We have partnered with a reputable manufacturer to appoint a health and safety leader to drive the transformation of health and safety on a manufacturing site with over 300 employees. The health and safety leader will drive a proactive safety culture on site taking the site from its current legacy situation into one where everyone thinks and acts with safety at the front of their mind. This initiative is supported from the board of directors therefore the successful candidate will have the full support of the entire leadership team. The successful candidate will need to engage with individuals across the entire operation to achieve a dramatic transformation on health and safety and health and safety culture.
About the Role
The successful candidate will take ownership of the site's Health, Safety and Environmental strategy, driving continuous improvement across manufacturing, assembly, warehousing, maintenance, and logistics operations.
You'll combine strategic leadership with a hands-on approach, spending time on the shop floor, engaging with colleagues, identifying opportunities for improvement, and helping create an environment where safety is everyone's responsibility.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver the site's Health & Safety strategy and improvement plans.
- Lead by example through visible shop floor engagement and coaching.
- Build a proactive safety culture through behavioural safety principles, learning teams, and effective near-miss reporting.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant UK Health & Safety legislation, including HASAWA, PUWER, LOLER, COSHH, MHSWR and related regulations.
- Lead audits, inspections and corrective action programmes.
- Embed health and safety into operational excellence and continuous improvement activities.
- Develop practical communications including toolbox talks, safety alerts and training materials.
- Lead investigations into accidents, incidents and near misses.
- Maintain and continually improve the site's ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management System.
- Manage internal audits, corrective actions, document control and management reviews.
Person Specification
- Proven Health & Safety leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience working with manufacturing processes including machinery, assembly operations and warehousing/logistics.
- Professional membership or working towards (CMIOSH)
- NEBOSH General Certificate / NEBOSH Diploma (desirable)
- Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and its practical application.
- Experience maintaining and improving ISO 45001 management systems.
- Demonstrated ability to investigate incidents and deliver long-term corrective actions.
- Excellent communication, coaching and influencing skills.
Salary / Package
- £60,000 - 65,000
- 25 days holiday
- Pension contribution
- 4.5 day working week
- Flexible working
- EV Car Scheme
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