Environment, Health and Safety Manager

Graphic -plc; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading safety management firm is looking for an HSE Manager in Gateshead to enhance their Health, Safety & Environmental culture across sites. The role involves ensuring compliance with legal obligations, conducting investigations, and improving audit performance. Ideal candidates should have a NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent, experience with ISO standards, and strong communication skills. The position requires reliability, adaptability, and the ability to foster team development in a fast-paced environment, offering a dynamic work atmosphere.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent is essential.
• Experience with ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001 required.
• Strong communication skills to influence at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve the Health, Safety & Environmental culture.
• Ensure compliance with legal obligations.
• Conduct investigations into claims and incidents.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Ability to work on own initiative

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent

Experience in ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve the Health, Safety & Environmental culture across the two North East sites.
• Ensure Company complies to its legal obligations.
• Work with key-stakeholders in helping them understand their role in Health, Safety & Environmental Management., Develop and maintain a positive Health, Safety & Environmental culture.
• Conduct investigations into claims working alongside the insurance loss adjusters.
• Improve and sustain audit performance and ensure NCRs from HSE audits are actioned, recorded, and closed out.
• Support the CI QA & HSE Manager during Regulatory Inspections and ensure requirements are actioned, recorded, and closed out satisfactorily.
• Keep up to date on legal, local, and other requirements that may affect the company.
• Prepare hazard mitigations, develop, and implement risk assessments, COSHH and procedures.
• Continually reduce accidents and incident rates by pro‑active solutions
• Ensure accidents, incidents and near misses are reported and investigated correctly,
• Conduct accident reviews and assist with back to work programmes.
• Collect and Report HSE performance daily, weekly, monthly as required.
• Implement and update HSE policies and procedures.
• Hold monthly HSE Committee meetings.
• Develop Safe Systems of Work with the Operational Team
• Identify any HSE Training requirements alongside HR Department.

Performance Indicators

• HSE Audits
• HSE inspections
• Monthly European Targets

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.
• Experience in ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001
• Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the business.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

Interpersonal Skills

• Reliable and flexible with strong work ethic.
• Able to effectively prioritise and adapt to variable workload.
• Punctual, presentable and with good attendance.
• Able to coach and develop colleagues.
• Able to work in a fast‑paced environment with experience in dealing with pressure.
• Highly organised with an ability to multi‑task
• Time Management