Safety Supervisor in London

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Duties and responsibilities

• Principal duties are to ensure the safety of family, their guests and all members of staff in a private residence, grounds and associated facilities.
• Take lead in implementing the Safety Policies throughout the Company and Estate and constantly monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the system.
• Manage a team of up to 5 Safety Officers, schedule their work hours and assign duties to them, in accordance with departmental priorities and policies.
• Take responsibility for ensuring all personnel are given a safety briefing, orientation and appropriate training as part of their induction upon arrival on site and maintain accurate records of training given.
• Respond to fire alarms and medical emergencies and manage the crisis in a calm and efficient manner, whether firefighting, first aid or evacuation is demanded.
• Develop a program of inspections and checklists with the support of the Safety Officers to ensure that all fixed and portable firefighting equipment and life-saving appliances are in good operational condition and serviced in accordance with international legislation and manufacturers recommendations.
• Act as an assistant to the Senior Technicians, 2IC and Chief Technical Officer and provide support to Estates on-site personnel with respect to maintenance issues associated with safety equipment and overseeing all operations by external contractors, paying particular attention to quality of work and applicable Health & Safety Legislation.
• Coordinate with the Safety Officers and Senior Estate personnel for the continued monitoring and inspection of firefighting equipment, life-saving appliances and first aid equipment.
• Keep contents of first aid kits updated and ensure all safety equipment is fully operational at all times.
• Take the lead in implementing applicable parts of the Estates Operations Manual and regularly conduct document reviews and risk assessments to ensure all safety-related paperwork and emergency response planning is up to date.
• Conduct onsite training and employee induction to ensure that all personnel are familiar with their responsibilities and fully aware of the safety systems, routines and procedures.
• Assist staff to prepare Estate specific safety procedures and checklists required by Operations Manual and Policies.
• Attend all meetings with CPPA and their contractors, where safety is a point of discussion.
• Attend visits by CPPA Safety Officers and Royal Clinic Inspectors.
• Produce templates to ensure that day-to-day operations where risk is involved are documented and agreed safety procedures are complied with.
• Prepare templates for the reporting of accidents or incidents and for daily, weekly and monthly reports to superiors.
• Review all document returns of a safety nature (Safety Officer reports and accident/incident accounts).
• Acknowledge Incident reports from all departments and assist/follow up to close out.
• Organise, manage and form part of the emergency response team during an emergency.
• Train Safety Officers to manage emergency situations, including fire, accident and injury.
• First response for fire alarms.
• Emergency first aid response to accidents and personal injury.
• Carry out routine inspections of the swimming pools and water features to ensure all safety-related equipment is in a good state of repair and complies with manufacturers and legislative servicing schedules.
• Present a professional appearance and attitude at all times and maintain a good level of communication and a high standard of service for Estate Heads of Department and the Estate Owners representatives and personnel.
• Implement and comply with the Company's Health and Safety Policy and recognized good working practices.
• Ensure that all personnel working in an area under your jurisdiction are fully trained, equipped and compliant.
• Assist the management and other personnel in such other matters as may be reasonably required.
• A flexible approach towards working hours is required. This job may require shift working seven days a week, including public holidays, but night working is not normally necessary.
• May be required from time to time to assist with other duties within reasonable capabilities.
• Always on call in times of emergency or severe weather.

Qualifications, skills and experience

• Must have personnel management skills and can also operate as a team player.
• Able to work under pressure and remain cool and calm while supporting and leading staff at difficult times.
• Able to lead a team of people, with excellent interpersonal and presentational skills to build good working relationships with Estate Heads of Department, external contractors and Owners representative team.
• Able to problem solve, interpret complex issues and motivate others to work to the best of their ability.
• Able to work with Microsoft Office and other industry standard computer programs.
• Able to organise and prioritise workload.
• Experienced with overseeing a maintenance team - able to oversee reparation and servicing works, to ensure safe operation and quality of result, by in-house personnel or external contractors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to work with, provide advice to, train, and promote excellence in Health and Safety to all Estate personnel.
• Excellent skills in observation, reporting, assessment of problems and proposals for remedial action are fundamental to this position.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English is essential.

Background

• Ideally, educated to degree level in occupational health and safety and fully experienced in the ISO-9001 compliance and certification process.
• Must hold a recognized advanced first aid qualification and complete a minimum fitness requirement.
• Full driving licence.
• Credible experience in health and safety, including operations experience.