Trainee SHE Officer
Role Objectives:
- Provide SHE advice and support to managers and staff
- Support the regulatory compliance programme
- Monitor and report on SHE performance
- Promote good SHE practices, behaviour and culture
Key Accountabilities:
- Support ongoing compliance with the requirements of the site’s Environmental Permit, including periodic statutory reporting requirements.
- Support compliance with appropriate industry national and international standards, including ISO 14001 and ISO45001
- Provide SHE advice to management and staff to raise standards across the site.
- Monitor any incidents, near misses and exceedances, providing support for investigations and the implementation of improvement actions.
- Monitor SHE performance and help to ensure all SHE regulatory compliance submissions and reports are duly made.
- Carry out inspections, audits and surveys to assess compliance with company policies, standards and procedures.
- Maintain an up to date knowledge of the SHE agendas, advising site management on current and anticipated initiatives.
- Undertake any other duties for which the responsibility, skill and experience required fall within a post holder’s expected capability, and commensurate with the post holder’s position in the company.
- Assist in implementing new and changing SHE legislation and good practice.
- Support the preparation of risk assessments and safe systems of work.
- Prepare and deliver SHE training packages.
- Assist in ensuring that emergency response and security arrangements for the site are suitable and adequate.
Prepare for, participate in and prepare minutes of SHE meetings
Key Performance Indicators:
- Collate monthly statistical information regarding SHE Performance
- Action close out
- Training packages up to date
- Audit and inspection programme compliance.
- EPR Permit compliance
- Health and Safety Policy Compliance
Core Skills/Competencies
Competencies:
- Energy/Drive
- Co-operation
- Working Safely
- Achievement
- Professionalism
- Openness to learning and change
Skills
Essential:
- Basic knowledge of safety, health and environmental legislation and practice.
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- IT literate, with competence in the use of common applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
Desirable:
- Some knowledge of Health and Safety regulatory compliance requirements in the chemical industry.
- Familiar with Management Standards (ISO14001, ISO45001).
Education/Qualifications Required
Essential:
- Good general standard of education (to A Level or equivalent)
- Health and Safety Qualification (e.g. IOSH Managing Safely, NEBOSH Certificate)
Desirable:
- NEBOSH Diploma (or working towards).
- Environmental qualification (or working towards)
- Recognised auditor qualification
- Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (or working towards)
Date issued August 2022
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