Health and Safety Manager-Food

Health & Safety Manager

Location: Kildare

Sector: Food Manufacturing

• Mon- Fri hours
• Pension
• 21 days holiday

The Role

You'll lead all aspects of site Health & Safety, ensuring full compliance while driving a strong safety culture across the operation.

Applications from candidates interested in taking a step into management level welcome.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Irish H&S legislation, company standards, and customer requirements.
• Develop and continuously improve safety systems, policies, and SOPs.
• Lead incident investigations and manage statutory reporting (HSA, insurers, internal).
• Drive improvements in unsafe acts/conditions through analysis and Kaizen initiatives.
• Act as the main contact for audits (HSA, insurance, customer).
• Manage training, inductions, permits, contractor controls, and competency records.
• Oversee emergency preparedness (fire, ammonia, drills, response teams).
• Lead safety meetings and performance reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Irish H&S legislation.