Safety, Health & Environment Technician Apprentice
JOSEPH ASH LIMITED
Shropshire (TF3 3AT)
Closes in 13 days (Monday 6 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 September 2025
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Summary
The SHE Technician will engage with all aspects of the organisation to support embedding a culture that ensures everyone is able to return to their family and friends unharmed every day, whilst also protecting and enhancing road safety for future generations. This is a great opportunity for anyone wanting a career in health & safety.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm (half an hour lunch break).
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 October 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
- Develop procedures to ensure the health and safety of all employees, contractors and visitors to the company
- Maintain a source of advice and guidance to all staff operating in the business, supporting managers on health and safety matters
- Monitor business operations, processes and producers to ensure they comply with health and safety regulations
- Investigate and report on any accidents, near-miss incidents and make recommendations to management
- Assist in the management of the Don’t Walk By system by monitoring and maintaining the database and preparing meetings
- Positively promote the near miss reporting utilising the Don’t Walk By methodology
- Work with management at Joseph Ash to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations
- Maintain good working relations with insurers and other relevant authorities to ensure the company's interests are safeguarded and a safe, healthy working environment is maintained
- Advise on necessary training for managers and staff to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements
- Maintain an awareness of developments in the field of health and safety to ensure that the company continues to comply with best practice and legal requirements
- Managing and reviewing the Safety Cloud for the business
- Helping to produce the RAMS. Producing SOP’s/RAMS for Joseph Ash site activities
- Environmental monitoring and ensuring compliance throughout the business
- Conducting inspections and audits as required by the business
- Maintaining enough time to complete and work on my apprenticeship
- Attending meetings with supply chains on behalf of businesses
- Positively promote the safety culture with all staff
- Aim to inspire/influence others
- Produce safety alerts/toolbox talks and monitor the responses
Where you'll work
Stafford Park 6
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 3AT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
RHG CONSULT LTD
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
Training schedule
You will be undertaking a Level 3 Safety, Health and Environment Technician apprenticeship standard, a combination of on and off the job training along with an external training provider, using training methods such as webinars, individual coaching and group workshops.
If you haven't already achieved GCSEs at grades C/4 (or equivalent) in maths and English, this can be supported alongside the apprenticeship.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Administrative skills
- Operate touchscreen computer
- Production drawings
Other requirements
Location of sites can be remote depending on business needs. Fast paced ever changing environment based on customer demands.
About this employer
Joseph Ash Galvanizing maintains its position as the leading steel finishing services provider in the UK. With strategically located plants providing unrivalled technical expertise, combined with industry-leading levels of customer service, we meet the most exacting requirements of our customers and end users. Our unique approach has led to the dynamic expansion of our galvanizing operations beyond the UK with plants across the USA and Europe.
After this apprenticeship
Once you have completed your Level 3, there is an option to develop and choose which specialism to progress onto. We also offer ongoing training and progression to senior management level within the Hill and Smith business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
JOSEPH ASH LIMITED
Vicki Pepper
vicki@talm.co.uk
07525139772
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343212.
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Closes in 13 days (Monday 6 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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