Health Safety Environment Advisor in Burton upon Trent

Who will you be working with?

We are seeking an experienced Safety, Health & Environment Advisor to join our team at the LH Group (a Division of Wabtec UK Ltd) based in Burton on Trent we support our customers through maintenance and operation optimisation with customised solutions for spare parts, repair, and overhaul activities on existing trains.

Role: Safety, Health & Environment Advisor

Salary: £Competitive

Location: Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, (DE13 8EN)

Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:30pm and Friday 08:00am to 13:00pm, 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

How will you make a difference?

To support the development, implementation and maintenance of compliant safety, health and environmental management systems across all activities. Compile and maintain records and logs to facilitate KPI reporting. Promote a positive safety culture, supporting functional and zone leaders with the management of their areas of responsibility.

What will your typical day look like?

• Provide an occupational health, safety and environmental service to operational activities and its personnel.
• Support the SHE department’s strategic activities to deliver people first commitments and legislative compliance across the business.
• Manage key improvement activities, to support implementation and continual governance of actions taken.
• Support Managers and other key staff to establish and maintain key Health, Safety and Environmental improvements within their areas of responsibility.
• Manage the site internal and external audit program, ensuring compliance with all associated legislation and management system requirements.
• Identify opportunities for continuous safety, health and environmental improvement.
• Support the business external activities including, regulatory, audit and trade bodies on health, safety and environmental matters e.g., HSE, EA, BSI.
• Participate and support in accident and incident investigations.
• Carry out Site Inductions for New Employees and Contractors.

What do we want to know about you?

• Happy to travel when required to other Wabtec UK sites and customers locations.
• You will hold a NEBOSH Certificate in Safety, Health and Environment.
• Proven experience of designing and delivering HSE training.
• Demonstrate Commercial/legal awareness.
• Excellent understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation.
• Experience of working to ISO 45001, 18001 & 9001.
• Sound IT skills (particularly Excel). IT literate and fully conversant with all Microsoft office applications and MRP.
• Excellent organisational and prioritising skills.

If you don’t have all the above criteria don’t worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values always put people first, and strive to expand what is possible.

About Wabtec:

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at:

It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make your and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology, and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

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