Health and Safety Advisor

Health and Safety Adviser
Location: Ashington, Northumberland
Salary: Circa £37,000 + Car Allowance + Benefits

Are you passionate about creating a safe working environment and ensuring compliance across diverse operations?
Would you like to play a key role in developing and maintaining health and safety standards within a dynamic organisation?

Irwin and Colton have partnered with a market-leading, dynamic residential provider in order to identify their newest Health and Safety Adviser, reporting to the Head of Department. This role involves supporting the delivery of occupational health and safety initiatives across all group activities. You will focus on enhancing safety culture, ensuring compliance with legislation, and providing expert advice to stakeholders.

Key responsibilities of the Health and Safety Advisor:

• Support ongoing review and adherence to all health and safety policies, promoting best practices and legal compliance
• Develop and monitor health and safety systems, conducting audits and inspections across multiple sites and contractor activities
• Deliver engaging health and safety training and communicate complex information effectively to a variety of audiences
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders to influence a positive safety culture
• Assist in incident investigations, risk assessments, and development of effective mitigation strategies

The ideal Health and Safety Advisor will have:

• NEBOSH Qualified (construction certificate would be very beneficial)
• Experience dealing with a variety of stakeholders (both internal and external)
• Good understanding of UK health and safety legislation and industry best practices
• Experience in conducting safety audits, risk assessments, and delivering safety training
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and engage diverse audiences
• Proven ability to develop safety systems and support continuous improvement initiatives

For further information and to apply, please contact Matthew Cathcart on 01923 937 128 or

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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