Health and Safety Manager

Are you ready to take on a senior health and safety leadership role within a rapidly evolving and large company in the manufacturing sector?

We are recruiting for a Health and Safety Manager on behalf of a leading organisation that operates across the UK. This role offers the chance to lead Health and Safety across multiple UK-based operational facilities and site-based activities, ensuring compliance with the highest standards.

If you re passionate about driving Health and Safety excellence while working collaboratively with various stakeholders, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. The Health and Safety Manager role is critical in shaping the health and safety strategy, with the ability to influence long-term performance and culture.

The role will be a very operational position and the company offer a full hybrid policy which includes working from home. You will have healthy challenges throughout the working day with the opportunity to develop a strong safety culture throughout the division.

Key responsibilities of the Health and Safety Manager:

• Lead, manage, and assure the health and safety strategy and systems across the business unit.
• Promote and enhance a positive health and safety culture, fostering collaboration across all levels of staff.
• Engage in leadership meetings to ensure continuous improvement in safety, health, and environmental performance.
• Implement and manage health and safety policies and standards, including conducting audits and inspections.
• Work closely with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with legal and business requirements.
• Provide strategic direction on health and safety performance, developing and reporting key metrics.
• Lead, coach, and develop the health and safety function, inspiring growth and learning among the team.
• Ensure all incidents, including accidents and near misses, are reported and investigated thoroughly.
• Deliver health and safety training and support across the business, promoting continual learning and improvement.

What makes this a great opportunity?

• Lead health, safety, and environmental improvements in a rapidly growing and busy sector.
• Shape safety practices from the shop floor to the boardroom, influencing key decision-makers.
• Work with supportive leadership and experienced professionals to drive safety excellence.
• The chance to shape the health and safety strategy for a company undergoing a period of transformation.
• Career development opportunities, with the ability to influence both the business unit and wider group s health and safety performance.
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment with opportunities to travel and engage with various teams across multiple sites.
• Flexible working arrangement with 50% travel to sites and the option to work from home.

The right Health and Safety Manager will have:

• A NEBOSH General Certificate.
• Manufacturing / transportation / fabrication / industrial backgrounds.
• Experience in a senior health and safety role driving cultural and organisational change.
• Strong leadership skills, with proven experience in developing and delivering health and safety strategies.
• A full UK driving license and willingness to travel across various locations.

If this opportunity excites you, apply today!

Please note, due to the high volume of applicants, if you have not heard back within 10 working days, unfortunately, your application has not been successful.