HSE Advisor / Trainer
📍 Location: Milton Keynes
🕒 Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 16:00
About Us
The Whittan Group is the UK's largest manufacturer of steel storage solutions. Through our portfolio of leading brands, we design, manufacture, and install innovative storage systems for commercial and industrial environments across the UK and Europe.
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HSE Advisor / Trainer to join our Compliance / HSEQ team based in Milton Keynes. Reporting to the Compliance Manager, you will play a key role in supporting health, safety, environmental and training compliance across our manufacturing operations, helping to drive a culture of continuous improvement throughout the Group.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Group's Integrated Management System (IMS) and ensure compliance with ISO standards and accreditation requirements.
- Conduct audits, inspections and risk assessments, identifying opportunities to improve health, safety and environmental performance.
- Support accident and incident investigations, maintaining accident reporting processes and promoting preventative measures.
- Assist with fire safety management, first aid programmes and insurance compliance visits.
- Review and update HSE policies and procedures, ensuring legal compliance and best practice.
- Lead and coordinate training activities across the Milton Keynes site, maintaining the training matrix and ensuring colleagues receive the appropriate development and competency training.
- Deliver toolbox talks and support the onboarding and training of new employees.
- Work closely with Operations Managers, Team Leaders, HR and external training providers to support business objectives.
- Provide H&S support to other Group locations, including occasional travel between sites.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- A NEBOSH qualification.
- Previous experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment (3-5 years preferred).
- Strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and environmental requirements.
- Experience with ISO standards and internal auditing processes.
- Excellent organisational, communication and report-writing skills.
- The ability to work independently, influence stakeholders and deliver effective training.
- Good IT skills, with SAP knowledge being advantageous.
Why Join Whittan?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a market-leading manufacturer where safety, continuous improvement and employee development are at the heart of everything we do. You will have the opportunity to influence health and safety standards across multiple sites whilst developing your career within a successful and growing organisation.
The Whittan Group is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity, fairness, and respect. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
HSE Advisor / Trainer in Milton Keynes employer: Whittan
The Whittan Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Milton Keynes where employees can thrive in a fast-paced production setting. With a strong commitment to health and safety, competitive shift premiums, and opportunities for skill development across various machinery, we foster a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement. Join us to be part of a leading manufacturer that values your contributions and supports your career growth.
