Apprentice Safety, Health & Environment Technician

Summary

Vivisol offers a dynamic apprenticeship program that equips participants with valuable skills and experience Join our team to make a real difference while building a rewarding career in a supportive and innovative environment.

Annual wage: £23,150 a year
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Training course: Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 30 September
Duration: 2 Years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Support HSE Manager with the creation, delivery and monitoring of plans which underpin the HSE system, strategy and support the achievement of the operational objectives
Work with the HSE Manager to improve safety culture, and to develop a motivational and rewarding working environment that will facilitate the achievement of business objectives and company values
Ensure the delivery of the company’s HSE KPIs by reporting monthly on progress, updating internal communications, and booking employee training
Support and encourage positive employee engagement and communication through our mental well-being support programme
To support the HSE Manager in maintaining company site compliance and reporting systems relating to all health & safety matters
Support with monitoring mandatory compliance training via the company e-learning platform for all environmental and health & safety elements
Support HSE initiatives and projects outside of assigned areas of responsibility as allocated by the HSE Manager
To support the HSE Manager with health & safety and environmental committees and any other relevant meetings, preparing meeting agendas, briefing papers, and coordinating reports and policy updates
Support the HSE Manager with ISO 45001 / 14001 external audit accreditations by providing information and evidence as required for external assessors
Assist the HSE Manager in collecting, analysing, and reporting environmental data to support the organisation’s journey to Net Zero, ensuring alignment with sustainability goals and regulatory requirements
Lead and oversee key safety projects, ensuring project goals are met, within scope, and within budget

Where you’ll work

Palladian

Manor Royal

Crawley

RH10 9PY

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

PENSHAW VIEW TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Present and hold an audiences attention, for example when delivering SHE training, toolbox talks, inductions or presenting data or investigation findings to the workforce or management team. Show they can sell the SHE message, have personal impact, deal with challenge, reflect on personal performance, use appropriate language for the audience

Assist the management team in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System by updating systems in line with changes in legislation or best practice, delivering training, coaching operational teams and undertaking workplace inspections

Provide advice on the practical implementation of the companys SHE policies and processes applying generic industry guidance into the context of the workplace

Identify the hazards and evaluate: workplace instructions that are relevant to the individual’s job; working practices in the individual’s job that may harm themselves or others’; aspects of the individual’s job that could harm themselves or others; which of the potentially harmful working practices and aspects of the individual’s work present the highest risks to themselves or others; how to deal with hazards in accordance with workplace instructions and legal requirements

Support the practical application of the workplace instructions and suppliers or manufacturers instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products

Support and assist in the implementation of SHE inspections and monitoring systems demonstrating the balance between enforcement and internal support

Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of SHE performance

Prepare and maintain records relating to safety, health and environmental matters that comply with legal and workplace requirements and are accessible to those who are authorised to use them. E.g. records associated with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations, Hand Arm Vibration Regulations or Environmental Permitting Regulations

Assist the management team in establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygienists and others as required and directed

Research Safety, Health and Environmental Issues and best practices. Review updates of health and safety regulations e.g. changes to Construction, Design and Management Regulations or updates to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health along with workplace instructions, making sure that information is from reliable sources

Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents as directed

Recognise where decisions have a financial cost and assisting to develop a budget

Recognise situations where the activity will benefit from contributions and expertise of other internal departments such as HR, Finance, IT or Occupational Health

Your training plan

Safety, Health and Environment Technician Apprenticeship Level 3 includes:

Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
Work-based delivery of Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Full company induction including health and safety
20% off-the-job time will be given for study/assignments
Monthly contact session with your PV trainer
Internal training provided by your employer and workplace mentor

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English, Mathematics, plus a minimum of 3 others (grade C/4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working

Other requirements

There is a need for travel to other locations within the UK and nights away to cover the operational activities as appropriate. As such the successful candidate will need to have a UK driving license. Other locations include Scotland, North East and South of England.

About this company

Vivisol UK is a provider of Home Healthcare services specialising in respiratory care. We offer a range of services including home oxygen therapy; of which we currently hold four of the NHS regional contracts for providing this service to around 20,000 patients. Vivisol UK also offers home NIV services, diagnosis and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing, aerosol, and nebuliser therapy. Vivisol UK has many years' experience, supporting research and innovation to provide benefits to our patients, from the flexibility built into our systems to the adoption of innovative technology, we deliver a high quality of care. Vivisol’s parent company, the SOL Group, was established in Italy in 1927 and is involved in the manufacture, marketing, and applied research of technical and medical gases as well as home care services, biotechnologies, and the generation of energy from renewable sources which currently operates globally in 32 nations with over 5,000 workers.

https://www.vivisol.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Once you complete the qualification a pathway to additional NEBOSH provided qualifications within the Safety, Health, and Environmental sectors.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PENSHAW VIEW TRAINING LIMITED

Gemma

gemma.rose@penshawview.co.uk

03302236144

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000272675.

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