Health, Safety & Environmental Technician L3 Apprentice

Health, Safety & Environmental Technician L3 Apprentice

This is an exciting opportunity to start a career within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UK's leading independent steel stockholder.

All About Us

Barrett Steel are the UK's largest steel stockholder with over 160 years of heritage. Family owned, the group is made up of 29 sites and holds over 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Barrett Steel is committed to providing innovative and exceptional service by continuously investing in our people and the latest processing machinery and materials handling equipment to keep us at the forefront of innovation and customer satisfaction.

All About the Role

Reporting to our Group Health & Safety Director, you will be given the training necessary to carry out your role, including mentoring by a strong, established group team. You'll use the latest in blended learning techniques, to ensure you receive the highest levels of training whilst working on the core business activities. The hours of work are Monday-Friday 8.30 am to 5pm, with one day per week allocated for studies.

Training & duties will include:

• Supporting the compliance of Group Policies and with all relevant legislation
• Coordination and administration of all Health and Safety paperwork and matters
• Reporting, communication, tracking of all defect reports and H&S improvement actions
• Help to identify and share best practices throughout the Group and to foster a culture of continuous improvement throughout the business in respect of the overall Health & Safety Management System
• Learn to provide guidance and support to operations staff for Risk Assessments, local safe working procedures and incident investigations
• To record and help analyse incidents and H&S performance, reporting KPIs and communicating performance effectively as required
• Support the promotion and improvement of safety and awareness
• To ensure that effective sharing and learning exists across all sites within scope and throughout the Group as appropriate.
• All relevant administration and communication as required in the role.
• As you progress, travel to sites will be required
• We offer You
• A fully funded 19-24-month Safety, Health & Environmental Level 3 Apprenticeship where 1 day per week you will spend on your studies and the rest in the business.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Discounts on retail and leisure
• Access to health and wellbeing services
• A long-term career in the business
• A mentor during your time on the apprenticeship

All About You

You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way.

Essential Skills for the role:

• You should be organised and methodical in your approach with a genuine interest in developing a career in Barrett Steel.
• A confident communicator with a genuine interest in Health & Safety
• A good level of IT; able to confidently use Microsoft Word and ideally Excel and PowerPoint at a basic level
• GCSE qualifications in English & Maths ideally at grade 5 or above
• Live local to either our Bolton or Bradford site
• A full UK driving license or currently learning to drive.

summary

Hours:

Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 5 pm

25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Annual Cycle to work scheme, Life assurance, Company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure, Access to health and wellbeing services, Barrett Steel pension