Health, Safety and Environment Manager

Salary Circa £50-55K + Bonus + Flexible Benefits + Share Scheme + Pension Plan + Health Care

Health, Safety and Environment Manager

Assured Safety Recruitment are proud to be partnering with the European Division of a major, worldwide, household brand seeking to appoint a Health, Safety and Environment Manager. The role will be based in Wakefield; a vast, state of the art, automated production facility with a number of different production lines and further expansion planned. The site has a particularly strong health, safety and environment culture with a strong culture of engagement and operating at world class standards.  

You will lead on-site health, safety and environmental expertise and the implementation of Health and Safety Policies and Standards to ensure the site achieves healthy and safe working and a zero accident approach. Key responsibilities include:

• Site Health, Safety & Environment Policy Definition
• Implement policy and requirements to be incorporated into the site Health, Safety & Environment management systems
• Define the standards for Health, Safety & Environment R/A to be completed by Manufacturing and Distribution to ensure hazards are recognised and eliminated
• Define the standards for Health and Safety and drive continuous improvement projects
• Coach teams through HSE related incident investigations and incorporate learning’s into future operational  practices
• Lead the site in delivery of the HSE plan
• Active involvement in reduction of risk through continual improvement
• Manage cost control of agreed budget
• Play a leadership role within manufacturing to achieve the site’s objectives  
• Support and develop the performance of individual team members utilising performance management tools and techniques

Skills & Essentials:

• NEBOSH
• Environmental Management qualification (desirable) otherwise experience in managing and delivering efficiencies and assuring environmental legal compliance
• Essentially you will have Health and Safety experience in a large-scale, complex, automated production environment with a number of risks and hazards
• Experience of driving cultural/behavioural change in safety and achieving continuous improvement