Job description
We are currently seeking a dedicated, hands on Health and Safety Manager to join our team, ensuring the highest standards of health and safety within our organisation. The successful applicant will be responsible for reducing the risk of accidents and work-related injuries in the workplace by identifying hazards and by leading actions to put sensible solutions and controls in place to protect employees, contractors, visitors and suppliers from harm.
Hybrid can be offered for this position, however you would need to be very flexible and attend either site when required.
Main Tasks & Responsibilities include
- Create, develop and uphold health & safety policies.
- Maintains ISO 45001 Health and Safety Management standard.
- Conducts regular internal audits and workplace inspections to ensure compliance
- Ensuring that all required risk assessments are created and carried out, conducting regular reviews to ensure that these remain up to date.
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with COSHH Regulations
- Regularly checks BMS procedures for review requirements and liaises with process owners.
- Advises and guides the senior team on all health & safety matters
- Proactively identifies hazards and implements solutions and controls to mitigate the risk of accidents taking place.
- Works collaboratively with multiple stakeholders across the value chain on improvement projects and takes personal responsibility for delivery of outputs.
- Chairs the H&S Committee and facilitates regular meetings, ensuring that actions are commensurate with risk, delegated appropriately and completed in a timely fashion.
- Identifies health & safety competence requirements, identify skills gaps and liaises with the L&D Coordinator to make arrangements for appropriate training.
- Acts as custodian of the Health & Safety Portal, ensuring that information entered, stored and tracked is accurate and maintained. This will include but not be limited to mandatory checks, COSHH Assessments, Risk Assessments and DSE Assessments.
Experience
- Likely to have been responsible for managing health and safety in a manufacturing, warehouse or distribution environment.
- Understanding of and experience of working to ISO 45001
- Understanding of and experience of working with LOLER and PUWER regulations.
- Experienced with workplace transport such as forklift trucks, electric powered pallet trucks, mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), etc.
- Multi-site experience would be beneficial but is not essential.
Qualifications
- Recognised appropriate qualification in Occupational Health and Safety.
- NEBOSH General Certificate or NEBOSH Diploma qualified
- Qualified Mental Health First Aider would be beneficial but not essential.
Benefits included
- 6% Employer pension contribution
- Private healthcare
- Onsite parking
- Career progression
- Competitive Salary
Hours
34.5 hours Per week
Monday to Thursday 08:00-17:00 Friday 08:00 -16:30 (1 hour lunch break)
If you are a proactive individual with a passion for promoting a safe working environment and possess the necessary skills, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity as our Health and Safety Manager.
Please note that at times due to the volume of applications we may not be able to respond to each person individually. If you do not hear from us within 7 days we're sorry you have not been successful this time. Please do not let this stop you applying for other positions you may be suitable for. Good Luck!
1st Choice Staff Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and acts as both an Employment Agency & Business.