Health & Safety Advisor

The Opportunity - Health & Safety Advisor

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About the role:

We're seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to support Health, Safety and Environmental (HS&E) excellence at JCB World Headquarters. This role plays a vital part in ensuring a safe and compliant working environment, embedding best practice and supporting continuous improvement across site operations. As a trusted advisor, you'll work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders to strengthen HS&E governance, promote positive safety behaviours and help drive a strong safety culture throughout the business. 

What does this role involve day to day?

• Delivering effective HS&E risk management, ensuring hazards are identified, risks are reduced and appropriate control measures and emergency preparedness arrangements are in place 
• Ensuring compliance with relevant health, safety and environmental legislation, JCB policies and applicable international standards 
• Monitoring HS&E performance, identifying trends and supporting the development and delivery of improvement plans 
• Identifying HS&E competency and training requirements and supporting the delivery of appropriate training across site 
• Reporting, investigating and following up on all HS&E incidents, near misses and hazard reports to ensure corrective actions are implemented 
• Actively promoting and further developing a positive HS&E culture, supporting effective governance and continuous improvement across the business 

This will be suited to you if…

• You're working towards a NEBOSH Diploma or hold an equivalent relevant qualification or degree 
• You have proven experience working within a Health, Safety & Environment role at Advisor level (or similar) 
• You have a strong understanding of HS&E legislation and best practice, with environmental management knowledge being beneficial 
• You're confident using IT systems and are willing to travel within the UK when required 
• You're enthusiastic, proactive and committed, with a genuine passion for continual improvement and raising HS&E standards 

What happens next?

Ordinarily, our Resourcing Team reviews and short lists CVs. If short-listed, 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 on-site gym, in-house doctor and dentist. 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.