EHS Advisor

Description:

Job Title: EHS Adviser
Location: Clitheroe
Contract: 12 months

SRG are working with a global chemicals and sustainable technologies company who are seeking an EHS advisor to join their team.

Job purpose

To support, maintain and implement and (co)develop improvement plans and contribute to the development of policies, procedures and guidelines at the site locations in line with business needs that supports the overall company and site EHS & Quality strategic goals and legislative requirements. To maintain site EHS and quality management systems.

Principal accountabilities

EHS

Understand the requirements of new and existing EHS legislation to maintain and develop the site environmental, health and safety monitoring procedures and other site procedures:

Support site EHS monitoring, and encourage a positive and proactive EHS culture
Review, maintain and develop new and existing site EHS policies and procedures
Organises/Develops/Delivers effective training of relevant EHS areas/disciplines to ensure that required standards are embedded.
Advise and assist managers and their teams to comply with company and site EHS, safety and quality policies, systems and legislation
Provide EHS support and liaison for plant shutdowns
Audit site procedures to the requirements of ISO 9001, 45001 and 14001
Control of waste management documentation paperwork and duty of care external audits to fulfil legislation requirements
Liaise with and organise external providers such as occupational health, emissions monitoring and equipment calibration companies
Support the site expert(s) within occupational hygiene monitoring programme e.g., dust, noise,HAVs exposure monitoring,RPE face fit testing, biological monitoring andDSE
Support COSHH system SDS database and support as required with on-going REACH registration dossier requirements
Support accident and incident investigations and root cause analysis on sit
Support in the analysis of EHS data, reporting, and statistics
Builds and maintains a network of internal and external EHS professionals and ensures transfer of EHS knowledge, requirements and best practices within site/Business.
Actively promotes EHS awareness on site, which will lead to improved EHS culture.
Carries out any other duties which are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.
Development and administrative management of the site's Action Tracking System
Co-ordinate the site's internal and external audit programme and manage the SharePoint audit management and action tracking system

Qualifications/ knowledge/ experience

Technical/ professional knowledge and skills competency

EHS Qualification - NEBOSH certificate (or equivalent)
Basic/vocational education with some relevant EHS workplace experience
Previous experience working in high hazard or chemical manufacturing industry
Knowledge of EHS legislation including occupational health & safety, environmental monitoring, permitting and waste management
Auditing experience
Knowledge and experience of working with integrated management systems and ISO 9001, 14001 & 45001.
Further qualifications/training in occupational health monitoring or assessment e.g. Noise, Dust, HAVs etc.
Qualified to a degree level (with a technical/Scientific/EHS focus)
Proven ability to enable safe operations through pragmatic risk-based assessment
Knowledge and experience of working with SharePoint management system
Membership of Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (TechIOSH or higher preferred)

Personal skills and key competencies

Excellent English Written and verbal Communication Skills
Able to build strategic and collaborative working relationships
Business, customer and organisational awareness
Impeccable Work Standards
Excellent planning & organization skills for managing document & auditing SharePoint systems
Change Management expertise
Influencing others and driving execution
Ability to provide innovative solutions to problems
Demonstrated ability to challenge people effectively while maintaining relationships
Attention to detail and organisational skills
Able to give and receive clear and unbiased information
High energy and enthusiasm
Authenticity
Ability to distil complex situations into clear and simple summaries for presentation to non-subject-matter-expert / senior leadership team
Teamwork and cooperationGuidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy