Part Time EHS Advisor

Job Introduction

This is a part-time fixed term opportunity for an EHS specialist to join our corporate team in Ireland working across a number of different contracts for a period of 6 months.

To promote a positive culture of health and safety and provide solutions across all services lines while ensuring compliance with all Sodexo UK&I Health & Safety, Risk, Business Continuity and Environmental Policy and Processes.

Role Responsibility

• Review and implement the policies and procedures for Health and Safety for contracts and liaise with operations teams to ensure that appropriate monitoring is in place so that all personnel understand and are adequately trained to carry out their individual responsibilities in relation to health and safety at work.
• Provide competent advice in relation to health & safety issues across all service lines – cleaning; catering; technical services; front of house etc
• Promote and develop a Safety Culture which secures effective implementation of policy, procedures and responsibilities throughout the Sodexo operational delivery
• Work closely with the CS segment team and represent Sodexo in dealing with local authorities, providing the procedural framework, intervening and strategically developing performance by giving advice and managing risk by measuring the potential exposures and trends where appropriate
• Develop relevant training plans to the ensure employees are competent to deliver services from a health & safety perspective.
• Undertake environmental, health and safety planning, including the setting of goals, agreeing priorities and establishing adequate systems for performance management.
• Contribute to the delivery of the Sodexo Health, Safety & Risk strategy and delivery
• Formulate, implement, monitor and support, review of health and safety policy and manage action plans following Red audits and RIDDOR accidents / incidents to ensure the contract complies with best practice and legislative requirements
• Manage the arrangements for incident, accident and statutory inspections and enquiries, agreeing and implementing necessary changes

The Ideal Candidate

• Diploma or equivalent qualification in an occupational health and safety or related subject plus a Min of 3 years’ experience Occupational Health & Safety role
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, using oral, written and electronic media, so that complex technical information and analysis is clearly understood and/or acted upon by wide range of recipients.
• Track record of success in a similar role in a multi services site and excellent operations/client relationship management
• Broad commercial experience and business acumen and knowledge of best practice
• Current knowledge of Health, Safety and Food Hygiene legislation
• Experience and practised skills in dealing with pharmaceutical clients and working in a GMP environment.
• Thorough experience in managing Health and Safety risk, including but not limited to asbestos, legionella, confined spaces etc...
• Being able to work outside of normal hours in an emergency situation arises needing urgent attention

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process