HSE Advisor

Closing Date for Application:

Polypipe Civils and Green Urbanisation, part of the Genuit Group, are a leading manufacturer for civils and infrastructure projects, with the industry’s widest range of engineered storm water & sewer management systems, Network and Green asset Solutions.   

People are at the forefront of everything we do, we have a unique culture where you can be yourself, contribute your ideas to make continuous improvements and take pride in achieving results to support the overall success of our growing business. We recognise the value of investing in our people through comprehensive training and personal development courses.

Role:

To deliver the site’s Health, Safety & Environmental strategic vision in line with the Operational Strategic Pillars. To counsel, support, engage and encourage all levels of the teams to a proactive approach to Risk Management, whilst also challenging leaders in all HSE related aspects to ensure a Beyond Compliance performance in our pursuit of Zero Harm.

This role will involve working between our manufacturing facility in Loughborough, with visits to customer's sites across the country.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and monitor safety programmes designed to improve behavioural safety.
• Support Managers and Supervisors in accident investigations and near miss root cause elimination. Ensuring these are completed in a timely and thoroughly.
• Support and conduct external audits and regulatory visits.
• Work within the Advisor framework to ensure progression of site activities and legal requirements such as PUWER, Lifting Equipment, LOTO, DSEAR, First Aid etc.
• Ensure compliance with UK Health & Safety Regulations
• Report legislative requirements such as RIDDOR
• Complete all mandatory training.
• Deliver the CGU HSE Strategy Plan
• Deliver effective Toolbox Talks to inspire and inform.
• Lead the HSE Ambassador Programme
• Lead the Communication and Training plan
• Coordinate site installation activities
• Advise other people elements (home working, young persons, New & Expectant mothers, Wellbeing, PPE)
• Implement and monitor safety programmes designed to improve behavioural safety.
• Support Managers and Supervisors in accident investigations and near miss root cause elimination. Ensuring these are completed in a timely and thoroughly.
• Support and conduct external audits and regulatory visits
• Work within the Advisor framework to ensure progression of site activities and legal requirements such as PUWER, Lifting Equipment, LOTO, DSEAR, First Aid etc.

Person:

• GCSEs in Math & English at Grade C or Equivalent
• NVQ level 3 in Occupational H&S would be desirable, but not essential
• IOSH Managing safety is essential for the role
• Previous experience working in Health, safety & Environmental topics would be desirable
• Previous experience working within health and safety in a construction environment would be advantageous.
• Previous experience conducting risk assessments & metrices is essential for the role.
• CSCS Black Card or CSCS White Card AQP Academically Qualified Person

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday entitlement
• Save as you earn Sharesave Scheme
• Contributory pension scheme - matched up to 8%
• 2x Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free flu vouchers
• Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services
• Staff discount on all Genuit Group products
• Free on-site parking

Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group’s success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.