Health & Safety Advisor North - Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Quilter Business Services

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What the Hiring Manager Says The role of Health & Safety Advisor is vital to ensuring that Quilter staff are kept safe, its buildings are maintained as safe spaces and the company is compliant with relevant legislation. The role holder must be proactive, collaborative, and innovativein their approach to ensure that risks to the business and staff are detected and remediated early.
The H&S team is based within the wider Security, Property and Facilities function.

The team works closely in conjunction with other teams such as the Crisis Management Centre and the Facilities Management Team.

They will be part of the corporate crisis managementresponse and be responsible for engagement across the business, liaison with third parties and briefings to senior managers.

This post will be responsible for the north of the UK from Birmingham up to Scotland and will be required to be located within that geographical area.

Head of Security and Crisis Management


About the Role Level: 3


Department:
Security & Property


Location:
North of England or Scotland, United Kingdom


Contract type:
Permanent


Our Health & Safety Advisor's assist with the delivery of safety performance and monitoring, in line with personnel, team and functional goals and objectives.


You will facilitate and/or arrange training programs to include Emergency First Aid at Work, First Aid at Work, General Health and Safety, Manual handling, and Fire Marshal.


You will promote compliance with UK legislation and participate in the Group Health and Safety Audit Programme whilst also arranging and conducting any annual audits and inspections.


You will ensure that the Health and Safety Management Systems are accurately kept, with completed incident reports, alongside all supporting documentation, including accident investigation and management, H&S Policies and Arrangements.

You will prepare responses to insurers or solicitors regarding any personal injury claims.

You will arrange, facilitate, and contribute to Health and Safety Committee meetings.


You will work closely with our TFM (Total Facilities Management company) as well as on-site teams, landlords and building management companies.


About You Applications from people with diverse backgrounds enables our inclusive organisation to thrive. If you feel you don't match our job description exactly, why not take a chance on yourself and apply? You could be exactly what this role needs.

You will be able to efficiently run the completion of risk assessments.


You will have exceptional knowledge of UK Health and Safety legislation and have a good understanding of HSE strategy formulation.


You will have a NEBOSH qualification or equivalent (General as a minimum, NEBOSH Construction, NEBOSH Environmental) or NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent (NVQ 5).

You will ideally also be a member of IOSH - Chartered or at least working towards this.

You will have auditing experience, preferably in ISO 45001/18001/14001

You will have strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple on-going projects and prioritise workload.

You will have experience of delivering health, safety, and environmental training to groups of people.

Understanding of basic data analysis

You will be confident in using the full Microsoft Office suite.

The following are desirable requirements but not essential:

  • Fire Related Qualification
  • NEBOSH Fire, FPA Fire Risk Assessor, Fire Service College FRA


  • Member of IFSM

  • Associate as a minimum
  • Level 3 Award in Education and Training
  • First Aid at Work Instructor/Assessor
  • ISO Lead Auditor
  • Our purpose is to help the generations today and tomorrow to prosper. That means we must guide people through the complexity of planning for their future, with the right financial advice and investment solutions, so that they can have more secure financialfutures._
  • In this everchanging world, we see that our role in society has never been more meaningful, and we are committed to using our expertise and care to guide our customers through these challenging and unprecedented times._
  • Our impressive talents and capabilities set us apart, but our unwavering commitment to our customers is what defines us. We truly believe that we have all the ingredients to be the very best in our industry, and we want great people with the care andcreativity that we need, to help us get there._
  • We are passionate about building an inclusive culture where everyone's contribution is valued, and our people can thrive. No matter what your role is or where you sit, your voice will matter. We hope you like what you hear and are interested in learningmore about joining us._
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Core Benefits

Holiday: 26 days


Quilter Incentive Scheme:
All employees are eligible to participate in our incentive scheme, based on the company's performance and their contribution to it

Pension Scheme: 10% non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions

Private Medical Insurance:
Single cover as standard, cover can be increased at your own cost

Life Assurance: 4x your salary, cover can be increased at your own cost

Income Protection: 75% of salary payable after 26 weeks of absence


In addition to our core benefits we offer a range of flexible benefits that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.


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