Main duties include (but not limited to):

• Support Head of Production in maintaining System to ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001 and SEPA regulations through development, embedding and promotion of health, safety and environmental standards.
• Implement and maintain Company HSE, policies, procedures, standards and working practices and enhance the safety culture within the business; ensuring a continued figure of zero accidents and injury.
• To ensure the Health, Safety and Environmental Policy and supporting procedures are implemented consistently across the Company.
• To advise Head of Production on the implications of current and emerging health and safety legislation, including evaluating options, making recommendations and generating action plans to ensure compliance across the Company.
• Responsible for daily 'walk round' yard inspections, checking policies, procedures and company working practices are being properly implemented and adhered to; providing weekly reports to Head of Production including recommendations and improvement plans where required.
• Managing weekly testing of fire alarm system and annual fire evacuation including firefighting equipment.
• Responsible for management and issue of Permit to Work documentation.
• Check, monitor and tagging of safety and lifting equipment and scaffolding.
• Co-ordinate and complete risk assessments and safe work practices/methodologies. Ensure current risk assessments are reviewed and advise management on any risks that have been identified during risk assessments and site walkabouts. .
• Responsible for identifying hazardous workplace conditions. Stop any unsafe act or condition immediately and report to Head of Production.
• Responsible for site safety induction for all new employees, subcontractor workers and/or visitors.
• Responsible for ensuring adherence to procedure and safe use of both vehicle and transportation equipment including cherry picker, forklift truck, cranes, vans, trucks etc.
• To support managers to maintain safe systems, providing specialist advice, coaching and practical support.
• Keeping up to date on specialist areas including fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and diseases.
• Ensure procedures are fulfilled by personnel with delegated duties including First Aiders, Fire Marshals, Managers, Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work etc.
• Develop and lead in-house training with managers and employees on all relevant aspects of health and safety.
• To develop a monthly communications strategy for all levels of staff to include written information, tool box talks and management briefs.
• Ensures that all relevant statutory and other notices are published and properly displayed.
• Record all near misses, first aid incidents and other accidents.
• Investigate and report all accidents within the timeframe set internally and the HSE
• To investigate the circumstances and causes of accidents and take necessary steps to prevent a recurrence.
• Co-ordinate the issuing of notifications where required to the Health and Safety Executive.
• Prepares all legal documentation as required.
• Prepare monthly reports on incidents, accidents and non-conformance etc to the Head of Production.
• Managing and completion of incidents, near misses and accidents and produce statistics for managers as well as identifying ways or reducing or eliminating these in the future

Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• To advise on and adhere to, procedures relating to health and safety strategy
• Manage safety in-line with company policy ensuring all activities are carried out in a safe manner (unloading, loading, storage and issue)
• General administration and reporting as required
• Best practice, continually working towards or introducing better/smarter ways of working
• Be an ambassador for Ferguson Marine. Display a business-like approach using tact and diplomacy where required or appropriate

Required Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Relevant work experience
• Computer literate, ability to manage and maintain management systems
• Ability to absorb and assess information quickly
• Effective communication and networking skills with social confidence, good team worker
• Logical reasoning with can do attitude
• Tenacity and ability to drive change
• Experienced in risk assessment and accident investigation
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to demonstrate continuous development to ensure compliance with legislation

Qualifications

• Degree in Health, Safety & Environmental Management
• Graduate Member of IOSH
• NEBOSH National General Certificate

Salary & benefits

To be discussed at application stage

Matchtech acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers and is part of Gattaca Plc.

Gattaca Plc provides support services to Matchtech and may assist with processing your application.