HS&E Advisor in Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Posted by Shorterm Group
£40 – £60 an hour
Gloucester · Contract
Location: Gloucester
Contract: 12 months (potential to extend)
Hours: Full-time | On-site
We are seeking an experienced Health, Safety & Environmental (HS&E) Advisor to join a busy manufacturing environment in Gloucester on a 12-month contract.
This is an excellent opportunity for an HS&E professional with a background in manufacturing, engineering or industrial operations to support site-wide health, safety and environmental compliance, provide practical advice to employees and managers, and help drive continuous improvement.
The Role
Working as part of the site HS&E team, you will provide day-to-day advice and support across health, safety and environmental matters, helping ensure regulatory compliance and high standards of site performance.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Coordinating risk assessment systems and records, including general risk assessments, COSHH and ergonomics, ensuring reviews and actions are progressed.
- Providing practical HS&E advice and guidance to employees and managers across the site.
- Supporting environmental compliance activities, including monitoring and reporting against regulatory requirements, permits and consents.
- Undertaking analysis of surface water, treated water and other discharge samples to support batch release and effluent treatment compliance.
- Supporting the assessment of workplace noise, vibration and air quality.
- Assisting with the operation and continuous improvement of HS&E management systems, including ISO 14001.
- Supporting accident and environmental incident investigations, identifying root causes and progressing corrective actions.
- Conducting HS&E management system audits and monitoring actions through to completion.
- Producing reports, data and dashboards to support performance monitoring and improvement.
- Providing HS&E support and input to site projects and wider operational activities.
About You
You will be a proactive and approachable HS&E professional, comfortable working with employees and managers at all levels within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
You will ideally have:
- A minimum of a NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent qualification.
- A minimum of an IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management or equivalent.
- Experience working in a manufacturing, engineering or industrial environment.
- Practical knowledge of health and safety and/or environmental legislation and compliance.
- Experience with risk assessments, COSHH, audits and incident investigations.
- An understanding of environmental management systems, ideally ISO 14001.
- Strong communication, organisational and administrative skills.
- Good IT skills, with the ability to maintain accurate records and produce reports.
- Experience of COMAH regulations, environmental permits, effluent treatment or water discharge monitoring would be advantageous. Familiarity with SharePoint and TESSE would also be beneficial.
The Opportunity
This is a varied, hands-on role offering the opportunity to support a busy manufacturing site and make a tangible contribution to its health, safety and environmental performance.
If you have the relevant qualifications and experience and are available for a 12-month contract, we would welcome your application.
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