Senior Health & Safety Advisor - Malloy Aeronautics Ltd : Job Details

The Malloy Aeronautics Team: Malloy Aeronautics Limited specializes in the development of heavy lift unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for both civilian and military uses. Located in Berkshire, our operations are notable for their focus on in-house design and manufacturing. This vertical integration means we control the production of most aircraft components on-site, enhancing our ability to innovate and maintain high standards across all stages of development

About The Role: The Senior Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Advisor will have responsibility for delivering safety, health and environmental improvement activities, and providing competent advice and coaching in an exciting manufacturing and engineering business that produces VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) technology

You will work with the business to drive implementation of a programme of Health, Safety and Environmental improvements within the business. The successful candidate will display strong interpersonal skills and a can-do attitude, with the ability to communicate effectively with employees from all levels of the business

You will be active in manufacturing and production areas of business, including supporting off site working visits where required. The main activities are supporting risk assessment, incident investigation, continual improvement activities and support coaching in safety, health and environment practices. You must also be able to lead projects and drive safety, health & environment standards at all levels of the business

Ability to hold Security Clearance - 5 years residence in the UK

What you’ll being doing:

• Embed & improve the safety, health and environmental policy and standards.
• Implement a safety culture change programme.
• Ensure risk assessment are developed, sufficient and suitable for all activities undertaken by the business.
• Ensure all incidents are investigated and thorough root cause investigation is undertaken.
• Track and manage actions from incidents and ensure lessons are shared between teams.
• Develop internal training materials and work with others to help coordinate external training.
• Perform regular workplace inspections and audits. Help ensure that audit actions are assigned to relevant stakeholders for completion
• Contribute to daily, weekly and monthly business performance review meetings, supporting the prioritisation of safety, health and environment and delivering actions as appropriate
• Provide competent and coherent advice and guidance to managers and employees on legal requirements and good practice, showing willingness to take personal responsibility to embed improvements

Essential Skills and Experiences:

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced working environment
• Health and safety experience in Manufacturing & engineering or similar environment
• NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent as a minimum
• Experience of leading incident investigation in a multidisciplinary team, developing action plans and driving to completion
• Experience in carrying out workplace audit and inspections and determining appropriate actions/ accountability
• Experience carrying out risk assessments, reviewing existing controls and recommending improvements, preferably in a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable experience in prioritisation of issues and working both independently and with others to ensure they are addressed with appropriate urgency
• Data management and reporting skills using Microsoft software packages
• Experience in managing a small team (1 - 3)

Desired Skills and Experiences:

• Diploma (NEBOSH, NVQ, NCRQ level 5+) or equivalent higher qualification is an advantage
• Experience of coaching employees on safety, health and environment ranging from graduate entry-level personnel to experienced professionals
• Experience of products and platforms which feature VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) technology
• Experience of delivering training & toolbox talks
• Experience of writing and reviewing management system procedures, to comply with ISO or similar standards
• IEMA qualification or experience in Environmental Management

Benefits you may be eligible for:

• Company Pension Scheme
• Access to 24 Hour Helpline
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan)
• 20 Days of Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Three-Day Long Weekend Every Fortnight (Fri-Sun)
• Freshly Cooked Lunch on working Fridays
• On-Site Parking

Why Malloy Aeronautics?

Our company benefits from a streamlined process where engineering teams are involved in the entire lifecycle of our UAVs — from initial design through to production. This setup not only speeds up the development process but also improves the efficiency and effectiveness of our product launches. We value professionals who have a background in both research and development (R&D) and design for manufacture, as their expertise is crucial to our rapid and precise product development cycle

Please be aware that many roles working for Malloy Aeronautics will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation

Malloy Aeronautics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments