Health & Safety Officer

As a Health and safety Apprentice, you’ll be given an in-depth insight into health and safety within the construction industry from day one. You will gain hands-on industry experience, and the knowledge required to achieve a nationally recognised qualification. You’ll be inspired and stretched professionally, but fully supported by an expert network of colleagues, as you work to build the foundations for a career within health and safety in construction industry. This is an internal apprenticeship within Irwin M&E and it is anticipated to last 2 years. After this time the individual will undertake a recognised qualification in health and safety. This coupled with the experience gained during the role will give rise to an experienced SHEQ officer within the construction sector.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Assisting the H&S team in the completion of daily, weekly, and monthly paperwork and administration of the IMS system or as requested by SHEQ manager/team.

• Maintaining and managing SHEQ control system.

• Assisting the H&S team to develop and review all documents comprising of Health and Safety management systems and regularly audit their implementation.

• Assisting the H&S team in developing new policies, systems of work and method statements

• Assisting H&S team in ensuring all company compliances are adhered to.

• Maintaining accurate records, analyse relevant Health and Safety data and compile reports in relation to company objectives and key performance indicators.

• Review of Site Safety Audits from both the H&S and site management teams. Collate and maintaining information and the Audit matrix to a high standard as well as documenting any no-conformances and update corrective actions .

• Encouraging the reporting of hazards and incidents/accidents.

• Attending internal Health and Safety meetings with SHEQ team.

• Assist the SHEQ team in carrying out site inspections and hazard identification.

• Any other duties as assigned.

• Taking reasonable care of yourself and any other person who may be affected by your actions and omissions.

• Adopting a positive attitude, cooperate, and assist the company in all aspects of Health and Safety, and the Environment.

• Understanding and help to implement all relevant health and safety policies and arrangements based upon the policies., * Ongoing training and development opportunities with a personalised training plan to allow career development to a Mechanical Contracts Manager

• Working alongside experts in their field

• Health cash plan including compensation for dentistry and optical well being

• Additional holiday increase with length of service

• Team building and activity days

• Monthly employee value-based recognition award – monetary gift

• Health, wellbeing and social calendar of events

• Long service awards

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Irwin M&E’s continual growth. If you are ready to take your career to the next level and feel you have the ability to meet our criteria, then please send your CV with a covering letter supporting your application to Irwin.jobs@irwinm-e.com

We are a Responsible Body for Access NI. A disclosure check will be undertaken; however, a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining this role. Our policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.

As per the AccessNI Code of Practice Irwin M&E has a policy on the Secure Handling, Use, Storage and Retention of Disclosure information, this policy can be viewed by following the link below

• Proactive approach, taking pride in their work and taking accountability for decisions.

• A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment

• Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving

• No two days are the same on the front line and not every day goes to plan, so you’ll need to be quick on your feet to respond!

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams

• Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences

• Ability to visit different sites and training days/ courses

• Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment.

• Ability to work in all weather conditions to serve our customers and protect the environment

• Ability to understand and follow health and safety protocols

Requirements

• 5 GCSE with Maths and English

• Eager to develop competency and qualifications in HSE.

• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills.

• Good understanding of Office computer applications

• Have ability to present and deliver information to others at all levels

• Influencing Skills

• Communication skills

• Flexible approach to change

• Cross functional interaction

• Coaching Skills

• Ability and drive to complete Nebosh qualification .

• Full clean driving license (desired)

• Able to travel to other locations with occasional overnight stays or providing team cover. (desired)

Status of post: Full-Time Permanent

Salary: Remuneration Package will be competitive and in line with experience

Location: This role will be based in Portadown, with occasional travel to mainland UK, with regular travel to sites in NI and ROI.

Irwin M&E is driven by values based on loyalty, safety, innovation and success

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Irwin M&E comply with AccessNI Code of Practice and a copy can be by following the link below https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/accessni-code-practice

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 23^rd October at 4pm

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Headquarters

Unit 4 Diviny Drive

Carn Industrial Estate Portadown

Northern Ireland

BT63 5WE

028 3839 7990

info@irwinm-e.com

Belfast

605 Antrim Road

Mallusk, Belfast

Northern Ireland

BT36 4RY

028 9074 7346

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