions.

Our HSEQ Adviser plays a crucial role in driving us forward in the UK and abroad. This role is vital in our department and supports our mission to turn the planet orange!

Their purpose in this role is:

To be a focal point of safety across our multi-site business in the UK with occasional travel abroad

To drive forward our Safety Först brand by ensuring it is a key consideration in everything we do.

The HSEQ Adviser will work to reduce accidents, injury and health problems in the workplace

Perform regular audits and inspections to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and best practices.

To provide specialist advice to our front-line teams on all matters of HSEQ.

Key Responsibilities:

To ensure compliance with procedures and legislative and regulatory requirements for Health, Safety, Environment and Quality.

To identify and correct hazards or potential hazards by the development of Risk Assessments, Method Statements and Procedures.

To conduct daily, weekly and monthly inspections to ensure compliance against company policy and Health, Safety, Environment and Quality legislation.

To undertake audits to verify compliance and manage risk.

To develop and implement Risk Assessments, COSHH Assessments Method statements, Policies and HSEQ paraphernalia to promote safety and compliance across the business.

To manage and develop documentation to support and improve ISOs 9001, 45001 and 14001

Review Sub Contractor RAMS and implements required controls.

To ensure all corrective actions as a result of incidents, audits, inspections and observations are being followed up and effectively closed out.

To develop the competence of personnel in health and safety through training and support and on-site mentoring.

Attendance at onsite HSE Meetings

To support and participate in emergency response planning and training.

To support the HSEQ Director in ensuring a world-class HSEQ system in is implemented across all sites both in the UK and Aboard.

Relevant experience

Proven ability in a similar role

NEBOSH General Certificate or working towards. A recognised qualification in Environmental management.

Skills

A methodical approach to problem-solving with a systematic approach to documentation

Excellent Analytical skills

Ability to thrive under pressure and situations with aggressive timelines