Health, Safety and Environment Lead

Health, Safety and Environment Lead

Knaresborough

We seek a dynamic Health Safety & Environmental professional to work within a fast-paced manufacturing environment to drive continuous improvement in HSE standards, policies, and procedures. This is a stand-alone role working in conjunction with the senior management team to ensure a strong HSE culture within the organisation.

Who you are:

• A people person who is able to engage staff to participate and contribute to future changes across the business


• A proactive role model who is able to drive and foster a positive safety culture, and communicate effectively with staff members


• Someone who is able prioritise employee well-being and actively engage in continuous improvement.


• An excellent problem solver who is able to effectively analyse issues, implement solutions, and make informed decisions to improve safety


• A great trainer and communicator who can actively engage with employees to promote safety awareness but also work with them understanding their safety concerns

The Role

• Manage the day-to-day requirements to ensure legal compliance and best practice

• Work on projects to improve current processes, engaging staff members


• Manage internal and external HSE audits and regulatory inspections.


• Resolve health, safety and environmental issues


• Develop safety strategies for the prevention of workplace accidents, investigate incidents and put in place prevention measure, produce risk assessments


• Monitor and assess all departmental Health, Safety & Environmental issues and implement control measures to reduce risks

• Advise on legal compliance and lead HSE meetings with reports, information on accident statistics, and information on new legislation.


• Develop and deliver HSE training to all staff


• Support the management team in maintaining and continuously improving the Environmental Management System


• Identify opportunities for continuous health, safety & environmental improvement and implement programmes to deliver these.

• Maintain the management of system ISO 14001


• Manage all aspects of fire safety

Skills and qualifications:

• Highly experienced in driving HSE and implementing successful improvements

• Thorough knowledge of current HSE legislation


• Experience of implementing ISO45000 & ISO 14001


• Confident knowledge of COSHH and Risk Assessment techniques together with accident Investigation Procedures.


• Knowledge of environmental management systems related to manufacturing processes


• Have previous experience in volume manufacturing


• Be degree qualified in a relevant discipline or equivalent and, hold or be studying toward NEBOSH Diploma

Benefits:

• 25 days per year holiday + Bank


• Company pension scheme


• Flexible working


• Death in Service of 4 x salary


• Discretionary bonus


• Training and progression

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