Health and Safety Manager

Health and Safety Manager

Application Deadline: 7 April 2025

Department: QHSE

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Milton Keynes

Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Health and Safety Manager to join us at our site in Milton Keynes with occasional travel to support in Birmingham. In this role you will provide guidance and advice on all environmental, health, safety and welfare matters, ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements.

Championing health & safety best practice, you’ll train colleagues and employees in line with our policies and procedures and ensure that the highest possible standards are maintained. You will deliver the Health & Safety plan to reduce risk and accidents and undertake regular inspections to facilitate a culture of safety and ensure legal compliance.

You’ll be a natural at collaborating and understanding operational challenges. In addition to providing expert advice and guidance, you’ll see yourself as part of the solution. You’ll have a pragmatic view and your focus will be on engaging and working together with the branch teams, providing realistic and practical ways to address risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Working in partnership with the branch management teams to ensure compliance with the Safety, Health and Environmental Statutory requirements, Management Procedures and Company strategy.
• Through collaboration with the Key Stakeholders, proactively managing the development and continuous improvement of working practices and work instructions to gain continuity of HSE management across the organisation.
• Proactively managing and undertaking incident investigations, cause analysis and ensure effective action management.
• Working in collaboration with the branch management teams to develop and manage the branch management plans using a risk-based approach engaging with site teams to deliver targeted improvement initiatives.
• Managing data submissions in relation to Environmental Permit Submission requirements.
• In partnership with the branch management teams, take active ownership of the HSE risk management processes and ensure all stakeholders have an active involvement in risk management.
• Develop and realise opportunities to digitalise HSE processes and practices.
• Support branch management teams with contractor management and permits ensuring effective risk management strategies are deployed.
• Implement waste recycling initiatives, ensure good waste management practices are followed, document procedures and check waste contractor licences.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• An experienced HSE professional you will have previously demonstrated your ability in a cross-functional multi-sector environment.
• Detailed knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), ideally gained in materials handling, processing and distribution environment.
• Proven experience of implementing and managing HSE systems.
• An understanding of the principles of Risk Management, with an ability to break down complex problems, seeking effective control, resolution and mitigation.
• Experience of conducting system and compliance based audits ideally supported by an appropriate auditing qualification.
• Ability to show sound commercial and technical decision-making will be critical to this role. A solutions-focused approach to problem-solving using proven and recognised problem-solving techniques.
• UK HS & Enviro Law in manufacturing and facility operations - ISO14001 & ISO45001.
• Excellent communication skills and a good, professional manner with all levels of staff across the business.
• Full UK driving licence.
• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent).
• IEMA accreditation.

Benefits

• Annual Leave: 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays.
• Company bonus scheme.
• Advantageous pension scheme.
• Learning & Development opportunities.
• Advanced Family Friendly Policies.
• Employee high street vouchers & discounts.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Occupational health & health surveillance.
• Length of Service Awards.
• Christmas savings scheme.
• Eye care vouchers.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Wellbeing events.
• Recognition Portal.
• Rewards Portal.
• Company events.
• Company share schemes.
• Christmas Closedown.