Bridgwater,

£25,000 per annum + benefits

Permanent, 37.5 hrs a week

Job Description

Our client is an Occupational Hygiene specialist, and they are looking for a Technician to join our team in Bridgwater.

The Technician will report to the occupational hygiene lead as part of the Client's delivery team. The team provides a complete Occupational Health and Medical service to all those working on the site.

The main duties of the role include:

In support of occupational hygiene team:

• Perform occupational hygiene monitoring and surveys of personnel and site activities, for a range of chemical, physical and biological agents (dust, respirable crystalline silica, noise, welding fumes, gases, organic vapours, noise, vibration, thermal conditions, etc)

• Participate in specific occupational hygiene related investigations and studies, as required by the project and at the direction of the occupational hygiene lead.

• Carry out regular workplace inspections / tours to assess occupational hygiene related aspects and to reinforce workplace health themes with the workforce

• Assist with preparation and delivery of training and information materials on occupational hygiene related topics to the project and contractor companies

• Contribute to the regular update and circulation of occupational hygiene performance reports to the project.

In support of the COSHH coordinator and COSHH management function

• Review and process requests for on-boarding, transfer and removal of chemicals

• Produce regular reports of chemicals on-site eg; maximum quantities

• Ensure chemical database is maintained with up to date information

• Support COSHH assessments

• Carry out scheduled COSHH inspections of platforms and workplaces, including off site facilities

• Provide and distribute general information to raise awareness about COSHH

Essential Skills

- Degree qualification in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths related subject

- Good communication skills

Desired Skills

- Work experience in industrial construction environment