Senior Health Safety Environment Advisor

• Salary £40K newly qualified up to £50K with experience
• Happy to consider newly qualified NEBOSH General candidates or experienced
• Employee health cash plan (Health Shield).
• Employee wellbeing support via Unum Help at Hand.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• On-site parking at Trent House, Parkstone.
• A close-knit team culture with genuine variety in day-to-day work.
• A genuinely autonomous role where your expertise will shape the SHE function from the ground up.
• A supportive senior leadership team with a clear appetite to invest in health, safety and environment.

Westray Recruitment Group is looking to recruit Health, Safety & Environment (SHE) Advisor for our client-based client in Poole.

Our client is a family-run business with around 200 employees, a strong operational culture, and a real commitment to doing the right thing. We are now looking to bring an experienced, hands-on SHE professional into the team on a permanent basis to own this function from the ground up. The organisation is going through an exciting growth phase and would like to add to the team.

This is a newly created, SHE Advisor position. You will be the competent person for health, safety and environmental compliance across all the site, working closely with the Operations Director, HR, and external advisors to build a proactive and well-documented safety culture.

The role has real breadth and genuine influence. You will own the H&S management system, lead on risk assessments and incident investigation, drive compliance with environmental obligations, and be the first point of contact for all SHE-related matters across the business. You will also work closely with HR on employee welfare, occupational health referrals, and return-to-work risk assessments where these intersect with safety.

This is not a clipboard-and-clipboard role. The business is an operationally complex site with forklift operations, manual handling, waste management, vehicle salvage, and transport logistics all running simultaneously. You will need to be visible, credible, and practical.

• Work alongside HR on occupational health referrals, return-to-work risk assessments, and reasonable adjustments where safety considerations apply.
• Produce and maintain role-specific and individual risk assessments, including those related to workplace injuries, health conditions with safety implications, and vulnerable worker scenarios.
• Support HR in welfare cases where the physical safety of the employee or colleagues is a factor. Maintain clear and separate documentation chains for H&S and HR strands within the same case.
• Promote and support employee wellbeing initiatives across both sites, including liaison with external H&S advisors and occupational health providers.

• Own and maintain the CTL company Management System, ensuring it meets the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999, and all relevant sector legislation.
• Lead the production, review, and implementation of risk assessments across all operational areas, including FLT operations, manual handling, vehicle salvage, waste handling, and transport activities.
• Develop, implement, and monitor Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for high-risk activities.
• Chair the H&S Committee and produce accurate, action-tracked minutes. Drive closure of outstanding actions and elevate unresolved items to the Operations Director.
• Manage all accident, incident, and near-miss reporting including RIDDOR notifications to the HSE. Conduct thorough investigations and produce written reports with corrective actions and root cause analysis.
• Ensure all H&S induction and refresher training is delivered, recorded, and up to date across both sites. Work with HR to maintain training matrices and signed completion records.
• Coordinate and carry out regular site inspections and audits, producing written reports and tracking corrective action to completion.
• Maintain the Fire Safety management system including fire risk assessments, evacuation procedures, drill records, and liaison with responsible persons at each site.
• Manage PPE procurement, records, and compliance. Liaise with the MY-SMI uniform and PPE ordering portal and operational managers to ensure appropriate provision.

• Take specific ownership of FLT safety compliance, including operator licence verification, refresher training scheduling, incident investigation, and site traffic management.
• Work with the Transport Manager and Operations team to review and update the FLT risk assessment, site traffic plan, and pedestrian/vehicle segregation measures.
• Support the Transport function with driver H&S compliance including Driver Handbook review, licence checks via the Driver Hire Portal, and tachograph-related H&S obligations.
• Respond to and investigate all FLT incidents and near-misses, producing formal investigation…