EHS Specialist

As part of the Operations Leadership Team, the EHS Specialist is accountable for ensuring EHS managment systems & TFS programs are fully in place and in use at the Basingstoke site.,

• Offer day-to-day EHS mentorship to the site on both reactive and proactive issues.
• Strictly manage and monitor local EHS management systems to ensure site compliance with legislative, corporate and divisional standards.
• Schedule, manage, and chair strategic Safety Meetings for senior site management and Health & Safety Committee meetings for staff representation.
• Coordinate the site risk assessment program.
• Review site accident and incident investigations for adequacy and completeness coaching teams where required.
• Source and provide safety and environmental-related training to meet site needs.
• Represent the site on safety and environmental matters at divisional and third-party events.
• Develop a site EHS plan with key safety and environmental objectives and achievements for the business year.
• Collate safety and environmental data for the site identify trends alongside improvement plans.
• Present EHS risks to the site leadership team.
• Promote a culture of safety and environmental awareness on site.
• Ensure a structured framework for departments to pursue health and safety compliance with corporate and divisional standards.
• Source and arrange safety and environmental training.
• Mentor and support departmental safety and environmental activities on site.
• Chair monthly Health & Safety Steering meetings.
• Support departmental managers in accident and incident investigations.
• Ensure retention of documentary evidence relating to previous accident investigations.
• Notify the division of lost workday accidents.
• Collaborate with the local HR teams to apply Occupational Health resources effectively.
• Review, own and maintain the site emergency plan.
• Ensure effective communication of EHS information to the workforce.
  
  Engineering / scientific degree or equivalent experience
• Understanding of health and safety legislation and its practical application in the workplace backed up by IOSH qualification.
• NEBOSH certification.
  
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