Health, Safety & Wellbeing Apprentice

Job Introduction

You may have never considered a career in Health and Safety, but at Tarmac our Health and Safety team are critical to the day-to-day operation of our business. Our number one priority is to ensure our people work safe and go home safe, and as an Health Safety & Wellbeing Apprentice in our HSE team you’ll build an underpinning knowledge of legislation, a business network and become a valued voice in our business, challenging us to continuously improve. Each day will be varied and throughout your programme you’ll spend time with the different operational teams to develop a rounded understanding of our approach to a safe working environment. ​

​The role will be partly office based and partly site-based, providing advice and support to others on how to work without harming themselves or others. You could be working at a quarry, concrete, asphalt, cement or Building Products site or within the contracting business.

Role Responsibility

Main activities may include:

• Supporting the H&S (Health and Safety) function to promote the company H&S vision, objectives and underpinning strategy.​

• Working on multiple projects to support changes to policy and practices .​

• Apply the codes of ethics; working within the regulations of professional competence and code of conduct as defined by our safety management processes.​

• Designing and writing risk assessments and method statements (RAMS).​

• Delivering safety briefings on sites and safety meetings; developing, reviewing and checking on the implementation of our safe systems of work​.

• Building relationships with various regulators (Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency)​.

• Investigating and reporting on accidents and near hits on sites .​

• Completing health and safety audits and identifying action plans.

• ​Contribute to a positive health and safety culture - This is a fantastic team to be part of, engaging, challenging and dynamic which makes every day different!​

​We’ll support you to achieve your level 3 qualification, further details can be found here: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/safety-health-and-environment-technician-v1-1. A great opportunity to learn as you earn!​

The Ideal Candidate

Our people come from a variety of different backgrounds. The following skills and qualifications are beneficial in this role:

Qualifications required:

• GCSEs (or equivalent), A-C or numbered equivalent (9-4) including English and Maths.

Skills:

• Passionate about getting everyone home safely​.

• Strong IT skills​.

• Analytical thinker​.

• Attention to detail​.

• Data analysis​ skills.

• Report writing skills.​

• Ability to influence others.

• Confident communicator.

Please note interviews will be held on 28th June 2022, at our offices in Solihull

Why Us

We offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits:

• Bonus scheme 
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme 
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc. 
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice 
• Access to join our Employee Communities inc. BAME; LGBTQ+; Working Parents 
• Training and development opportunities 

Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future?

Tarmac is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Tarmac Trading Limited