Senior Health and Safety Lead

Number of employees

2000

Bicester, United Kingdom

Posted on: 2021-08-11

Category: emobility

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Zero-emission solutions for cities. Human-centred, intelligent design - to revitalise public transportation.

At Arrival, our team is creating best-in-class electric vehicles using a radical new method of design and production. We work with some of the world's leading businesses and governments to achieve our goal of redefining mobility and transport ecosystems, transforming how people and goods travel and enhancing urban environments for all communities.

Innovation, rapid development and testing help us to push the boundaries. Our New Method takes our portfolio of patented technologies created in-house, and combines it with assembly in Arrival Microfactories. It’s a groundbreaking approach, leading to products with maximum functionality, peak efficiency, and an elevated experience – at a much more competitive price than other electric vehicles, and even fossil fuel vehicles.

At Arrival, our team is creating best-in-class electric vehicles using a radical new method of design and production. We work with some of the world's leading businesses and governments to achieve our goal of redefining mobility and transport ecosystems, transforming how people and goods travel and enhancing urban environments for all communities.

Innovation, rapid development and testing help us to push the boundaries. Our New Method takes our portfolio of patented technologies created in-house, and combines it with assembly in Arrival Microfactories. It’s a groundbreaking approach, leading to products with maximum functionality, peak efficiency, and an elevated experience – at a much more competitive price than other electric vehicles, and even fossil fuel vehicles.


 

To help ensure Arrival’s to be the safest place to work we are hiring for leadership roles within our Bicester and Banbury locations.

A career with Arrival will expose you to the bare bones of a highly ambitious and entrepreneurial technology company, so if you’re interested in creating the future, not just talking about it, we’d love to hear from you.

At Arrival we want all of our employees to feel comfortable bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, as we truly believe that diversity drives innovation. Join our mission to bring better, more sustainable transportation to communities around the world.

What you'll be doing

  • Be a visible leader and ambassador of OH&S operational excellence.
  • Promote Arrival’s OH&S management system throughout the company.
  • Promote and enforce applicable internal and external governing HSE requirements.
  • Promote HSE awareness and engagement at all levels in the organisation. 
  • Support operations with OH&S knowledge, guidelines and best practices to ensure a safe and healthy workplace.
  • Ensure that all operations are risk assessed and that safeguards are in place to protect people, environment, assets and reputation. 
  • Maintain COSHH registers up to date.
  • Ensure that non-compliances are promptly acted on and reported to the relevant supervisor.
  • Safe working practices are understood and carried out by all personnel.
  • Ensure that the standard for housekeeping and tidiness is adhered to. 
  • Participate in meeting activities in a constructive manner to positively influence safe behaviour. 
  • Assist and participate in the delivery of H&S toolbox talks and bespoke training on site.
  • Responsible for the administration of on-site H&S training and monitoring the completion of e-learnings.
  • Assist service providers to understand and fully comply with Arrival’s H&S requirements.
  • Ensure that visitors adhere to all H&S requirements whilst visiting any company facility. 
  • Conduct the H&S induction for new personnel. 
  • Fulfil the role of H&S coach / mentor for new personnel.
  • Conduct H&S inspections/audits as per procedures or as directed.
  • Conduct H&S investigations as per procedures or as directed.
  • Share lessons learned from H&S undesired events and implement actions to prevent reoccurrence. 
  • Conduct regular H&S drills / exercises as per procedures and emergency plans. 
  • Ensure the implications of changes in H&S legislation are communicated and implemented accordingly at the worksite. 
  • Maintain all H&S related documentation up to date and readily available at the worksite. 
  • Manage Health and Safety consumables such as PPE and First Aid supplies. 

  • What you'll need

  • Must hold National / International Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, TechIOSH or equivalent, as a minimum
  • Ideally holding level 5/6 NVQ, NRCQ or Diploma in Health and Safety, or working towards it
  • ISO 45001:2018 Health & Safety Management Lead Auditor would be an advantage
  • Previous experience in H&S roles within the manufacturing, automotive, aviation, construction or oil & gas industries. 
  • High voltage safety awareness would be an advantage
  • H&S Leadership
  • Effective and clear communication
  • Conflict management
  • Analytical thinking to interpret data and KPIs
  • Advanced English both written and oral
  • Attention to details 
  • Influence safe and positive attitude 
  • Teamwork spirit 
  • Proficiency with the Microsoft Office package
  • Experience of working with Hydrogen or Fuels would be an advantage

  • We'd love it if you have

  • A passion for Health, Safety and Environment
  • A hunger to learn.
  • A huge desire to achieve.
  • The ability to work in a fast moving meritocracy where every employee looks to constantly improve themselves and their company.

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