Health & Safety Advisor

Escape Recruitment is working with a well-established heavy manufacturing business who are looking to appoint a proactive and hands-on Health & Safety Advisor to support their production operation. This is a visible, shop-floor-facing role reporting directly to the Production Manager. You will work closely with operational teams to drive practical safety improvements and help embed a strong safety culture across site. Key Responsibilities * Develop, review and update Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) * Lead and maintain Risk Assessments including COSHH, Manual Handling and DSEAR * Ensure safety procedures are integrated into operational processes * Deliver safety inductions for employees, contractors and visitors * Coordinate and deliver specialist training including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), working at height and chemical safety * Conduct site inspections and internal safety audits * Track and report safety KPIs including near-misses and incident trends * Support investigations and root cause analysis following incidents or near misses What We're Looking For * NEBOSH General Certificate (Level 3) or equivalent * Health & Safety experience within manufacturing or heavy industry * Experience developing Safe Systems of Work and risk assessments * Strong communication skills and ability to influence across operational teams * Practical, approachable and comfortable working directly with shop-floor staff