Deputy Training Safety Officer

Job Description

LocationSwynnerton Training Camp, Cold Meece Nr Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 0QNAbout the jobSummaryJoin the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We host a diverse range of talent where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to flourish, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated. We promote and support a range of flexible working patterns enabling staff to balance home and work responsibilities. This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers. Our staff, future and current will be guided by the 4 Cs and we encourage you to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, bold and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation. DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience: • Meaningful, purposeful work • The ability to learn and grow • The right opportunities and resources • To care about your wellbeing • To feel valued and included About DIOThe Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure. Our responsibilities include: • Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment • Provide utilities services • Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering) • Provide a safe place to train • Allocate Service Families Accommodation • Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair • Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning • Act as steward of the Defence estate • Provide the unarmed guarding service We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman. You can view our YouTube video to see more about our workJob descriptionThe ChallengeTo Support the TSO in the role as DTSO for the training facilities at Swynnerton, Leek Upper Hulme, Kingsbury and Whittington range complexes to ensure and provide a safe place for training to be conducted and brief and advise all users on safety along with Members of the public and local bodies. Keep up to date on all the needs of the units who utilise the facilities brief and assist units to achieve best results in their training from the use of the facilities and ranges. Units are primary within the day to day running and that of the members of our industry partners who the DTSO will need to work closely with on a daily basis to ensure we deliver the best service. The DTSO will need to monitor the range standing orders and relevant paperwork submitted by training units to ensure that all levels of safety are adhered to by the units. The DTSO actions should reflect personal integrity, enthusiasm and responsibility to maintaining safety and safe place throughout the training facilities. The DTSO will need to ensure that members of the public are kept safe at all times and will attend meetings chaired by the TSO to brief and send out safety information to both visiting units and members of the public.ResponsibilitiesMain Responsibilities1. Deputised management and oversight of all dry training (including OBUA and use of pyro techniques) accordance with Defence Regulations and Standing Orders. 2. Brief and advise users on safety procedures and conduct of training. Provide training advice, guidance and support to ensure optimum use of the training estate and enable users to achieve optimal training benefit. 3. Assist in the management of OME in accordance with current regulations. 4. As required, be prepared to support the management and use of the other Training Facilities. 5. Help TSO Swynnerton with relevant Safety related staff work. 6. Inspections and Audits 7. Monitoring of the Contractors performance. 8. Other tasks as directed by the Chain of Command. Desirable Experience & SkillsQualification - Range Management 1-3 Skill - FIBUA Instructor or proven experience Skill - Stores Management/AccountancyLicencesFull Driving LicenceBehavioursWell assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership

Seeing the Big Picture

Changing and Improving

Making Effective Decisions

Communicating and Influencing

Working Together

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Leadership

Seeing the Big Picture

Changing and Improving

Benefits We enable our people to work at the right place, with the right people, at the right time. We believe that if we look after our people they will be passionate about delivering great things for our customers. We understand the importance of life outside of work and our industry leading flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance. Some of the many benefits you will receive: • Highly competitive Pension Scheme • Flexi-time scheme • Alternative working practices such as working from home • 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service • Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year • In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The Queen’s birthday • Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments • Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a ye