EHS Generalist

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Job Title: EHS Generalist (P2)

Locations: UK South (Selborne Programme)

Summary of Role

Raytheon UK is proud of its Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) performance and is continuing to develop tools and processes to minimise risks to our employees and the environment we operate in. Raytheon UK is committed to health, safety and environmental compliance with UK regulations and Corporate EHS Standards and driving improvements to our performance.

We are looking for an EHS Generalist to join our UK EHS team, with a primary focus on the Selborne programme. The EHS Generalist provides support to the EHS and Facilities Team, as well as guidance to management and employees across the business.

The successful candidate will be committed to providing great service with the ability to build strong relationships across the business; be an excellent communicator, comfortable both in group settings and presenting to colleagues and committees across the business; be experienced in balancing a diverse workload with attention to detail and deadlines; and committed to their continuous professional development.

The role may be either customer site or home based and supports multiple locations (largely in the South of England). As such ther role will involve occasional travel to support Raytheon UK Selborne teams on customer bases or to provide support on Raytheon UK locations.

Main Duties

Working on various projects with the EHS team, prepared to act as the lead and present out plans to key stakeholders.

Demonstrate initiative in developing EHS programmes and initiating change processes.

Develop a good understanding of the EHS management system in line with legal requirements and corporate standards.

Provide EHS advice and guidance, using escalation techniques when required.

Working knowledge of risk assessment and initiating action plans.

Point of contact in ensuring compliance to COSHH regulations.

Lead and participate in audits, inspections and incident investigations, in any area of the site, which may involve using a ladder, working at height as well as physically accessing confined, underground and roof spaces.

Prepare and present at programme EHS committee meetings. Attend and support other adhoc meetings as required.

Working knowledge and understanding of Environmental compliance. Support company, partner and customer Environmental systems and initiatives.

Ensure all documentation is available to present to legal compliance auditor for Environmental and Health and Safety Audits.

Assistance with programme compliance and associated compliance tasks.

Participates in continuous improvement activities.

Keeps up to date with EHS requirements.

Report writing on EHS related issues and performance objectives and metrics.

Ability to work to timescales, achieve personal goals and contribute to team effectiveness.

Candidate Requirements

Education

Appropriate professional qualification at a minimum NEBOSH General Certificate level

Environmental qualification or equivalent desirable

Knowledge and experience of significant risk Health and Safety topics (e.g. PUWER, COSHH, Manual Handling).

Essential

Knowledge and experience of working within the parameters ISO14001 and ISO45001

Detailed knowledge of UK Statutory regulation concerning Environment, Health and Safety

Working knowledge of General and Hazardous waste hierarchy

Good understanding of COSHH and all associated requirements

Previous experience in relation to Health and Safety Training and creation of content, ensuring audit ready at all times

Relevant experience in a manufacturing/engineering environment

Proficient at report writing, creating and presenting presentations using Microsoft office tools (in particular: Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Project management experience

High level of initiative and committed to meeting goals

Member of a relevant recognised industry professional body (e.g. IOSH, IEMA, IIRSM) or working towards

Good communication and analytical skills

Current holder of or eligibility to obtain MoD Secret (SC) level security clearance

Desirable

Willingness to enhance existing knowledge and qualifications and obtain an auditing qualification (ISO 14001 and 45001).

Knowledge, experience of Health and Safety arrangements on MOD bases and/or the Team Fisher programme.

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.]

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

Requires theoretical to advanced knowledge of work area typically obtained through University Degree combined with experience. Practical knowledge of RTX projects, programs

or systems with the ability to make enhancements and leverage in daily work.

Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience.

Engineering/Other Technical Positions:Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics(STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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