Terminal Hsseq Technical Advisor

Salary: £48,000 – £57,600 per year

Terminal HSSEQ Technical Advisor

Location: Essex

£40-48,000 + benefits

The Production and Engineering team at Client’s Upper COMAH site are looking to recruit an engaging and proactive Terminal HSSEQ technical advisor to be based at their Essex terminal

The role will assist the site management in achieving its health safety, security, environmental and quality aims across all site operations to ensure the site remains legislatively compliant, and complies with the HSSEQ management systems. Additionally, to provide HSSEQ advice to all on site to help build an interdependent safety culture.

The role:

To provide HSSE support for the Terminal to help maintain and develop a safety first and quality culture, with particular emphasis on regularly inspecting and auditing the facility to ensure production demands do not detract from safety, quality or compliance policies and checking that all site and visiting management display “visible felt leadership”.

Assist and check that the Terminal accurately records all reported hazards, near misses and incidents and that they are investigated in accordance with procedure HS-Q-06 to ensure all such events are known and any learnings are identified and implemented.

Check and assist the Terminal has an adequate level of emergency preparedness (as defined by HS-P-22), by ensuring the site has up to date and regularly tested internal and external emergency plans in accordance with HS-Q-21 and 37; it has ‘available on demand’ emergency equipment to keep its emergency preparedness PSPI in the green.

Ensure the Terminal controls contractors working on site in accordance with business procedure HS-Q-11 to ensure they are familiar with site rules and are capable of carrying out their work in a safe manner. Legal compliance to CDM Regs, DSEAR Regs, COMAH Regs and any other associated legislation required.

Ensure the site Terminal controls visitors in accordance with business procedure HS-Q-35 to ensure their own and the safety of others is maintained.

Assist and check that the site completes HSSE tasks and returns HSSE information in a timely and accurate manner to enable the publication of HSSE reports.

To assist in all process Safety inspections, checks and assurance. To assist the maintenance team with Engineering related HSSE support.

Assist and check that the Terminal has adequately assessed and is controlling the occupational health risks to its staff with particular attention to hearing; hand, arm and whole body vibration; contact dermatitis; and the control of substances hazardous to health.

Assist the site with training and communication of HSSE of its staff, in particular induction training for new starters, refresher training to existing staff members and the delivery of toolbox talks and other HSSE communications.

Take an active role in Site Safety Meetings.

Assist the Terminal in the management and close out of HSSE actions relating to the site (from internal and external sources) to ensure that learnings from incidents are implemented and the site remains compliant with legislation and HSSE management systems.

Assist and check that the site maintains adequate safe systems of work (as defined by HS-P-22), by ensuring:

suitable work instructions, jogger boards are available for routine tasks;

risk assessments and method statements are prepared for non-routine tasks

the permit to work procedure HS-Q-15 and isolation policy HS-P-14 are applied; and

all people carrying out tasks have been trained and are competent to do so.

The person:

Must have either Mechanical, Chemical or Electrical qualifications to HND or degree.

NEBOSH Diploma (or working towards)

Accident Investigation practitioner

A qualified ISO 9001 auditor (would be a benefit to have knowledge of ISO14001 & 45001)

Thorough working understanding of HSSE management systems.

Proven experience in Oil and Gas site operations.

Experience and qualifications in Emergency Response. (OPITO MEM would be an advantage)

Proven ability to make decisions by exercising sound judgement in Emergency Situations

Experience of working in hazard identification teams

Experience in preparing and evaluating risk assessments and method statements.

Experience of managing technical contractors and establishing HSSE requirements.

Experience of collecting data and producing HSE stats.

Excellent communication skills and confident public speaking with the ability to create and give presentations to all levels of staff

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.

To apply please email your CV