Who are we?

First Rail is one of the UK's most experienced rail operators, carrying more than 345m passengers across our franchises (Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, and Avanti West Coast) and our open access operators (Hull Trains and Lumo). We operate all types of passenger railways - intercity, commuter, regional and sleeper services.

The IFS Cloud Cable Car is one of London's top visitor attractions welcoming over 1.4 million guests per year. Linking North Greenwich Peninsular and the Royal Dock's, it is the only urban cable car in the UK and offers stunning panoramic views of London's skyline from a height of 90m over the Thames

About the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-starting candidate to provide professional support to the First London Cableway team on Safety, Quality and Environmental matters affecting the business. This role will be a fixed term contract for a period of 12 months.

Key focus areas for the role include:

• Leading on implementation and application of First London Cableway's Safety, Quality & Environmental management arrangements.
• Ensuring compliance with all Legislative Requirements and monitoring system effectiveness
• Promoting a culture where all employees instinctively work safely
• Developing strategies and building relationships with third-party suppliers that promote continual improvement, and delivery of our Safety, Quality and Environmental targets

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Ensuring that the risks associated with work activities carried out by First London Cableway staff and Third Parties, are well understood, documented, and adequately controlled.
• Developing the First London Cableway Safety Improvement Plan and supporting the Senior Leadership Team and peers in all aspects of its delivery.
• Re-branding existing Safety Management Procedures and Risk Assessments, making recommendations for improvement where appropriate, and maintaining an awareness of new Legislation in order that our systems remain current and effective.
• Monitoring work activities, ensuring adherence to procedures and application of safe methods of work, and promoting good practice where appropriate
• Carrying out compliance audits of First London Cableway's Safety, Quality & Environmental Management Systems, establishing the degree of compliance and determining the level of risk where non-compliances are identified.
• Working with the Cableway Team to ensure that Statutory Health and Safety Requirements are in place e.g. Fire, First Aid.
• Assisting First Group and Transport for London, and any other relevant bodies in Cableway safety investigations.
• Representing the First London Cableway at safety meetings where necessary.

As a minimum, you will need to have:

• A recognised Health and Safety Qualification (for example IOSH Managing Safely).
• A recognised Auditor Qualification is considered beneficial (but not essential)
• Experience of implementing Safety, Quality and Environmental management systems is essential.
• A minimum 4-years relevant experience, preferably with at least 2-years in the transport industry.
• Effective communication and motivational skills, able to engage with staff at all levels.
• An energetic and enthusiastic approach to problem solving and team leadership across a broad range of topics.
• Demonstrable experience in driving safety culture change and the ability to influence.

About the location

 London Cable Car, North Greenwich. Occasional travel to other UK locations as appropriate.

We all belong at First London Cableway. FirstGroup's vision is to provide an inclusive environment for all colleagues, across its group of businesses, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.

We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.

If you require additional support to complete your application due to a disability or neurodivergent condition, for example, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or autism, please follow the links below.  We encourage you to share any additional needs you may require so we can provide a fair and equal process for all who apply.

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