Environmental Health Safety Advisor in Cambridge

Do you have previous experience working within Environmental Health and Safety? Are you based in the Southeast of England able to travel across East Midlands, East Anglia and Essex? Stark, a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is looking for a new team member who is as passionate about great service as we are. We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, company vehicle, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).

What you’ll be doing:

• Support the EHS Manager in achieving STARK UK improvement objectives.
• Be the embodiment of high standards and aspirations for the very best EHS performance that our businesses can achieve.
• Be an advocate for values-based leadership to ensure we have EHS at the core of successful business.
• Travel at short notice in response to business need to provide excellent internal customer service.
• Demonstrate leadership on policy, procedures and standards for EHS excellence.
• Provide challenge and guidance to businesses to continually promote the EHS agenda.
• Deliver analysis and critique via intelligence and data provision to guide operations accurately and consistently in making focused improvements from risk prioritisation.
• Participate and contribute to a vibrant, informed network of EHS professionals, promoting learning, sharing and ensuring continual professional development.

The role demands energy, drive, mobility and a determination to succeed and continually improve standards by communication, presentation and influencing skills.

What you’ll need to have:

• Experience in an environment, health and safety role.
• A track record of reliability and quality assurance in delivering significant and continual improvements.
• Maintains a deep and evolving knowledge of developments in EHS and wellbeing.
• An evidenced ability to successfully persuade key stakeholders of the need for and merits of environmental, health, safety and wellbeing improvements whilst remaining pragmatic regarding change management, business profit performance priorities and the pace of improvements.
• Evidence of successfully working with key stakeholders.
• Sound experience in successfully delivering EHS objectives and converting EHS regulatory requirements or theoretical principles into effective, practical solutions for busy Builders Merchant or office workplace environments.
• Extensive and up-to-date knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, accreditation systems, and a holder of a NEBOSH General Certificate or an equivalent recognised qualification as a minimum.
• Full clean UK Driving license essential.
• Flexible approach to working including overnight stays as and when required. You will be travelling across the Southeast and some travel will be outside of office hours.

What’s in it for you:

• Discretionary bonus.
• Fully expensed company vehicle.
• A wide range of voluntary benefits including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare and more.
• Access to a wealth of health and wellbeing services including access to online GP appointments and mental health support.
• Generous employee discounts.
• Access to discounts with hundreds of your favourite high street and online retailers.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Life assurance.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave for anyone expecting or adopting a child.

Why STARK? We're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!

What's next… If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best. Stark Building Materials UK is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.