Health & Safety Assistant

Health & Safety Assistant – Placement Student   

An exciting opportunity for a Health & Safety Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will support the Health & Safety function of the Nugent Group, reporting to the Health and Safety Manager. This is a brilliant opportunity to gain experience and gaining on the ground exposure at the early stages of your career within health and safety.  

The Role: 

Support our pro-active approach to promote a positive safety culture and ensure all employees and external visitors are compliant with H&S policies and practices 

Carry out site audits and assessments to support Nugent’s EHS management system, ensuring any concerns are highlighted to H&S Manager 

Conducting tool-box talks with employees to ensure clear and consistent communication of EHS policies and procedures  

Monitoring PPE compliance and recording PPE issued 

Assist to minimise operational losses, occupational health problems, accidents and injuries 

Undertake risk assessments and continuously review to ensure that they remain relevant to company procedures and any control measures are actioned  

Maintain COSHH register in accordance with legislative requirements, providing relevant information, instruction and training to employees 

Ensure non-compliance register is maintained and up to date 

Assist in the investigation of accidents and contribute towards future preventative actions  

Complete fire safety procedures including fire drills, fire alarm testing etc.  

Involvement in continuous improvement projects  

Any other relevant responsibilities as required 

Essential Criteria: 

Currently studying towards a qualification in Health, Safety and Environmental 

The Person 

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills  

Self-motivated individual who takes responsibility in ensuring tasks are prioritised and completed efficiently  

Good organisational and time management skills  

Strong computer skills