Health & Safety Advisor

The Opportunity - Health & Safety Advisor

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About the role:

As a Health & Safety Advisor at JCB, you’ll be responsible for promoting a safe working environment and ensuring compliance with all relevant health and safety legislation, standards and company policies. A key part of this role will involve identifying potential hazards, implementing effective control measures and driving continuous improvement in health and safety performance across the business.

What does this role involve day to day?

• Deliver effective risk management within the business, including ensuring risk reduction and mitigation measures are implemented and there is appropriate emergency preparedness.

• Ensure compliance to HS&E legal requirements, JCB policies and international H&S and E management standards.

• Monitor HS&E performance trends to propose objectives and improvement plans for managers to implement.

• Identify HS&E competence requirements and deliver the necessary training, supported by HS&E Co-ordinators if assigned.

• Report and investigate all HS&E incidents, near misses and hazard spots and follow up improvement actions.

• Advise management in changing the HS&E culture and provide effective HS&E governance within the business.

This will be suited to you if

• • You have or are working towards a NEBOSH Diploma, a relevant degree or are a GradIOSH.

• You have a IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) Practitioner level certificate, or relevant degree.

• You have proven experience working within HS&E.

• You have an understanding of environmental management.

• You’re enthusiastic, show commitment and have a sense of urgency and passion for continual improvement and best practice in HS&E.

What happens next?

Ordinarily, our resourcing team reviews and shortlists CVs. If shortlisted, you’ll speak to one of our recruiters to discuss the role further. Our interview process usually consists of an initial team’s interview followed by an in-person interview. We’ll keep in touch throughout the process but if you have any questions, please get in touch at recruitment@jcb.com 

 What’s in it for you?

This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor, dentist and visiting optician. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.

We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our recruitment team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email recruitment@jcb.com, and a member of the team will be in touch.

Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies.