Health and Safety Officer and local Radiation Protection Supervisor
| Posting date: | 30 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Location: | Rotherham, S10 2TN |
| Company: | University of Sheffield |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 1252-43556643 |
Summary
University of Sheffield
Job Reference Number:
1252
Working Pattern: (applicable if fractional, specify days if a business requirement)
Full time
Faculty:
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)
Department:
Health, Safety and Environment
Closing Date:
20 August 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for a Health and Safety Officer and Local RPS to join the AMRC to make an impact through safety coordination.
Working in the HSE team and alongside the project delivery team, based on site at Rotherham, you will have the opportunity to develop your own skills as well as steer best practice initiatives.
With responsibility for day to day health and safety delivery, you will add substantial benefit to the operations and H&S team through your knowledge and experience. Other key aspects of the role will include providing technical support to AMRC staff, leading a positive safety culture, and helping to develop new and exciting ways of improving safety at a local level.
Our ambition is to mould a safety environment our customers seek to learn from and work with. You will play a key role in maintaining our reputation for helping sustain our legal compliance, as well as driving and steering continuous improvement.
We are seeking candidates with NEBOSH diploma / grade 6 or above, or with strong H&S experience. You should also have experience of performing site inspections and working knowledge of ISO 45001:2018 would be beneficial.
If you are passionate about health and safety in research as well as industrial manufacturing, we would love to hear from you!
We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and the university.
What We Offer:
The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities,a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.
Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special.
Describe the department, highlight the benefits:
● The AMRC Health, Safety and Environment department is proud to have built a team that is not only driven, but also genuinely supportive and welcoming. Working within the AMRC you will be surrounded by professionals who are passionate about what they do and committed to helping each other succeed.
● We believe that great work comes from great culture. Once which fosters collaboration, respect and continuous improvement, which are at the heart of what we do.
● We pride ourselves in supporting and celebrating both team achievements, but individual growth, too.
Summarise the role and its potential:
● As the Health and Safety Officer for the project, you will be responsible for promoting a positive safety culture, implementing continuous improvement and industry best practices, working alongside research teams.
● The role involves assisting research and project management staff with the development of safety documentation, such as risk assessments and method statements, as well as conducting safety inspections and audits, providing technical guidance and awareness training to staff, and acting as local RPS for the facility.
● It also offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact everyday – working to prevent harm, and contributing to a safe, and healthy, workplace environment.
● Working as a Health and Safety officer will allow you to blend your problem-solving and communication skills to influence safe working practices, and effect positive change.
● The AMRC is a forward-thinking environment which provides opportunities for personal and professional growth. You’ll have opportunities to develop new skills and be part of a meaningful project. Whether you are looking to deepen your knowledge or work in a department with strong ties with world leading manufacturing, this role offers an excellent opportunity for an experience health and safety professional.
We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.
Job Reference Number:
1252
Working Pattern: (applicable if fractional, specify days if a business requirement)
Full time
Faculty:
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)
Department:
Health, Safety and Environment
Closing Date:
20 August 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for a Health and Safety Officer and Local RPS to join the AMRC to make an impact through safety coordination.
Working in the HSE team and alongside the project delivery team, based on site at Rotherham, you will have the opportunity to develop your own skills as well as steer best practice initiatives.
With responsibility for day to day health and safety delivery, you will add substantial benefit to the operations and H&S team through your knowledge and experience. Other key aspects of the role will include providing technical support to AMRC staff, leading a positive safety culture, and helping to develop new and exciting ways of improving safety at a local level.
Our ambition is to mould a safety environment our customers seek to learn from and work with. You will play a key role in maintaining our reputation for helping sustain our legal compliance, as well as driving and steering continuous improvement.
We are seeking candidates with NEBOSH diploma / grade 6 or above, or with strong H&S experience. You should also have experience of performing site inspections and working knowledge of ISO 45001:2018 would be beneficial.
If you are passionate about health and safety in research as well as industrial manufacturing, we would love to hear from you!
We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and the university.
What We Offer:
The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities,a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.
Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special.
Describe the department, highlight the benefits:
● The AMRC Health, Safety and Environment department is proud to have built a team that is not only driven, but also genuinely supportive and welcoming. Working within the AMRC you will be surrounded by professionals who are passionate about what they do and committed to helping each other succeed.
● We believe that great work comes from great culture. Once which fosters collaboration, respect and continuous improvement, which are at the heart of what we do.
● We pride ourselves in supporting and celebrating both team achievements, but individual growth, too.
Summarise the role and its potential:
● As the Health and Safety Officer for the project, you will be responsible for promoting a positive safety culture, implementing continuous improvement and industry best practices, working alongside research teams.
● The role involves assisting research and project management staff with the development of safety documentation, such as risk assessments and method statements, as well as conducting safety inspections and audits, providing technical guidance and awareness training to staff, and acting as local RPS for the facility.
● It also offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact everyday – working to prevent harm, and contributing to a safe, and healthy, workplace environment.
● Working as a Health and Safety officer will allow you to blend your problem-solving and communication skills to influence safe working practices, and effect positive change.
● The AMRC is a forward-thinking environment which provides opportunities for personal and professional growth. You’ll have opportunities to develop new skills and be part of a meaningful project. Whether you are looking to deepen your knowledge or work in a department with strong ties with world leading manufacturing, this role offers an excellent opportunity for an experience health and safety professional.
We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.