Who are we?

South Western Railway (SWR) operates over 1,500 services each weekday across the network and employs more than 5,000 people. We provide easy and convenient mobility, connecting people and communities in South West London, southern counties of England, and the Isle of Wight.

Join our team and help us continue to improve quality of life, by bringing people together to get the most out of life.

SWR is part of FirstGroup, the largest rail operator in the UK and second largest bus operator in the UK outside London. FirstGroup operates services throughout the UK and Ireland, with over 30,000 employees providing services that make travel smoother and life easier.  FirstGroup works hard to reduce its impact on the environment, introducing cleaner and more environmentally responsible methods of transport.

About the job

To advise and assist the depots and safety managers on issues of policy on safety and environment within the Engineering function in order to ensure ongoing compliance with company safety and environmental policies and procedures, as well as standards and legislation.

To provide an interface with fleet depots for audits with respect to ISO certification.

Lead by example and ensure you comply with occupational health, quality safety and environmental rules, standards, current legislation within the Fleet Depots.

To assist with driving a positive safety culture within our depots

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Ensure compliance with targets for Management Health, Safety & Environmental Tours and Safety Systems Audit plans for all Fleet locations. Report any shortfalls to the relevant Depot Manager.
• Lead safety audit and compliance checks for all locations in order to maintain certification accreditation to ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management System.
• Lead safety audit and compliance checks for all locations in order to maintain The certification accreditation to ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
• Implement any changes to systems and procedures to ensure that Fleet are consistently working to current company and legislation standards.
• Update and manage depot risk assessments and safety instructions to ensure that in principle adequate depth is given to the assessment process.
• Be able to lead cross functional safety meetings and write up reports.
• Carry out safety briefings to depot management and staff as necessary
• Assist the Fleet Safety Manager in developing new policies and procedures associated with Safety and Environmental issues. Monitor introduction of new procedures and address any issues raised locally to ensure consistent introduction across all depots.
• Ensure that safety and environment training is planned and conducted as requested by fleet depots.
• Give assistance to depot based staff to enable adherence of policies into depot procedures, and to introduce measures to confirm the adequacy of those procedures.
• Co-ordinate and ensure the provision of expert professional safety advice at local Health & Safety Committee meetings.
• Analyse accident/near miss reports and evaluate data based on investigation recommendations.
• Ensure all reported safety events are completed and closed out at your location within the 21 day time frame as per the S&H manual procedure for Reporting and Investigation of Safety Events.
• Ensure all WPP / RAMS are logged and reviewed from a safety perspective and feedback to relevant depot manager.
• Ensure the waste (general and hazardous) at your location is separated and disposed of as per the S&H manual procedure for Managing Waste.
• Generate and provide periodic information inclusive of waste reporting (including hazardous waste, WEEE waste) and all safety related reports for every period.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory bodies and standards (including HSE, EA, etc.)
• Visit depots to conduct safety audits on personnel, equipment and materials
• Ensure all safety actions from audits or findings are recorded and closed out with the appropriate evidence.
• Monitor the delivery and frequency of Safety Toolbox talks within your depot(s).

You'll need:

• Experience of managing Health Safety and Environmental activates within heavy industry.
• Good communicator with the ability to motivate staff and others.
• Sound understanding of Safety Legislation, Codes of Practice, Procedures etc and their application to resolve problems.
• A Good general education
• Safety qualification of NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent or working towards it.
• Internal Auditor qualification
• IOSH Managing Environmental Responsibilities or equivalent
• Personal Track Safety (PTS) – Not essential
• Report writing skills
• Pro-active dynamic approach
• Computer literate
• Flexible approach
• Attention to detail.
• Good analytical skills
• Ability to develop a safety strategy 

Working pattern

Working on average 37 hours per week. 

Usually Monday to Friday but may need to work the occasional early, late, evening or weekend shift in line with the needs of the business.

The Reward

In return we offer a competitive salary and a variety of valuable benefits, including:

• Free duty and leisure travel on SWR services for employees
• Free leisure travel for spouse/partner and dependants (criteria dependent)
• 75% discount on many other train operating companies
• Full training and support with development
• Large range of exclusive retail offers
• Excellent pension scheme

We all belong at SWR. 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.

https://exceptionalindividuals.com/neurodiversity/

https://www.healthassured.org/blog/neurodiversity/