At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide safety advice and support across AWE Aldermaston and Burghfield sites.
- Company: AWE, a leader in national safety and security.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 9-day working fortnight, generous leave, and pension scheme.
- Other info: Flexible working options and opportunities for professional development.
- Why this job: Join us to make a real difference in keeping the nation safe.
- Qualifications: Level 3 qualification in Occupational Health & Safety and relevant safety management experience.
The predicted salary is between 36340 - 50000 £ per year.
- Job Description Safety Specialist - Aldermaston, Berkshire, RG7 4PR Job Type: Full-Time
- Safety Specialist
Location
RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.
This role will require the successful candidate to be willing and able to work across both AWE Aldermaston and AWE Burghfield sites.
Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role.
It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at
AWE .
Package: From 36,340
(depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)
Working pattern
AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your working pattern on your application.
Ready to play your part?
At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?
- AWE is currently recruiting for a
- Safety Specialist to work across both our Aldermaston and
Burghfield sites.
Within this role you will provide general/industrial/nuclear/explosives safety advice, guidance and operational support for the staff deployed within specified facilities and programmes.
You will follow agreed strategies in line with relevant legislation, industry standards and AWE's policies, procedures and guidance.
The role will require you to complete data reporting and associated documentation.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring that company strategies, policies and management system requirements for conventional health & safety are communicated and understood.
- Maintaining and promoting high standards in Environment, Safety, Health, Security and Quality. Production of health & safety documentation for a project and/or portfolio.
- Support to the local ESH Improvement Plans (culture, communications, etc).
- Promoting learning and improvement through operational briefings, toolbox talks and presentations.
- Who are we looking for
- We do need you to have the following
- Level 3 Qualification e. g. NVQ Level 3 in Occupational Health & Safety, NEBOSH Construction Certificate or NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.
- Relevant experience of managing safety within an engineering and manufacturing site
Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following
- IOSH grade of Affiliate, Associate or newly upgraded Tech IOSH (in order to develop H&S competence through continuous professional development).
- Commitment and willingness to undertake necessary training and update knowledge as and when required including CPD.
- Lead by example, visibly demonstrating Company Values: Pride, Innovation, Excellence and Trust.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work.
- Computer literate (IT/IS).
- Safety advisor experience in a high hazard environment.
- Investigation and inspection techniques.
- Aspects of emergency response in a high hazard environment.
- Customer service-related tasks and duties.
- Evidence of effective team working.
- Good knowledge and ability to interpret relevant legislation.
You’ll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload.
You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.
Work hard, be rewarded
We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including:
- 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
- Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
- Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
- Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
- Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
- Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
- Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
- Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
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