Role Profile
Safety Officer
Typical job description:
The role also includes formulating operational procedures that recognise hazards. They seek to minimise conflict between safety and production considerations and assess risk and propose workable solutions.
Safety officers undertake inspections, carry out accident investigations, keep records and write reports.
They advise on fire regulations, safeguarding machinery, noise, hazardous substances, occupational health and environmental health. Liaison with professionals, such as officers of enforcing authorities like the Health and Safety Executive, is common.
Key Processes:
The exact nature of the work will depend on the size of the employing organisation.
However, it will almost certainly involve:
- working as part of the team designing, constructing and installing production plant machinery
- using computer models and simulations to translate laboratory formulae and discoveries into large-scale processes
- operating, testing and maintaining the plant and machinery
- monitoring production processes, recording data and adjusting controls
- supervising operatives and scheduling work
- preparing and implementing safety procedures.
Entry Level:
Science/Engineering L3 qualification
Commercial/industry-related work experience
Functional Skills (Numeracy, Literature and IT Level 2)
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Industry Standard:
Nebosh Certificate (Occupational Health & Safety)
Knowledge needed for the role:
- Knowledge needed for this role
- have an investigative mind and methodical approach to work
- be persuasive, with strong negotiating skills
- have good written skills for report-writing
- have a thorough understanding of relevant legislation
- be computer literate
- be reasonably physically fit.
Pay and conditions:
Salaries start between £18,000 and £21,000 for qualified technicians.
Experienced technicians can earn between £22,000 and £27,000 a year.
Senior technicians may earn between £28,000 and £32,000.
Although most maintenance technicians work 37 to 39 hours week, this may include shifts and emergency call-out duties.
The working may be indoors in a factory or production plant, or outdoors checking equipment on a building site.
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