Health & Safety Advisor

Job Purpose
To work with the team, including senior management to support and promote a strong health, safety, and environmental culture across a mechanical-based organisation operating throughout the UK.
The ideal person will have experieince working in a similar industry, with the knowledge and skill set to pro-actively ensure full compliance with UK legislation and reduce risk across all areas of the company.
You will passionately drive continuous improvement in safety performance across all sites, workshops, and field operations by engaging the team using 1:2:1s, tool box talks, training as other development methods.
You will have the full support of the senior management team, alongside the external Health & Safety Consultant, however this is an autonomous role where you will have ownership of health & safety within the company.
Attitude
Your attitude to health and safety is based around educating and coaching the workforce and team working, using a people centric based approach.
You will be able to autonomously identify risks within the company, using methods such as risk profiling and use this insight to create robust and measurable outputs based on current best practice. You will thrive on raising team understanding, through an appreciation that every person may need a different approach to meet the health and safety improvements required by the company.
Please note this is a people centric role, bringing health and safety to life within the company through a multitude of approaches that make a real difference. This is definitely not an enforcement officer ‘I say and you do’ based role or a role solely based upon risk assessments, method statements or policies.
Key Responsibilities
Health & Safety Management
* Advise managers and employees on all aspects of health, safety, and welfare.
* Ensure compliance with UK legislation including the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, CDM Regulations, and other relevant standards.
* Assist in the development, implementation, and review of HSE policies and procedures.
* Drive health and safety improvement and company culture
Site Support & Monitoring
* Conduct regular site inspections, audits, and safety tours across multiple UK locations. Escalating to senior management key findings along with actionable solutions where required.
* Identify hazards, assess risks, and recommend corrective actions.
* Monitor compliance with safe systems of work, method statements, and risk assessments (RAMS).
* Mentor and support line management in their understanding and requirement to improve health and safety across the company
Incident Management
* Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses.
* Produce detailed reports based on sound data which identifies root causes of risk and create viable solutions.
* Support implementation of corrective and preventative actions.
Training & Awareness
* Deliver engaging and inspiring health and safety inductions and toolbox talks.
* Support training needs analysis and competency development of the team to identify areas of specific development required.
* Promote a positive safety culture and behavioural safety initiatives.
Documentation & Compliance
* Maintain accurate HSE records and documentation.
* Assist with internal and external audits (e.g., ISO 45001).
* Ensure all risk assessments and method statements are current and suitable.
Contractor & Project Support
* Provide HSE support on mechanical projects (installation, maintenance, fabrication).
* Review contractor safety performance and documentation.
* Support compliance with CDM requirements where applicable.
Key Skills & Experience
* Proven experience in a health and safety role within a mechanical, engineering, manufacturing.
* Strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation and best practices.
* Experience conducting audits, inspections, and incident investigations.
* Ability to influence and engage employees at all levels, including senior management.
* Strong communication and report-writing skills.
* Strong commitment and drive to understand the workforce needs to health and safety and to provide mentoring and support where required to improve consistency and efficiency within all health and safety procedures.
* Full UK driving licence (essential due to travel).
Qualifications
NEBOSH General Certificate (minimum)
NEBOSH Diploma (desirable)
Membership of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (Tech IOSH / Grad IOSH preferred)
Relevant technical or engineering background (desirable)
Personal Attributes
Proactive and solution-focused
Strong sense of integrity
Strong attention to detail
Confident communicator
Able to work independently and manage multiple sites
Empathy and non-judgemental
Educational and coaching style approach
Working Conditions
UK-wide travel to sites, workshops, and client locations
Combination of office, site, and remote working
Occasional overnight stays may be required
Benefits
Company vehicle or car allowance
Pension scheme
Training and professional development
Private healthcare