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Health & Safety Risk Assessment and Safe Systems Specialist

Salary
Location Leeds
Mergefield Title {Mergefield Value}
Mergefield Title {Mergefield Value}

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

This role will lead and facilitate the development, review and implementation of operational risk assessments (RAs) and safe working procedures (SWPs) across engineering and manufacturing operations. The role will work closely with operational teams to capture practical knowledge, translate this into compliant documentation, and develop engaging training materials to support safe working practices.

The successful candidate will act as the focal point for the end-to-end risk assessment and safe system development process, ensuring operational ownership and formal approval of all outputs. This role will be based in Sheffield and development will be provided for you to be upskilled to work in a heavy engineering / manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Risk Assessment Facilitation

  • Plan, organise and facilitate structured risk assessment workshops involving personnel from operational areas.
  • Engage operators, supervisors, maintenance personnel and subject matter experts to capture operational hazards, controls and best practices.
  • Ensure all relevant stakeholders contribute to the risk assessment process.
  • Challenge assumptions and ensure assessments are practical, robust and proportionate to the risks involved.

Risk Assessment Documentation

  • Produce formal risk assessment documentation following workshop sessions.
  • Ensure documentation is clear, accurate and compliant with company and legislative requirements.
  • Maintain version control and document tracking throughout the review process.

Review and Validation

  • Arrange and facilitate review meetings with operational teams to validate risk assessment content.
  • Incorporate feedback and amendments arising from review sessions.
  • Drive consensus and obtain final approval from operational management and relevant stakeholders.

Safe Working Procedure Development

  • Develop detailed Safe Working Procedures in collaboration with operational teams.
  • Ensure procedures accurately reflect agreed controls and actual working practices.
  • Obtain formal sign-off and approval from the relevant operational and management representatives.

Visual and Training Material Development

  • Produce concise two-page pictorial summaries of approved Safe Working Procedures for shop floor use.
  • Develop visual communication materials to improve understanding and compliance.
  • Create animated training videos based on approved Safe Working Procedures to support workforce training and competence requirements.
  • Coordinate with internal or external media providers where necessary.

Stakeholder Management

  • Build effective working relationships with production, engineering, maintenance and management teams.
  • Maintain regular communication regarding progress, priorities and deliverables.
  • Promote operational ownership of risk controls and safe systems of work.

Essential Experience and Qualifications

  • Demonstrable experience as a Health & Safety professional within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
  • Significant experience facilitating operational risk assessments and developing safe systems of work.
  • Experience writing formal risk assessments, method statements and safe working procedures.
  • Strong workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Excellent written communication and document production capabilities.
  • Experience producing visual safety communications and training materials.
  • NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
  • Strong working knowledge of UK Health and Safety legislation and risk management principles.

Desirable Experience

  • Experience within heavy engineering environments.
  • Experience within machine shops, forging operations, foundries, steel production or similar heavy manufacturing industries.
  • Experience working with high-energy processes, heavy machinery and lifting operations.
  • Experience developing digital training content or animated safety videos.
  • Membership of a recognised professional Health & Safety body.
  • NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent higher-level qualification.

Personal Attributes

  • Strong facilitator capable of engaging operators and technical specialists.
  • Pragmatic and operationally focused approach to risk management.
  • Able to convert technical discussions into clear and usable documentation.
  • Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
  • Comfortable working independently and managing multiple workstreams simultaneously.
  • Able to influence and gain buy-in across all organisational levels.

We are Ridge, a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Our 1,400+ people bring a vast range of skills, delivering a professional mindset, gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. They’re the foundation of our success - they drive our vision, embody our values and separate us from the competition.

Come and join us if you’re hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if you’re motivated by ingenuity and if you’re always aspiring to be the very best.

  • Quality
  • THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR BUSINESS.

From concept to execution, our work is driven by passion, technical expertise and an uncompromising commitment to excellence - delivering solutions that stand the test of time. We don’t need - or want - to be the biggest. Just the best.

  • Ingenuity
  • AS STANDARD.

We question assumptions and look beyond the obvious - applying technical depth and creativity to solve problems that matter. We find better ways today, then improve on them tomorrow.

  • Partnership
  • BUILT ON TRUST. GROWN OVER TIME.

Since 1946, strong relationships have shaped everything we do. We listen, challenge with care, and stay with you for the long haul - turning shared goals into lasting impact.

  • Aspiration
  • THE FIRE IN OUR BELLY.

We start with a vision - then push the boundaries of what’s possible. With bold ideas and a clear view of the future, we turn ambitions into meaningful outcomes.

The benefits package we have put together for you supports every aspect of your life.

Annual
leave

A healthy holiday allowance that starts at 25 days pa, plus the option to buy, carry over or sell.

Community
spirit

You can take three volunteering days each year to spend time on causes close to your heart.

Mental
health

Mental Health First Aiders are here to support you, backed up by Unum’s Help@hand app.

Financial benefits

A path to peace of mind: life assurance, pension scheme and income protection.

Physical
wellbeing

Your health is a priority for us too, so we offer medical insurance, private GP access and discounted gym membership.

Flexible
working

Our flexible approach to hybrid working is there to suit you, your family and your team.

Career development

A pathway at Ridge that’s focused on your professional, personal or educational aspirations.

Extra
benefits

Performance bonus, car allowance and more based on your role - and progression.

We believe that everyone performs their best when they feel like they belong and can be their true selves at work. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we will support you to ensure you have everything you need to be successful and achieve your best in your career at Ridge. If you’d like to discuss accessibility, accommodations or adjustments during your application and selection process, please contact us at workwithus@ridge.co.uk and we will work with you to ensure you feel included and supported.

A polite note to Recruitment Agencies
We enjoy great relationships with our agency partners within our framework, and fully believe in the value of a blended approach to finding the best talent. However, we are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from agency partners at this time – any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownerships on any introduction that you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

We are committed to nurturing strong partnerships within our agency framework, but there are occasions where we looking to enlist the help of others. If you would be interested in working with us in the future, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

A polite note to recruitment agencies

We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.
If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

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