Guinness
Health & Safety Officer
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Health and Safety Officer
At The Guinness Partnership, we are committed to providing safe homes and workplaces for our residents and colleagues. We are seeking a Health and Safety Officer to join our high-performing team on a full-time, permanent basis, supporting the North East region.
What we are looking for
The successful candidate will be an experienced and proactive Health and Safety Officer who is passionate about promoting a positive health and safety culture and driving high standards across the organisation. You will provide expert advice and support to managers and colleagues, undertake audits and inspections, investigate incidents, and help identify and manage risks to employees, residents, contractors and members of the public.
This role is aligned to our Oldham office and involves frequent travel across the North East region, primarily covering Sheffield and the surrounding areas. A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential. Business mileage is reimbursed at 55p per mile.
This is an excellent opportunity for a health and safety professional who enjoys building strong working relationships, influencing positive change, and making a meaningful impact across a diverse organisation.
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To be successful, you will be able to demonstrate:
- Sound knowledge of current health and safety legislation, regulations and industry best practice.
- Experience of developing and delivering health and safety training.
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent report writing and analytical skills.
- A customer-focused approach and a commitment to delivering a high-quality service.
- Strong attention to detail.
- The ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Essential qualifications:
- NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma (or equivalent qualification).
- Membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
If you would like to learn more about the role and assess your suitability against the essential criteria, please review the role profile.
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Interviews will be held in person at our Oldham office on the 19th and 20th October.
The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
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