Health & Safety Advisor

Health & Safety Advisor

Location: Horsham

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

About the Role

An established manufacturing business is seeking a proactive and hands on Health & Safety Advisor to support and strengthen site wide safety standards. This is a highly visible role where you'll work closely with operational teams, providing practical advice and guidance to help maintain a safe, compliant, and positive working environment. The successful candidate will be confident engaging with colleagues across all levels and committed to driving continuous improvement in health and safety performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide practical Health & Safety guidance and support to managers and employees.
• Conduct regular workplace inspections and audits, ensuring actions are completed effectively and on time.
• Complete and review risk assessments, COSHH assessments, and Safe Systems of Work.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Deliver Health & Safety inductions, toolbox talks, and safety briefings.
• Maintain accurate Health & Safety records, training documentation, and compliance registers.
• Support KPI reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with emergency preparedness activities, including drills and procedural reviews.
• Work collaboratively with Production and Maintenance teams to improve safe working practices.
• Support contractor management processes and permit to work systems.
• Lead and support Health & Safety improvement projects as required.

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Health & Safety role within manufacturing, production, or an industrial environment.
• Experience carrying out inspections, audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
• Strong understanding of UK Health & Safety legislation and HSE requirements.
• Experience delivering inductions and engaging employees at all levels.
• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent).
• IOSH membership or working towards TechIOSH/GradIOSH.
• Excellent communication and report writing skills.
• Practical, proactive, and solutions focused approach.

Desirable

• Experience managing woodworking related risks including LEV, wood dust, and DSEAR.
• Knowledge of fire safety legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience with contractor management and permit to work systems.
• Health surveillance coordination experience.
• ISO 45001 internal auditing experience or qualification.
• NEBOSH Fire Certificate or equivalent.