Health and Safety Advisor

Title: Health and Safety Advisor - Newcastle

Purpose of Role

To provide support to the Director of Health and Safety in the delivery of Health and Safety Management Systems and processes across the group to help ensure a culture of best practice health and safety across the business and property portfolio, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory regime.

Main Activities

• Contribute to the delivery of safety and health management and safety culture.
• Provide health and safety advice and guidance to colleagues and contribute to problem solving.
• Undertake health and safety inspections and audits of Grainger's sites.
• Coordinate health and safety internal audit and risk management processes.
• Provide face to face DSE assessments and follow up actions.
• Creating Risk and Control Matrices (RACMs) and process maps where required.
• Manage the day to day administration of the health and safety management systems, inbox, leading on improvement projects for systems and processes.
• Manage the collection of health and safety information from internal and external stakeholders, auditing Grainger's health and safety compliance data quality.
• Produce key health and safety information for the business including assisting in the preparation of reports for the Board, Executive Team, Health and Safety Committee and Departments.
• Monitor internal and external health and safety audit schedules.
• Produce audit reports, communicate the findings and monitor action plans.
• Assist with the review of the health and safety policy and procedures.
• Collate, monitor and follow up on accidents/incidents and collating RIDDOR information where required.
• Coordinate health and safety training, including identifying training needs, and where needed, create and deliver training to colleagues. Liaise with Grainger's Learning & Development team as and when required.
• Participate in and facilitate health and safety meetings from time to time.
• Communicate with colleagues on the management of health and safety.
• Driving forwards improvements in Grainger's health and safety culture.

Skills & Experience Required

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Demonstrable knowledge, understanding and experience of using health, safety management systems.
• Excellent knowledge of managing spreadsheets, databases and managing data and producing reports.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• A proven team player who is self motivated, uses own initiative, works well under pressure and has previous experience of working independently.
• Excellent organisational (methodological and systematic) and time management skills.
• An interest in Health and Safety Management.
• Comply and uphold Grainger's policies and procedures, in relation to, but not limited to, confidentiality, health and safety, GDPR, IT, security, equality, diversity and fair treatment.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or similar highly desirable.
• Property experience.

Additional Notes or Information

1. The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive and are subject to change in accordance with the needs of the business.