Health & Safety Advisor – Part Time

Full Job Description

We are currently recruiting for a part time Health and Safety Advisor from our Head Quarters in Coventry.

Working 21 hours per week, ideally Monday to Friday, this role works alongside our facilities team and provides health and safety support across the business to ensure that the organisation can carry out its day-to-day tasks, in a safe and efficient way. We are looking for a proactive, motivated and customer focussed individual with previous experience in a similar role and a good understanding of both health and safety and compliance.

At the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), we inspire our farmers, growers and industry to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Working at AHDB, you wont just be helping our farmers produce the food we eat and look after our environment, youll be helping to shape the future of food production and leaving a legacy for the next generation.

• Support the facilities team to implement and manage health and safety policies and procedures including the ongoing development of health and safety management systems
• Assist with both external and internal health & safety audits and ensure compliance
• Coordinate internal DSE assessors and the completion of DSE assessment documentation
• Attend health and safety committee meetings, taking minutes as required
• Maintain accurate and organised digital filing systems, ensuring all completed assessments comply with regulations
• Assist in the implementation and upkeep of documentation for Health and Safety policies and procedures
• Create, edit and format documents and reports
• Support the implementation of health and safety training
• Champion health and safety communications and interact with all other departments as requested to support Health and Safety document retention

• Previous experience working in a similar health & safety role, with an understanding of both health and safety and compliance
• High standard of interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with the demands of staff and external customers
• Experience of implementing policy and procedures
• Good level of knowledge in Microsoft applications
• Customer focussed

The benefits

We believe in rewarding our people for their hard work, so we have a great mix of benefits and opportunities, to give you the recognition you deserve:

• 21 hours per week
• 33 days annual leave plus one privilege day (inclusive of bank holidays), pro rata
• Life assurance cover (4 x salary)
• A market-leading defined contribution pension scheme with Legal & General
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent training and development opportunities and an agreed development plan
• Recognition Awards throughout the year
• Access to the Governments tax-free childcare scheme
• Reward Gateway membership this gives you a huge number of online discounts and savings

Apply now, or call 02476 935722 if you require any further information.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.

At AHDB, you’ll find we are committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion, to include flexible working opportunities. This applies to both our workforce and the practices we follow.