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Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Senior Advisor

Posted 7 months ago

Prismatic is a technology development company, specialising in the design, manufacture and delivery of innovative, high value aerospace products and systems. Prismatic is a subsidiary of BAE systems, led by a technically and commercially focused team. Our cutting edge systems (such as the high-altitude PHASA-35) have clear commercial value, are developed at pace and address critical customer needs.

Job Title – Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Senior Advisor

Reporting to the Head of Programme, the SHE Advisor will have responsibility for delivering safety, health, and environmental improvement activities, and providing competent advice and coaching in a fast-paced exciting manufacturing, engineering, development and flying environment.

You will work with the business teams to drive implementation and maintenance of an ambitious programme of Health, Safety and Environmental improvements within the business framework. The successful candidate will display strong interpersonal skills and a can-do attitude, with the ability to communicate effectively with employees from all levels of the business.

This role is a hybrid role which covers our site in the UK Alton – Hampshire, Kiddlington Oxfordshire and deploying several times a year cover our aircraft launch and recovery sites globally. You will support risk assessment, incident investigation, continual improvement activities, supporting coaching in safety, health and environment practices and providing support to the business. You must also be able to lead projects and drive safety, health & environment in a demanding environment with teams made of graduates and professionals. You will be comfortable with making interventions to discuss safe and unsafe behaviours, and challenging accepted practice in an appropriate and positive manner.

Tasks and Accountabilities

  • Help embed the safety, health and environmental policy and standards through presence on the shop floor with effective communication.
  • Help transform the safety culture by modelling safe behaviours and providing effective observations and feedback to others. Demonstrate a continuous improvement mind-set.
  • Lead and contribute to risk assessments; provide advice and support implementation of appropriate control measures, ensure assessments are reviewed and updated with appropriate stakeholder support.
  • Contribute to the development of compliant and practical site safety, health and environment standards and procedures to conform to legal and Prismatic standards.
  • Drive timely incident reporting and thorough root cause investigation, providing leadership and advice. Ensure timely closure of actions and sharing of learning with our teams
  • Ensure effective processes are in place for management of improvement activities arising from sources including risk assessment, incidents, investigations and audits.
  • Provide suitable information and coaching to teams using all appropriate methods of communication. Develop internal training materials and work with others to help coordinate external training.
  • Perform regular workplace inspections and audits. Help ensure that audit actions are assigned to relevant stakeholders for completion.
  • Contribute to daily, weekly and monthly business performance review meetings, supporting the prioritisation of safety, health and environment and delivering actions as appropriate.
  • Provide competent and coherent advice and guidance to managers and employees on legal requirements and good practice, showing willingness to take personal responsibility to embed improvements.

Principal Terms and Conditions

  • Post – Permanent.
  • Salary – to be agreed depending on experience.
  • Pension – 10% contribution from the company included.
  • Leave – 25 days plus bank holidays.
  • Working time 37.5 hrs per week.
  • Location – Alton, Hampshire, UK.
  • Start – ASAP.
  • Eligible to participate in BAE Systems Share Incentive Scheme

Selection Process

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