Position: Health and Safety Advisor
Location: Norwich Research Park Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
Employment type: Full time
About Us
The Norwich Bioscience Institutes are a cluster of internationally renowned research organisations, working to tackle major challenges of the 21st Century – the sustainability of our environment, our food supplies and healthy ageing. The NBI Partnership provides high quality, non-scientific support services for the diverse community of staff, students and visiting workers at the Institutes (the Earlham Institute, John Innes Centre, The Sainsbury Laboratory and Quadram Institute Bioscience) and for the NBI Partnership.
Job Description
The main duties of the role will include providing health and safety support to the NBI institutes by reviewing and updating health and safety documentation; providing advice and guidance on health and safety matters including biological and chemical safety and responding to emergency incidents when required. The post holder will support the head of HSEQA and their team with the smooth operational of the health and safety management system and its associated processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and update Health and Safety documentation and upload on intranet database such as risk assessments and safe working procedures (i.e. Standard Operating Procedures).
- Provide general H&S support (including on biological and chemical safety matters).
- Investigate incidents, accidents, near misses and provide high standard reporting.
- Participate in laboratory audits and inspections.
- Provide H&S support to the Head of HSEQA in relation to the New Generation Infrastructure NGI project when required
- Respond to emergency incidents when required.
Qualifications :
- NEBOSH Health and Safety Certificate, or equivalent, or actively completing relevant qualification
- Bachelor’s degree, Masters, PhD in biology or biochemistry
- Biological Safety Qualificatio
- Full UK driving licence
- Science background especially biology or biochemistry
- Ability to prepare and review risk assessments, method statements and standard operating procedures
Benefits :
Visa Sponsorship Available
Equal Opportunity employer
The NBI Partnership is an equal opportunities and disability confident employer. We are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining the best talent, and welcome all applications.
The closing date for applications will be 28 June 2024
Interviews will be held on 10 July 2024.
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