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Health & Safety Advisor (12–18 Month Fixed-Term Contract)
Based in Walsall, West Midlands (Office & Site-Based, Monday–Friday)
Search² is delighted to be exclusively partnered with a family-run and well established manufacturing and engineering business to appoint a Health & Safety Advisor on a fixed-term contract.
Why this could be the ideal opportunity for you
- You’re a proactive health and safety professional who enjoys combining shop-floor engagement with strategic input.
- You want the freedom to make improvements across a well-established business with leadership support from the Managing Director.
- You value a hands-on, people-focused culture, where safety and continuous improvement truly matter.
- You’re looking for a 12–18-month fixed-term role that offers stability, autonomy and the ability to shape systems and culture.
- Developing, implementing and maintaining company-wide health and safety plans and policies.
- Reviewing and facilitating procedures to establish a strong safety culture and legal compliance.
- Conducting site inspections, risk assessments and training across manufacturing and operational areas.
- Investigating incidents, identifying root causes and driving corrective actions.
- Supporting and mentoring a junior health and safety team member, helping them develop towards a management role.
- Managing relationships with external stakeholders such as insurers, auditors, and accreditation bodies.
- Reporting on performance, identifying improvement opportunities and supporting the continuous improvement of the Integrated Management System.
- Proven experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment as a Health & Safety Advisor / Manager.
- NEBOSH General Certificate (minimum) and strong working knowledge of H&S legislation.
- Experience managing or supporting ISO-based systems (45001 / 9001 / 14001).
- Excellent communication and coaching skills – able to influence colleagues at all levels.
- Organised, pragmatic and solutions-oriented – confident working independently.
- Salary up to £50,000 + package
- Supportive and collaborative team culture
- Varied role with exposure across safety, quality and environmental standards
- Opportunity to mentor and develop others
- Long-standing, stable organisation with genuine employee loyalty
If this opportunity sounds like it could be a fit, apply today and a member of the Search² team will be in touch.
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About Search²
Search² stands for Safety, Environment & Risk Critical Hires.
We specialise in retained, permanent & contract recruitment within the HSEQ & Risk professions.
Our mission is to enable the world and workplace to thrive, through HSEQ recruitment.
