Trainee HSE Apprentice

Summary

The Trainee HSE Apprentice at Bell Group will play a pivotal role in ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of our employees, clients and stakeholders. You will be responsible for supporting the implementation and maintenance of HSE strategies, policies, and procedures across all areas of our operations.

Wage

£25,552.80 a year

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This post is salaried in Yr1 of training at the 2025 current Real Living Wage Rate. This will be reviewed in April 2026 and adjusted accordingly.

Training course

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

Hours

This will be a mobile working role a week and will cover the following regions North Territory (Covering Birmingham and Oxfordshire). 4 days will be spent working in the business and 1 day release to attend college.

39 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Specific duties and responsibilities of the role.

Legislative Compliance:

Assist with the management, implementation, and compliance with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and relevant safety and environmental legislation.
Ensure that all documentation/forms are current and controlled in line with Bell Group standards, policies and procedures.

Team and Communication:

Report to the HSE Manager and support the territorial operation
Provide competent HSE advice across all levels within the Group as needed.
Provide the Director of Health, Safety and Sustainability with all relevant HSE information necessary for board discussions regarding HSE management issues or matters related to operations.
Communicate and update the Director of Health, Safety and Sustainability and HSE Manager on any HSE issues.
Communication and feedback to local and regional management on site performance.

Compliance and Auditing:

Implement effective safe systems of work and updates to HSE policies in line with changing work practices and legislation.
Conduct site audits and inspections, and investigate accidents and incidents, carrying out necessary follow-up actions.

Stakeholder Engagement:

Promote a positive health and safety culture throughout the business by attending and actively participating in all quarterly management review meetings, Health and Safety Champions groups, and other regional/national meetings as necessary.

Promotion of a Positive Health and Safety Culture:

Lead by example and champion a strong health and safety culture throughout the organisation by fostering awareness, engagement, and ownership at all levels.
Develop and implement initiatives to promote a proactive approach to health and safety among employees, contractors, and stakeholders.

The specific duties and responsibilities identified above capture the key elements of the role. You are expected to undertake any additional duties allocated to you as reasonably required.

Where you'll work

1 Ridgeway, Quinton Business Park
Quinton
Birmingham
B32 1AF

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

OCTAVIUS LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Your training course

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Present and hold an audiences attention, for example when delivering SHE training, toolbox talks, inductions or presenting data or investigation findings to the workforce or management team. Show they can sell the SHE message, have personal impact, deal with challenge, reflect on personal performance, use appropriate language for the audience
Assist the management team in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System by updating systems in line with changes in legislation or best practice, delivering training, coaching operational teams and undertaking workplace inspections
Provide advice on the practical implementation of the companys SHE policies and processes applying generic industry guidance into the context of the workplace
Identify the hazards and evaluate: workplace instructions that are relevant to the individual’s job; working practices in the individual’s job that may harm themselves or others’; aspects of the individual’s job that could harm themselves or others; which of the potentially harmful working practices and aspects of the individual’s work present the highest risks to themselves or others; how to deal with hazards in accordance with workplace instructions and legal requirements
Support the practical application of the workplace instructions and suppliers or manufacturers instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products
Support and assist in the implementation of SHE inspections and monitoring systems demonstrating the balance between enforcement and internal support
Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of SHE performance
Prepare and maintain records relating to safety, health and environmental matters that comply with legal and workplace requirements and are accessible to those who are authorised to use them. E.g. records associated with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations, Hand Arm Vibration Regulations or Environmental Permitting Regulations
Assist the management team in establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygienists and others as required and directed
Research Safety, Health and Environmental Issues and best practices. Review updates of health and safety regulations e.g. changes to Construction, Design and Management Regulations or updates to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health along with workplace instructions, making sure that information is from reliable sources
Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents as directed
Recognise where decisions have a financial cost and assisting to develop a budget
Recognise situations where the activity will benefit from contributions and expertise of other internal departments such as HR, Finance, IT or Occupational Health

Your training plan

The apprentice will be expected to attend college on a day release basis as part of the apprenticeship training programme.

There will also be additional training programmes and development opportunities for HSE Apprentices in line with legislative and mandatory business requirements that may include (but not limited to) online induction, classroom based training (in house) external training programmes.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 5 or above)
Maths (grade 5 or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Administrative skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental

Other requirements

Travel in this role is a necessity. The candidate will be expected to travel across Bell branch network after an initial period of induction into the business and induction training and development. Candidates must be working towards a driving test at the point of application or must already hold a full, clean driving licence.

About this company

Bell Group are one of the UK's largest family owned and operated Property Maintenance Contractor. With a network of 40 branches nationally and currently employing over 2000 employees. The Group’s main objective is to provide optimum quality of workmanship in all aspects of the property maintenance services that we offer. Clients include the Ministry of Defence, BT, Barratt Homes, Scotrail, National Trust, Engie, The Royal Household together with various NHS Trusts, local authorities and housing associations.

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Company benefits

Car Allowance. Pension Scheme (auto-enrolment after qualifying period). Life Insurance. Holiday Buy & Sell Scheme. Cycle to Work Scheme.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

There are many opportunities for progression within Bell. Next steps on completion of the apprenticeship would be a Regional Health & Safety Advisor.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Bell Group

Karen Fletcher

k.fletcher@bellgroup.co.uk

07721747070

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327910.

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Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025

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