Health and Safety Advisor

Health & Safety Advisor Scientific and Production Environment
Location: Yarnton & Abingdon (regular travel between sites required)
Employment Type: Full-time, onsite

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000

An established and forward-thinking organisation is seeking a motivated Health & Safety Advisor to join its growing team. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a positive safety culture across diverse environments including offices, laboratories, and machine workshops.

Reporting to the Health & Safety Manager, the successful candidate will work closely with the existing H&S team to ensure compliance with UK legislation and implement measures to maintain a safe working environment. This is a varied position involving administrative duties, on-site engagement, technical assessments, and strategic input.

You will be liaising with contractors, consultants, and internal staff at all levels, while also supervising and mentoring other team members involved in H&S activities.

Key Responsibilities as a Health & Safety Advisor:

• Maintain and promote high Health & Safety standards in a fast-changing business environment.
• Encourage a positive H&S culture across all areas of the organisation.
• Collaborate with operations and engineering teams to assess processes and ensure effective safety measures.
• Review risk assessments, safety procedures, records, signage, and policies.
• Coordinate internal and external audits to monitor compliance.
• Lead accident and near-miss investigations, implementing corrective actions.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement within safety management processes.
• Prepare reports for senior leadership and auditors.
• Provide supervision and guidance to H&S team members and staff involved in safety-related activities.

Essential Criteria as a Health & Safety Advisor :

• NEBOSH National Diploma or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in Health & Safety within a production setting.
• Strong ability to manage multiple priorities and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills.
• Full UK driving licence (car owner-driver essential).

Desirable Criteria as a Health & Safety Advisor :

• Knowledge of specialised regulations including COSHH, DSEAR, ATEX, and REACH.
• Experience creating risk assessments for industrial machinery and hazardous substances.
• Understanding of regulations relating to water safety, pressurised systems, and extract ventilation.
• Proven supervisory experience.

 If the opportunity as a Health & Safety Advisor sounds like your next step, please apply now, and contact Jemma at Orion Reading.