Client Overview:
My client, based in Skelmersdale, is currently recruiting for a Health and Safety Manager. The client has an industrial background.
Overarching Principles:
- Develop and maintain a transparent health and safety plan along with associated objectives which help reduce the risk of personal injury, illness, and property damage.
- Achieve compliance with health and safety legislation as well as meeting customer-driven health and safety requirements.
- Engage all employees in the promotion and achievement of a safe and healthy working environment.
- Promote a safety-first attitude and lead by example.
- Be a visible, pragmatic, and approachable presence on site.
- Provide professional and accurate health and safety support to employees and management.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Periodically “walk the site” throughout each working day.
- Ensure all Health and Safety related checks, inspections, and servicing are carried out and remedial actions closed out in a timely manner.
- Deliver internal health and safety awareness training.
- Investigate accidents and incidents, identifying actions which help prevent recurrence.
- Review and where required update policies and risk control documentation.
- Question any non-compliance with company health and safety standards.
- Ensure contractor pre-work risk control documentation is obtained, inductions undertaken, and working practices monitored against agreed controls.
- Liaise with external regulators as required.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Deliver new starter inductions.
- Complete employee return to work documentation.
- Undertake environmental site inspections, identifying any deviations from agreed standards.
Qualifications and Experience:
Demonstrable evidence of working within a health and safety function.
NEBOSH general certificate or NVQ equivalent (a minimum of IOSH managing safely may be accepted, along with a desire to undertake additional development training).
Membership of IOSH (as a minimum the willingness to join and maintain membership).
Personal Capabilities:
- Good levels of written and verbal communication and engagement skills.
- The ability to develop positive relationships with colleagues and regulatory bodies.
- Resilience and patience.
- Ability to problem solve in a practical manner, prioritise and make appropriate decisions.
- Ability to write concise but meaningful reports.
- Good working knowledge of Windows based IT systems.
- Willingness to undertake training and development as required by the business.
- Full driving licence (a small amount of intercompany travel is required).
Salary Range:
GBP35000 - GBP50000 per annum
Location:
Skelmersdale