Health And Safety Advisor
10 days ago
Horsham
Health and Safety Advisor Location: Partridge Green (on-site) Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 Contract: Full-time, permanent (40 hours, flexi-hours available) About the Opportunity We are partnering exclusively with a well-established UK manufacturing business with strong growth ambitions and a collaborative, people-focused culture. This is an excellent opportunity to join a site where health and safety is a core operational priority. The Role A hands-on Health and Safety Advisor role, working closely with operational teams to promote safe working practices, ensure legal compliance, and support continuous improvement across a busy production environment. Key Responsibilities • Provide practical H&S advice to managers and colleagues on-site, • Conduct inspections and audits, ensuring actions are completed, • Develop and review risk assessments, COSHH and safe systems of work, • Investigate incidents and near misses, identifying root causes and improvements, • Deliver inductions, toolbox talks and briefings, • Maintain H&S records, documentation and KPI data, • Support emergency planning, drills and follow-up actions, • Work with Production and Maintenance to improve safety controls, • Assist with contractor management and safe systems of work, • Support ongoing H&S improvement initiatives Requirements Essential: • Experience in a Health & Safety role within manufacturing or industrial environments (or similar), • Strong knowledge of UK H&S legislation, • Experience with audits, risk assessments and incident investigations, • NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent), • IOSH membership (or working towards), • Confident communicator with a practical, solutions-focused approach Desirable: • Experience with dust/fume controls, hazardous environments or similar risks, • Fire safety knowledge, • Contractor management / permit-to-work systems, • ISO 45001 auditing experience Key Measures of Success • Reduction in incidents and improved reporting quality, • Timely completion of audits, inspections and actions, • Effective risk assessment and SSOW management, • Delivery of training and inductions, • Positive audit outcomes and legal compliance Benefits • 25 days holiday + bank holidays, • Pension scheme, • Health Cash Plan, • Flexible working hours Equality & Inclusion We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all backgrounds.