Health & Safety Business Partner

Full Job Description

Senior Health & Safety

Permanent 40k to 49k

Kidderminster

Job Purpose

• To identify, develop and maintain appropriate policies, procedures, workflows, processes and other supporting documentation which allow colleagues to understand their roles and responsibilities.
• To keep abreast of current and emerging legislation (and/or amended guidance) and communicate its impact on Company operations and activities.
• To support the Head of Health and Safety in the delivery of Corporate objectives relevant to health and safety.
• To effectively line manage, mentor and develop the H&S Co-ordinator.
• To identify and share opportunities for continuous improvement.
• To regularly engage, collaborate and/or consult with colleagues at all levels, providing professional advice, support and pragmatic solutions on matters which relate to health, safety or compliance.
• To regularly monitor and manage the Company's health and safety management system, ensuring it being used and kept up to date appropriately.
• To monitor and update progress against corporate KPI's, reporting any negative trends to the Head of Health and Safety.
• To undertake regular statistical analysis using a range of internal and external data sources to determine Company performance levels.
• To facilitate and Chair the health and safety sub-group ensuring it has sufficient representation, meets at the required intervals and satisfactorily deals with any emanating issues (or refers these to the H&S Monitoring Group for support and direction).
• To work in partnership with the Learning and Development Team and ensure critical training needs have been identified, programmed and delivered.
• To regularly monitor, and in a timely fashion, process the accident database and ensure appropriate management action has been taken to prevent future re-occurrence of injury and ill health.
• To proactively undertake thorough accident investigations where accident reports suggest a Company wide risk or weakness in the health and safety management framework.
• To identity RIDDOR notifiable accidents and ensure that these are notified to the HSE following consultation with the Head of Health and Safety.
• To routinely establish and undertake a programme of health and safety inspections across a range of business activities ensuring reports are issued and monitored for completion.
• To attend, adequately prepare and participate in relevant health and safety meetings.
• To monitor and audit the undertaking and completion of relevant risk assessments across the Company.
• To deliver relevant training at a local level on topics which would benefit colleagues based on the intelligence gathered in the role.
• To ensure that health and safety section on SharePoint is being effectively managed and maintained.
• To assist the Head of Health and Safety in the production of health and safety performance reports.

Knowledge

• Strong planning and organisational skills with the ability and foresight to prioritise, both in regard to own workload and activities required to support the wider team/business.
• Demonstrable experience undertaking complex accident investigations.
• A range of IT skills, including experience of using the 'Office' suite of applications.
• Educated to GCSE or NVQ or equivalent level of knowledge gained through experience.
• A recognised health & safety and/or fire safety qualification (minimum L3).

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