Health & Safety Advisor

Join our team at Keolis Amey Metrolink (KAM), the largest light rail network in the UK!

Come and join our Safety team, we are recruiting for a Health and Safety Advisor.

You will play a key role in providing an effective health and safety advisory service, supporting the business in identifying, assessing and managing risks that arise from work activities in line with current UK legislation and best practice.

This is a varied role where you will work alongside the business teams, embedding a first in class positive and proactive safety culture, to ensure everyone is championing safety first. You will work closely with the business to continuously learn and improve our H&S management systems to support ways of working for health, safety and wellbeing in the workplace.

So, If you would love to join the team within Manchester’s iconic Metrolink, what are you waiting for, we can’t wait to hear from you!

Key accountabilities will include:

• Contribute to building an inclusive culture, taking a zero-tolerance approach to behaviours and attitudes that go against the FREDIE culture.
• Deliver outcomes that promotes a customer centric approach to ways of working.
• Ensure compliance with relevant policies, regulations, and standards. 
• Support the Head of Health, Safety and Operational Standards in the delivery and Implementation of the health and safety and risk strategies for KAM.
• Support the roll out of communications, upskilling and training where required.
• Provide a consistent and competent H&S advisory service to KAM on all health and safety matters, including H&S policy and procedure compliance, safe working practice, risk assessments and accident/Incident management.
• Undertake risk assessments of significant health and safety hazards and establishing effective risk control systems.
• Carry out investigations and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Undertake worksite / workplace inspections (including occasional on-site visits out of standard office hours).
• Complete statutory reporting duties as required (i.e., RIDDOR and RAIB).
• Contribute to the identification and implementation of safety innovations and improvements.
• Collate and produce H&S data on a periodic basis.
• Keep up to date on legal, regulatory and Industry best practice and support on the delivery of improvement initiatives for KAM.

What you’ll bring:

• NEBOSH Certificate level or equivalent (or willing to work towards).
• Developing your knowledge of emerging H&S trends, practices and standard operating methodologies.
• Good level of understanding across H&S, including relevant legislation, underpinned through experience in the field.
• Forward thinking to establish Health and Safety plans and priorities.
• Strong presentation and report writing skills.
• Analytical skills to interpret detailed information and regulations.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Strong communication, and interpersonal skills
• Passionate about Health and safety, innovation and overcoming barriers and driving change.
• Strong relationship building & stakeholder engagement skills.
• Flexible approach, able to adapt to your situation to get the best results.
• Results focused with a passion for delivering projects on time and working as part of an awesome team.
• Proficiency in H&S software and Microsoft Office Suite

What we will offer you:

• A salary of up to £45,000 
• Full time
• Free Tram Travel for all our colleagues, plus a sponsored pass for an immediate family member
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Access to Amazing Discounts at major retailers including Asda, Currys PC World, John Lewis and many more.
• Family Friendly Policies including enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Wellbeing Support including a free counselling, health checks and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Supporting your development focusing on career pathways and professional fees covered if required for role.

The closing date for applications: 28 January 2025  

Depending on the level of applications for this role we may close the advert earlier, therefore we encourage you to submit your application early.

Our Commitment to you:

At KAM, we celebrate the diversity of our customers, communities, and colleagues, and strive for a workforce which is equitable, inclusive and representative of the communities we serve and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, and sexual orientation to apply. We look forward to receiving your application.

We live our values of “We Care, We Commit, We Imagine” through our behaviours and we strongly believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation and create an environment where individuals can imagine that anything is possible. We care about our people, and we fully commit to creating an inclusive environment where our people feel valued, respected and empowered to thrive.

To ensure you are given the best opportunity to succeed in the recruitment process, please let us know if you will require any support or reasonable adjustments.  You can contact our team here recruit@metrolink.co.uk.

What we will need to check:

If you are successful, we will need to complete several pre-employment checks prior to you starting. These include.

• Proof of address.
• Evidence of right to work in the UK.
• References from previous employment or studies from the last 3 years
• Pre-employment medical (level subject to role).
• Criminal Records self-declaration check, in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974).