Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join a highly respected and well established warehousing and storage business with a strong presence across the UK. With further expansion planned, this is an excellent opportunity to join a stable and growing business where health and safety is a key operational priority. The successful candidate will lead Health and Safety across the business, maintaining, improving, and embedding best in class health and safety standards across the organisation. This is a site based role, which will include travel to other UK sites.
Key Responsibilities
- Reporting to the General Manager, the Health & Safety Manager will be responsible for leading, supporting and advising the business on all aspects of Health and Safety compliance and best practice.
- Developing, implementing and reviewing Health & Safety policies and procedures.
- Conducting regular site audits across their network of sites in the UK.
- Carry out investigations of incidents, accidents and near misses.
- Produce reports and make recommendations for corrective actions.
- Work closely with senior management to embed a strong culture of safety and continuous improvement across the business.
Person Specification
- Previous experience in excess of 5 years in a Health & Safety role, preferably gained within warehousing, distribution or similar.
- Possess NEBOSH qualifications or equivalent and also COSHH trained.
- Experience in developing and implementing Health & Safety policies and procedures.
- Previously carried out regular safety audits, inspections and risk assessments.
- Used to working closely with senior management and supporting them with Health & Safety issues and delivering training.