Health and Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

Title: Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

Location: Gravesend, Kent

Salary or Rate: £44,130K

Hours: Full time

Type: Permanent

HSB ID: 1237/52

HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy and Aerospace sectors. We have several permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas – visit our website or LinkedIn page for more.

• Typically, this person will be responsible for ensuring compliance with Health and Safety and Wellbeing requirements by providing competent advice to departmental managers, safety representatives and staff.

HSB Technical’s client is a very established and well-regarded business.

Day to day duties and responsibilities of the health and safety and wellbeing advisor:

• Provide health and safety advice to PLA departments, promoting communication through meetings and campaigns.


• Support RAMS reviews, work task briefings, and toolbox talks.


• Deliver and embed health and safety projects from committees or HS&W strategies (e.g., occupational health reviews).


• Develop processes to meet ISO 45001 requirements.


• Implement safety improvements for assigned groups and assist with topics like scaffolding and asbestos.


• Investigate incidents to identify root causes and recommend preventive actions.


• Review contractor reports and submit necessary reports to the HSE.


• Update PLA’s incident reporting platform (Resolver).


• Conduct workplace inspections, audits, and assessments (e.g., noise, display screens) to ensure safe practices.


• Create health, safety, and wellbeing campaigns and communications.


• Contribute to internal, external, and stakeholder H&S meetings.


• Identify improvements and implement action plans.


• Deliver Health & Safety inductions for new employees.


• Assist in reporting accidents to the HSE or MAIB as required.

Qualifications and requirements requested for the Health Safety and Wellbeing Advisor;

• Demonstrable experience in a Health, Safety, and Wellbeing role.


• Membership of IOSH or equivalent.


• NEBOSH General Certificate (NVQ Level 4).


• Internal auditing experience.


• CDM Awareness.


• Working knowledge of ISO 45001.


• Full, clean driving licence.


•  Experience working in high-risk environments (e.g., lifting operations, confined spaces).

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave + Bank Holidays


• Health Cash Plan (Westfield Health)


• Generous pension scheme


• Access to Occupational Health, Mindfulness, Counselling and Physiotherapy


• Cycle to Work Scheme


• Access to My Gym Discounts


• Salary sacrifices Car Scheme

This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical Ltd who are governed by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and have been appointed to act as the recruitment consultancy for this role.