Health & Safety Manager

Job Summary
To successfully design, lead, deliver and maintain a health and safety programme ensuring best practice, compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and approved codes of practice; to engage with and work productively with leadership roles across all aspects of the business to embed and drive a positive safety culture across the organisation, establish and maintain safe systems of work and a safe environment for all employees and visitors; to deliver associated underpinning health and safety management action plans and operational programmes ensuring risk management and reduction across the organisation.
Location
Based in Rushden
Working Hours
08:30 - 17:00, Monday - Friday
Holidays
25 Days Holiday per year plus bank holidays
Benefits
Company Pension & Health Cash Plan including wellbeing initiative
Person Specification
Requirements
Qualifications:Educated to A’ level standard or relevant work experienceNEBOSH General CertificateFull clean valid UK driving licenceNEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
Experience and Knowledge:Significant relevant experience of leading Health, Safety and Environment teams, including people managementGood understanding and working knowledge of Health, Safety and Environment legal requirementsExperience or clear knowledge and understanding of undertaking health, safety & environment audits, inspections or reviewsEvidence of promoting a positive Health, Safety and Environment culture and resulting improved performanceEvidence outlining experience in developing effective solutions to resolve complex Health, Safety and Environment issuesEvidence of developing and maintaining procedures and systems for investigating, reporting and analysing risks, accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences and other safety/environment matters and giving advice on preventative and remedial actions where appropriate to eliminate/minimise safety hazardsExperience of effectively managing Health, Safety and Environment within a manufacturing environmentCOSHH understanding and experienceExperience of delivering health, safety and environment training courses
Personal Attributes:Excellent communication and interpersonal skillsExcellent standards of numeracy and literacyAbility and willingness to work autonomously and flexibly, responding to business needs and adapting to new methods and tasksA confident and effective root cause problem solver and decision makerAble to represent the Company positively, professionally and with credibilityPositively assertiveExcellent Health, Safety and Environment knowledgeProactive and self-motivatedGood organisation skillsBe prepared to travel off site to conduct site work risk assessmentsTraining development and delivery skills
We are constantly striving to ensure that we remain an employer of choice within our industry and location. In addition to paying real living wage levels, we also look to develop our colleagues continuously. While working with us you will also:
Have the opportunity to learn and develop new skills
Benefit from our Pension Scheme
Have a salary that grows as you grow
Salary
£50k - £55k DOE
Hours
Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:00
Benefits
Contributory Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, 5 Weeks Holiday Holiday, Skilled Based Progression
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