Occupational Hygiene Technician
Job title: Occupational Hygiene Technician
Location: Govan
Salary: Up to £49,000 (dependant on skills and experience)
What you’ll be doing:
- Provide competent and comprehensive Occupational Hygiene advice and support to Line Leaders within a business area or site(s), enabling them to effectively manage SHE within their area(s) of responsibility
- Support governance activities associated with occupational hygiene, including (but not limited to) developing and maintaining related SHE Policy and Management Systems, Objectives and Targets, Assurance, Reporting, Training and Functional Capability Management
- Support activities associated with improving occupational hygiene practice and performance within a business area or site(s)
- Support the development and implementation of health risk assessment and associated occupational hygiene programme, ensuring consistency and effective improvement in COSHH/health risk management and embedding continuous improvement and the sharing of best practices with appropriate timescales and budget
- Collaborate with key stakeholders, influencing them to appropriately consider occupational hygiene factors during decision making
- Provide assurance for determining compliance with relevant legal, BAE Systems Operational Framework and SHE Management System requirements within a business or site(s)
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
- Hold NEBOSH General certificate in Occupational Health and safety or level 3 NVQ in Occupational Safety and Health Practices
- Experience in supplying COSHH knowledge and processes in work-related situations
- Willing to or is working towards, British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) Certificate in Operational Competence (Occupational Hygiene)
Desirable:
- Membership of a recognised professional institution for the specialist area
Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Occupational Hygiene Team:
This is an exciting opportunity where you will be joining a large SHE function where you will have opportunities to implement key strategic initiatives. As part of the growing SHE function you will also have the opportunity to develop your skills as part of your professional development.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 12th June. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 16th June.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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