Clinic Manager

Eurofins; Blackbrook; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading testing company in the UK is seeking a Head of Health, Safety, and Facilities. You will develop and implement health and safety strategies to ensure compliance with UK legislation across Food & Water Testing sites. The ideal candidate has NEBOSH certification and proven leadership experience in health and safety management. This role involves leading a team and managing budgets and audits to promote safety culture across the organization. A competitive benefits package is offered, including enhanced annual leave and company pension plan.

Benefits

Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement

Company Pension Plan

Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and managing Health, Safety and Facilities in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of UK health & safety legislation, COSHH and ISO requirements.
• Computer literate and able to manage change processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the health & safety strategy in line with UK legislation.
• Lead and develop the health, safety, and facilities team.
• Prepare reports on compliance, audit findings and KPIs.

Skills

Health & Safety management

Facilities management

Risk assessment

Team management

Communication

Education

NEBOSH certification

Membership of IOSH

Job description

As Head of Health, Safety, and Facilities for Eurofins Food & Water Testing, you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to ensure compliance with UK health and safety legislation, maintain safe working environments and oversee facilities management of our Food & Water Testing sites across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor the company's health & safety strategy in line with UK legislation and industry specific requirements.
• Review and develop as needed policies and procedures to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and other relevant regulations.
• Lead and develop the health, safety, and facilities team.
• Complete prevention inspections on a regular basis and ensure records maintained.
• Investigate incidents and accidents, conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Promote a strong safety culture across all sites, ensuring proactive hazard identification.
• Advise line management in laboratories, logistics, office on health, safety, quality and environmental matters.
• Develop SHEQ communication strategy for all sites and levels of staff.
• Advise on implementation of new or existing SHEQ-related legislation, rules, and Company standards.
• Deliver training and awareness programs to promote a strong safety culture across the company.
• Oversee audits and risk assessments.
• Prepare reports on compliance, audit findings and KPI's for key stakeholders.
• Develop and manage emergency response plans alongside key stakeholders.
• Monitor risk assessment compliance and reviews (general, manual handling, COSHH, fire prevention) and act as a final authority where a specialist response is required.
• Oversee the facilities management and maintenance of all UK sites.
• Manage contracts for cleaning and building services.
• Ensure compliance with building regulations, fire safety standards and environmental requirements.
• Monitor the sites "permit-to-work" system to ensure compliance with Company standards.
• Manage budgets for the health, safety and facilities activity.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH certification or equivalent qualification in Health & Safety
• Membership of IOSH
• Strong H&S / FM management knowledge
• Proven experience leading and managing Health, Safety and Facilities in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of UK health & safety legislation, COSHH and ISO requirements.
• Team management experience.
• Computer literate.
• Must be able to converse on all levels and manage change processes.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to effectively manage key stakeholders.

Benefits

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential
• Health Cash Plan
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work out employees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

What Happens Next

As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements; this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you to know your key skills and strengths.