Reference: O3660
No. of Vacancies: 1
Location: Enterprise House, SK3 0XT
Salary: £55,000-£60,000
Hours: 37 hours per week
Monday - Friday 08:00 - 16:00
Contract: Permanent
DBS: All SHEQ roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check. In line with the statutory guidance within "Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023". DBS results will be considered and risk assessed in partnership with the relevant safeguarding lead.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our established, but growing facilities business as Head of SHEQ. This role is key to embedding a safety-first, compliance culture across our business and leading on our environmental objectives.
There's never been a better time to join TLC, a hugely diverse business. TLC are a facilities Management company based in Stockport, with a fantastic reputation for providing dedicated, specialist and bespoke services to both public and private sector businesses.
We're ambitious and are looking to strengthen our established team with someone that shares our passion for safety and the environment with a ‘can do, will do' attitude. The successful candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in a Health and Safety at a senior level, with a proven track record in the delivery of environmental practices, business objectives and quality management systems. They should have demonstrable experience of delivering safety and environmental improvements, KPIs and organisational and cultural change. The candidate should hold a Chartered Member of the Institute of Safety and Health (CMIOSH) Chartered Quality Professional or Chartered Environmentalist or equivalent.
You'll play an integral part in continuously improving performance and ensuring all legal and compliance standards are met. In this role you will provide leadership and strategic direction on all aspects of Health, Safety, The Environment and Quality at TLC as well as leading a proactive, visible, engaged team that exceeds the needs of the business. This role will inspire a positive safety and environmental culture and serve as a trusted adviser to the TLC Senior Management Team and wider business.
What does the role entail?
- To ensure the company has adequate and effective SHEQ resources and Management Systems in place supporting continual improvement.
- To ensure the organisation maintains accreditation to required management system standards e.g. ISO9001, ISO14001 and support accreditation to new and emerging standards as required by the Board.
- To improve the compliance culture, managing and limiting risk and assuring compliance within the company and ensure the company's Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality Management Systems are implemented consistently across the organisation.
- To support managers to maintain safe, healthy, environmentally sound, and compliant systems, providing specialist advice, coaching and practical support and help to identify any SHEQ training needs.
- To carry out audits to evaluate the effectiveness of SHEQ Management systems and procedures, and to identify and implement improvements.
- Manage, plan, and implement agreed change programmes ensuring commitment and involvement of all those affected by the changes; develop and implement effective communication strategies
What are we looking for?
- 5 + years' experience in a senior leadership role in a Health & Safety, Environment and Quality Manager role in an organisation with activities relevant to TLC.
- Someone who will lead, develop, and facilitate TLC safety, environmental and quality strategies and lead and promote best in class safety, environment, and quality across the whole business in support of the company's ambitious safety, environmental, and quality targets, plans, and objectives.
- Someone who can focus on continually improving performance across all three disciplines and ensure we are compliant with all legal and statutory provision and appropriate accreditation by working in partnership with TLC's Executives, ELT, Managers and Supervisors.
- Proven experience of using technology as a tool for continuous improvement. This will include data and trend analysis so that we can take proactive steps to reduce accidents / incidents, reduce our impact on the environment and manage our quality expectations.
- Able to demonstrate a proven record of improving health, safety, environment, and quality performance within the organisation.
- Experience of the practical application of the requirements and principles of ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS 18001 management system standards.
- Experience of directly leading, developing, and managing a team.
- Experience in the production and presentation of reports, briefings, training to variety of audience levels including Directors.
- You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal which enable the post holder to communicate effectively.
Benefits
- 25 days Annual Leave + 8 Bank Holidays.
- NEST Pension Scheme – 6.5% employer contribution if eligible.
- Life Assurance – two times your basic salary
- The opportunity for Hybrid Working
- Continued Professional Development
- Excellent Lifestyle Benefits – providing access to huge discounts on a variety of retailers and services, through our lifestyle benefits website.