Health and Safety Lead - Seat Test Team in Chalgrove - CV-Library

Health and Safety Lead - Seat Test Team

Why work for Martin-Baker

A career in aerospace with an engineering firm that saves lives worldwide. When you work at Martin-Baker, you’re providing pilots with their last form of defence.

We’re the leading global provider of ejection seats, crashworthy seats and associated safety systems. Providing the world’s most advanced equipment, we support over 70 aircraft types, proud to reflect that we have saved over 7,718 lives, have over 16,800 seats in service and satisfy the latest in pilot operational capabilities and safety standards.

Within the UK our 1,200 colleagues are located across two sites at Chalgrove, Oxfordshire and Denham, Middlesex. This role will be located at the Chalgrove site.

What you’ll be doing

At Martin-Baker our purpose is to save lives and as the Health and Safety Lead in this unique and challenging environment, you’ll assist and advise on the day to day implementation of the health and safety management system procedures, related to Seat Test activities. Taking a pragmatic approach based on your extensive health and safety knowledge and experience, you’ll be fully involved with the testing of ejection seats by developing highly effective risk assessments, ensuring safe systems of work and team competencies, maintaining health and safety documentation and processes in line with company procedures, standards and legislation.

The role has varied responsibilities, supporting a talented team of Seat Test professionals and you’ll continually offer guidance with colleagues, contractors and clients involved with Seat Test experiences facilitated at Martin-Baker. You’ll have strong interpersonal skills, offering a flexible approach when interacting with stakeholders. Part of the role includes leading with KPIs (key performance indicators) and reporting activities. The risk management culture is very positive at Martin-Baker, you’ll continue delivering through collaborative ways of working when engaging with colleagues relating to health and safety components. The Seat Test team has a busy and successful remit, you’ll enjoy working within robust environments that focus with high professional standards.

Characteristics & Skills

* Seasoned engineering background with experience of working in military aviation and/or research and development (R&D) environments would be highly advantageous.

* Extensive knowledge and interpretation of health and safety regulations is required with experience of fire and explosive legislation being desirable.

* Proven experience of developing health and safety management systems

* Extensive experience of developing bespoke risk assessment and safe systems of work.

* A minimum of NEBOSH General Certificate but Diploma accreditation would be advantageous.

* A minimum of Certified Membership of IOSH (CertIOSH) is required with Chartered Membership (CMIOSH) being advantages.

* Health, safety and fire audit accreditations including ROSPA QSA standards are desirable.

* Have an keen eye for detail and getting things right.

* Know how to listen and communicate effectively with others.

* Committed to the highest standards.

* Be curious, having interest and enthusiasm for engineering.

* Share and demonstrate the Martin-Baker Values.

At Martin-Baker you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside experts who will help you to obtain a wide understanding of an engineering business, and you’ll develop new skills and gain a strong industry experience.

Your benefits in detail

* Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme (18+)

* 4x salary Life Assurance (18+)

* Personalised training and development plan

* Healthcare Plan

* 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays

* Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

* Occupational Health team

* Workplace Nursery Benefit scheme

* Cycle to work scheme

We believe in equal opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.

All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role’s specifications and / or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company’s Diversity and Inclusion commitment.

For all successful candidates, Martin-Baker will undertake background security checks. As part of this, we will need to confirm your identity, employment history and address history to cover the past five years as well as your nationality, immigration status and criminal record. For positions that require Security Clearance, the successful candidate must hold or be willing to obtain security clearance up to the relevant level for the role