Job Description

Job Reference: /RP/05-04/1137/1

Job Title: QHSE Advisor

Location: Ipswich

Salary: Competitive

Hours per week: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week

Business Overview

Atalian Servest and OCS have merged to create a new organisation, the OCS Group UK & Ireland. We are a leading facilities management company providing a range of both standalone and integrated services including cleaning, catering, security, technical services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services. The company has a turnover of GBP1.5bn and operates across the UK and Ireland with 50,000 colleagues delivering innovative award-winning services to the private and public sectors and supporting the local communities in which it operates.

Role Overview

We are currently recruiting for a QHSE Advisor to join our passionate and driven team based in Ipswich

To help OCS develop and maintain a positive approach to QHSE by coaching , supporting, advising and guiding senior managers and operational teams in relation to QHSE matters. Influence behaviour and coach others to deliver the QHSE Management System. Deliver a risk based QHSE audit programme and to carry out accident and incident investigations (as directed)

Benefits

- Informal hybrid / flexible working arrangements
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Free fruit in our offices
- Employee Referral Scheme (if you refer a successful candidate to one of our vacancies)
- Wide range of retail discounts
- Regular social and charity events held in our offices
- Get involved in charity events in the local community


Wellbeing

- Discounted gym membership
- Eye test GBP25 voucher and up to GBP100 towards glasses
- Join our Cycle to Work scheme via salary sacrifice
- Access to `CHROMA`, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community - join a committee or take part in our D&I initiatives and events
- Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders


Career development and recognition

- Immediate access to `Opportunity` our internal Learning and Development platform
- Required professional membership fees paid for
- Opportunity to win monthly Superstar Awards
- Long service awards


Key Responsibilities:

Functional

- To help up-skill operational management so that their QHSE competence, confidence and abilities are enhanced.
- To participate in policy and process review to help achieve simplicity of access, easy understanding and full implementation.
- To communicate proactively on QHSE issues and, as requested, prepare reports, bulletins and briefs to promote learning.
- To react to emerging challenges and adapt as necessary.
- To support delivery of QHSE strategic objectives and initiatives targeted at continual QHSE improvement.
- To support the business to manage effectively QHSE matters and to be capable of taking appropriate and timely corrective action when required.
- To carry out QHSE audits, to be completed to an agreed schedule, in order to identify nonconformance and advise upon corrective actions.
- To carry out accident and incident investigations (as directed) and produce reports with recommendations in conjunction with management to facilitate corrective and preventative action.
- To provide competent advice and support to the business to assist adverse event investigation and proactive follow-up of lessons learnt.
- To liaise, as required, with any enforcement authority (e.g. HSE, EHO) carrying out an investigation involving OCS and to co-ordinate any requests from that authority
- To represent the QHSE Team at meetings providing specialist knowledge and guidance on compliance and resilience activities.
- To give credibility to the role by actively building effective working relationships with customers and key stakeholders.
- To keep up to date with new legislation and industry initiatives to ensure maintenance of CPD.
- To work collaboratively and constructively with other members of the QHSE Team to ensure a consistent and seamless delivery of QHSE support across OCS.


General

- Avoid conflict of interests between personal interests and the interests of the UK & Ireland group.
- Exercise independent judgment, reasonable care, skill and diligence when carrying out their duties.
- Act in good faith and promote the long-term success of each company within the UK & Ireland group for the benefit of all members and wider stakeholders.
- Adhere to and promote the UK & Ireland group`s policies on equality & diversity, information security, health and safety and data protection in the performance of their duties.
- Support and promote the UK & Ireland group`s sustainability plans and policies, including the Carbon Management Plan, and carry out duties in a resource effective way, recognizi