Senior Occupational Health & Safety Advisor

We are a specialty vaccine company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases addressing unmet medical needs.

We have leveraged our expertise and capabilities both to commercialize three vaccines, including the world’s first and only chikungunya vaccine, and to rapidly advance a broad range of vaccine candidates into and through the clinic, including candidates against Lyme disease and Zika.

With operations in Austria, Canada, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the U.S., we are committed to making a positive impact on global public health.

Together, we are a global Company which is open to people of all backgrounds. Our diverse and inclusive workforce makes Valneva a great place to work.

Our OHSE team are currently hiring for a Senior Occupational Health & Safety Advisor who will work proactively with others to reduce accidents and incidents throughout the workplace.

Working as part of the health and safety team to ensure a safe workplace environment without risk of injury or health to employees and contractors engaged in work on site.

Working with others to develop a safe and positive health and safety culture.

• Delivery of Health and Safety Inductions for all new employees
• Updating EHS databases such as:
• Health and safety accident, incident and Near Miss reports
• Maintenance induction and training documentation, inspection records
• Maintenance of the site risk assessment log
• Updating statistics in relation to KPIs
• Managing and maintaining the OHSE Support page on Share Point ensuring it is kept up to date.
• Ensuring that all accidents, incidents and near misses are documented, investigated, and recommended improvements are implemented.
• Advising and supporting employees to avoid or minimise risks and hazards in the workplace.
• Working with the Facility Engineering team to support completion of all HSE requirements for buildings, facilities and equipment as well as ensuring all inspections under LOLER, PUWER & COSHH are being completed.
• Keeping up to date with all aspects of relevant health, safety & welfare at work legislation and communicate relevant changes to the business.
• Providing competent advice to the business.
• Undertaking fire drills and ensuring records and schedules are up to date.
• Assisting with the development of the management system for all Environmental, Health and Safety policies and practices with the implementation of new procedures where appropriate.
• Maintaining an overview of the overall risk profile of the site in order to provide assistance / coaching to operational departments where required thus ensuring risk assessments are suitable and sufficient.
• Assists in the appropriate selection of PPE and RPE
• Deputising for the OHSE Manager during their absence This includes chairing the OHSE Board Meeting and attending the monthly Representatives of Employee Safety meeting as well as other business critical meetings such as the site L2 Operations meeting. Responsibilities and accountabilities under this role include making timely, critical business decisions on OHSE matters which may affect site operations.
• Deputising for the Biological Safety Advisor in their absence providing competent advice on biological safety matters.
• Maintaining the OHSE Management System in line with the requirements of the ISO45001 Standard.
• Managing the Behavioural Safety Programme (SWOP) and driving safety culture improvements based on the feedback gained from the programme.
• Managing First Aid and Fire Safety provisions on site.
• Maintaining the Chemical Management Software Eco Online
• Implementing and managing the site ‘control of contractors’ system ensuring a safety file for each vendor undertaking activities on site is in place.
• Establishing and managing an internal audit system aligned with the requirements of the ISO45001 standard, ensuring that a non-conformance recording and closure process is in place.

Due to the nature and training requirements of this role, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK, We are unable to provide Visa Sponsorship for this role.

Experience

• Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety (or equivalent)

• Experience of environmental, health and safety work

• Strong knowledge and understanding of the requirements of environmental, health and safety legislation, practices and standards

• Relevant health and safety experience within the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry or other related industries

• BioSafety Practitioner Level 1 certification is a plus

• Legal right to work in the UK

• Annual salary: 42000-45000 GBP/year
• Stock Options
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym membership OR fitness allowance
• EV Salary Sacrifice