Hse Advisor

Salary: £55,200 per year

Do you wish to play an active part in building healthy, sustainable environments?

At Wavin, we have a ‘calling’ … to service. A purpose. To build healthy, sustainable environments. And where is our help most needed? The very places we live in: our cities. Our cities’ drinking water is leaking away, greenery has been disappearing, streets are flooding after heavy rainfall and its sewer systems are outdated, polluting our groundwater. It’s time to join forces and build long-lasting cities. It’s time for you to join our team! 

At Wavin, we engage and collaborate with city leaders, engineers, planners and installers to help make cities future-proof and buildings comfortable and energy-efficient. As a pioneer in sustainable water infrastructure, we focus on creating positive change in the world, guided by our purpose of Building Healthy, Sustainable Environments.

We want to build a team of champions. That’s why Wavin is currently looking for a HSE Advisor to join our team at Chippenham. If you want to make a difference and work for a purpose-led company, please read on.

The role

Reporting to the Site Operations Manager, the HSE Advisor will work at our Chippenham site with occasional travel to other Company sites when neccesary. As the HSE Advisor you will be the Company’s competent person for Health & Safety as defined by the management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations. You will be responsible for ensuring the Company complies with Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and approved codes of practice and guidance. You will support the deployment of the Wavin Group HSE Management System, and coordinate the HSE agenda at site level as well as managing the Corporate HSE leading and lagging indicator reporting process.

Responsibilities

• Lead, train, coach, and support site staff in the field of Health, Safety and Environmental improvement
• To ensure the Company’s Health, Safety and Environmental policies are implemented consistently
• To monitor, evaluate and review Health, Safety and Environmental policies, practice, and legal compliance. Make recommendations and implement new policies and procedures as required
• To advise the Senior Management Team on the implications of current and emerging Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, including evaluating options for implementation
• Make recommendations and generate actions plans to ensure compliance across the organisation
• Support managers to maintain safe systems, providing specialist advice, coaching and practical support
• Conduct audits, evaluate the effectiveness of Health, Safety and Environmental systems and procedures, identify, and implement improvements where necessary
• Manage and maintain the accurate reporting of Health, Safety and Environmental Leading and Lagging performance indicators, providing dashboard reports where required
• Proactively identify and present Health, Safety and Environmental improvement opportunities on Site, Territory and Business Unit levels
• Proactively identify and share best practices with other Health, Safety and Environmental Team members across the organisation
• Coordinate the issuing of notifications where required to the Health & Safety Executive
• To investigate, or where appropriate, to assist others to investigate the circumstances and causes of accidents and events. Support actions to take necessary steps to prevent a recurrence

Profile

• Holds a relevant professional qualification e.g., IOSH certificate, NEBOSH diploma. Being a chartered member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH) would be advantageous
• Ideally posess Continuous Improvement knowledge and training (green belt level)
• Working knowledge of current Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and its application in a manufacturing environment.
• Can demonstrate leading the HSE agenda by example
• Willingness to stand out and convince others of the business case underlying HSE improvements
• Has the ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload
• Knowledge and a proven history of delivery of health, safety and environmental management systems and the provision of advice 
• Willingness to learn and to share knowledge
• Excellent written and people skills and the ability to challenge constructively.
• Effective team working and networking skills and the ability to work independently using own initiative.
• Personal commitment to the corporate values and objectives of Wavin and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Willingness to travel

Wavin offers

Do you want to make a difference by building healthy, sustainable environments? As an international company requiring many different professional skills, we understand and celebrate diversity, inclusion and belonging. At Wavin, we encourage all our employees to develop their talent with great innovative programs, and to become the best version of themselves. Together, as a strong team, we grow, and deliver on our purpose every day. Wavin is the place to be if you truly wish to make an impact. In addition to working with an enthusiastic, professional team in an international environment, we offer a competitive compensation and benefit package.

Organisation

Wavin is active in the building and construction industry across multiple continents. Wavin is part of Orbia, a community of companies bound together by a shared purpose: to advance life around the world. Wavin is backed up by 65+ years of expertise and works with 10,500+ employees in 37 countries worldwide. Wavin is the largest business group in Orbia. Orbia has commercial activities in 100+ countries, 21,000+ employees and 120 production sites.

Contact us

If you have questions or you want to know more about the position, please contact our People Team. To apply, use the apply-button.

We advertise our vacancies to attract candidates. If we need agency assistance, we will contact agencies on our Preferred Supplier List. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.