Health & Safety Manager
Salary: Competitive and based on experience
Location: Cheshire and West Yorkshire
Keywords: Health & Safety, Manager, Cheshire, West Yorkshire
Robert Walters have been exclusive assigned to support a market leading logistics business in the recruitment of an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join their team in Cheshire and North Yorkshire based management team. This role is integral to the efficient business and operational management of the site, with a focus on embedding health and safety policies and procedures across the contract. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating and monitoring safety-related systems, promoting an understanding that effective management of health and safety is an integral part of efficient business operations.
- Key role in promoting health and safety awareness
- Opportunity to contribute towards overall team objectives
- Chance to work closely with facilities to ensure safe working practices
What you'll do:
As a Health & Safety Manager, your role will be pivotal in maintaining a safe working environment across the sites based in the Cheshire and West Yorkshire area. You will be responsible for championing health and safety awareness, coordinating safety-related processes such as risk assessments, training sessions, accident investigations, and workplace safety audits. Your expertise will be crucial in advising management on health & safety legislation, safe methods of working, prevention of hazards to health and the suitability of plant, protective equipment and control measures. You will also maintain the Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) plan and support delivery of all associated actions.
- Champion and promote health and safety awareness across the site
- Coordinate and monitor safety related processes including risk assessment, training, accident investigation, workplace safety audits
- Complete audits and share best practice regarding all health and safety matters
- Advise management on health & safety legislation, safe methods of working, prevention of hazards to health and the suitability of plant, protective equipment and control measures
- Maintain the Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) plan and support delivery of all associated actions
- Facilitate the reporting and investigation of all H&S incidents, ensuring that root cause is identified
What you bring:
The ideal candidate for this Health & Safety Manager position brings a wealth of experience from a similar role within a logistics environment. You hold at least a NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. Your strong interpersonal, management, and communication skills make you an effective leader who can work well at all levels. Your organisational skills are top-notch, ensuring that you can handle multiple tasks simultaneously without compromising on quality or efficiency. Additionally, your good IT and data analysis skills will be essential in this role.
- Minimum NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
- Demonstrable experience in a similar role within a logistics environment
- Experienced in assisting with an effective implementation of a H&S management system
- Effective interpersonal, management and communication skills
- Organised and detail oriented
- Good IT and data analysis skills
What sets this company apart:
Our client is renowned for their commitment to employee growth and development. They believe in giving people the opportunity to grow by setting stretching goals. They are accountable and believe in doing what they say they will. They build credit with their team through integrity, work ethics, interactive communication, problem-solving and continuous improvement, creativity and innovation, decision making, team working and collaboration, managing performance, and customer focus.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates