Join our team as Health and Safety Advisor!

Chester Race Company is delighted to offer an excellent opportunity for a dedicated professional to join our Health and Safety team as a Health and Safety Advisor. This permanent position, based in the heart of Chester, plays a key role in supporting the development and delivery of a robust, company-wide health and safety management system.

Reporting directly to the Head of Health and Safety, the successful candidate will demonstrate initiative, strong problem-solving abilities, and excellent interpersonal skills to address and communicate safety matters effectively across the business.

This position is vital in upholding the highest standards of safety, ensuring a secure environment for our employees, guests, and wider stakeholder community.

General Responsibilities include:

• Support in the development and implementation of a health and safety management system, ensuring that policies, procedures and guidelines are effectively communicated to all employees

• Ensure effective document control procedures and quality assurance

• Participate in regular health and safety committee meetings, documenting actions and following up on any outstanding tasks or issues

• Deputise for the Head of Health and Safety in their absence and share duties on race and event days

• Foster a positive safety culture by engaging employees in safety initiatives, encouraging active participation in safety committees and meetings

• Challenge unsafe behaviours, including non-compliance with health and safety processes and protocols

• Investigate all minor incidents, claims and complaints, ensuring thorough investigation, appropriate action and timely resolution with necessary changes put in place

• Assist in tracking operational KPIs and measuring incident rates against the national average

• Support the development and delivery of training programs to enhance employee knowledge and maintain a training matrix to identify and address skills gaps

• Stay up to date with new legislation and maintain a working knowledge of all developments affecting the racing and events industry

• Coordinate with external service providers to ensure their adherence to health and safety protocols and integrate their processes into the wider system

• Monitor and evaluate contractor performance through regular engagement via inspections and audits, addressing any issues that arise

• Assist in organising workplace health and safety tours, visits, and observations by company leaders to improve visibility and engagement

• Provide health and safety response during race days, including coordinating medical incidents, and collecting incident data to feedback

• Conduct pre-event inspections, briefings and event risk assessments to ensure the site is in a safe condition, logging and resolving any issues before the event begins

Key requirements:

• Previous experience within a Health and Safety position

• Proven experience in supporting and delivering health and safety management systems, including risk assessments and safety procedures

• Experience in site inspections, managing incidents and identifying hazards, with the ability to implement appropriate control measures

• Knowledge and understanding of health and safety legislation, regulations and best practices

• NEBOSH General Certificate qualification in occupational health and safety is mandatory

• Qualification in Level 4 Spectator Safety Management is desirable

• Qualification in ISO 9001 Internal Auditor is desirable
  

About Chester Race Company:
Chester Race Company Ltd is one of the North West’s best-known and most-admired brands. It is an evolving organisation with a broad portfolio but retaining Horseracing at its core. The Company operates three racecourses, Chester, Bangor-on-Dee and Musselburgh, in Scotland. At Chester, we also own and operate - a hotel, a vibrant pub and have other property interests in the city. Not to mention our in-house caterers, Horseradish and our staffing brand – Thyme People. With that much diversity in our business, no two days are the same.

What we offer:

CRC offer a great selection of benefits, from Race Day tickets to enhanced pension contributions. 

Salary:  Up to £37,000 per annum (dependant on experience)

Hours of work:  

37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. 

CRC is an event company; you will be required to work some weekends and evenings.  Any work beyond the contracted hours will be eligible for time off in lieu.    

CRC has a flexible approach to working hours, which should be agreed with your line manager. 

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