Job Description

About the Company

Powerday is a thriving, modern family business providing a friendly, caring and exciting place to work. A leading London recycling and waste management company, we help clients - including the construction sector, commercial premises, local authorities, and other waste management companies - manage their resources as sustainably as possible. To us that means helping clients keep materials in their highest form to retain their value, recycling as much as possible and recovering the rest of their waste to generate energy. It means operating six sites across London to maximise our efficiency and minimise transport emissions and investing in state-of-the-art technology to enable 100% diversion of waste from landfill, with all sites run on renewable energy to help minimise the carbon footprint of our operations.

It's important to us to be at the forefront of our industry. We invest and innovate to achieve best practice in environmental, health & safety, quality, and fleet management. We support our employees to gain the knowledge and skills needed to meet these commitments, and we retain the accreditations and reporting systems to prove our achievements.

We have a strong community ethos and support our local communities in many ways. We help young, disadvantaged Londoners, through the power of sport with the Powerday Foundation - supported by our close links with London Boxing and Down Syndrome Swimming - and through the provision of career opportunities with Powerday Academy. Our work in the community is as important to us as our waste management services and we encourage our employees to get involved in our community activities.

Powerday operates from well-presented, comfortable offices with on-site secure, free parking - though we encourage use of public transport (our Head Office is a short walk from Willesden Junction station) or cycling (we operate a Cycle to Work scheme) where possible. Our offices are well-equipped with kitchens and break-out areas.

As a team, we all work hard and to high standards, but we have fun whilst doing so. The company offers great training and development opportunities through the Powerday Academy and provides health and wellbeing support which helps ensure we remain a healthy, happy, and productive team.

The Role:

Our business activities are subject to the strict compliance and scrutiny by both the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and the Environmental Agency (E.A). We hold the following accreditations Quality Management ISO 9001, Environmental Management ISO 14001 and Health and Safety ISO45001 and Recycling performance accreditation PAS 402: 2013. Maintenance and compliance of systems and policies to support the requirements of these accreditations is a huge task for our compliance team.

This role is designed to assist the SHEQ Manager to ensure our activities are being run legally and ethically and in full compliance with our applicable industry regulations and internal procedures. Constant ongoing reviews and audits of the company's ethical & operational standards is a necessary part of the role.

This is a career development opportunity for the successful candidate with the potential for significant on the job training backed by the opportunity of acquiring appropriate professional qualifications. In the first year we would expect the successful candidate to attain the following qualifications which we consider essential to their role and continue this trajectory as part of their annual objectives.

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Internal audit course - Quality SHWQ

It is a key requirement that the suitable candidate is willing to learn and understand the compliance issues around our industry.

On a practical note given our geographical diversity the role will involve an amount of travel to our sites (circa 3-4 days per week ) and given the locations it is mandatory that the successful candidate has a driving license.

Key responsibilities of the role are:

During the initial training period the role will be predominantly administratively biased to facilitate as much process learning as possible. Powerday is well in advance of our contemporaries in this area and has an advanced SHEQ record system which will take some time to understand and master.

Administrative:

Full organisation, planning and administration of regular SHEQ meetings

Contribute towards the upkeep of existing SHEQ policies and procedures

Assist with maintenance of the SHEQ system incl document control and scanning etc.

Complete and distribute SHEQ KPI's monthly

Complete audits on our existing management system

Assist and prepare for all audits both internal and external and close out all ensuing actions.

Manage and communicate the Feedback card process.

Ensure all risk assessments are up to date.

Getting best value pricing for items and services required

Assist with preparation and delivery of toolbox talks

Maintaining all relevant employee record sheets e.g. PPE forms, inductions etc.

Keeping all public notice boards up to date

Ensuring all First Aid boxes are correctly and adequately stocked

Assist other company stakeholders i.e. sales team with completing ITT and PQQ's etc.

Site Work:

Regular visits and inspections to all external sites

Assistance with emergency drills at all sites

Weekly checks of interlocking systems between site 1 & 2

Assisting with generating and updating Risk assessments

Assist with completing method statements ( Logistics & Construction)

Reviewing RAMS for all contractors working on behalf of Powerday

Weekly checks on all fire alarms , fire extinguishers first aid kits etc.

Deliver site inductions to all site visitors

Assist with accidents, incidents and near misses

Environmental:

We have environmental professionals that manage these tasks on a day to day basis, however the SHEQ team provides support where necessary and covers Environmental elements as part of the site inspections

Assist within All EA enquiries and inspections and closing out of actions raised

Monitoring of Environmental aspects across all sites ( Noise, Dust, Complaints etc.)

Assist with sampling and administration of testing

Be self-motivated with an analytical mind and a keen eye for detail

Ambitious dynamic go getter with a real can do attitude and not afraid to roll up your sleeves if necessary

Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

Experience of working in a fast paced environment and the ability to balance and prioritise working with two senior managers

Excellent Microsoft skills with superb Excel skill, PowerPoint and Word skills.

Ability to be able to drive as we operate from multiple sites in and around London.

Qualifications

A suitable and appropriate occupational health and safety qualifications (e.g. NEBOSH General, NEBOSH Construction, NVQ 3 Occupational Health and Safety)

In dept Microsoft skills with advanced knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and Excel

As mentioned above this is a developing role so we envisage that we will be providing suitable SHEQ qualifications to provide a rounded candidate with appropriate on the job training and professional qualifications.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From 40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Cycle to work scheme Free parking On-site parking Paid volunteer time Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:

London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:

Driving: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person