Environment, Health and Safety Manager

Handicare Stairlifts UK; Kingswinford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Health, Safety and Environment Manager to join their dynamic team in Kingswinford. This role focuses on ensuring compliance with health and safety standards while driving a culture of continuous improvement. You will lead initiatives to enhance safety performance and environmental sustainability across operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in HSE management, risk assessment, and ISO standards. Join a forward-thinking company that values talent and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a competitive salary and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Annual profit share bonus

33 days holiday (including bank holidays)

Company contributory pension

Life Assurance cover

Flexible benefits portal

Health care and gym membership discounts

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Generous product discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Health, Safety, and Environment management.
• Strong knowledge of ISO45001 and ISO14001 standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitor adherence to H&S systems and ensure risk assessments are up to date.
• Conduct independent audits and develop robust handover plans.
• Liaise with HSE statutory bodies and track HSE improvement programs.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Environmental Compliance

Risk Assessment

ISO Standards Compliance

Auditing Skills

Communication Skills

Education

NEBOSH or equivalent qualification

Degree in Environmental Science or related field

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Health, Safety and Environment Manager to join our team based at our site in Kingswinford.

The purpose of the role is to ensure compliance with relevant standards and continually improve our performance and culture in HSE as measured by metrics including but not limited to: accident measures, near misses, action completion, audit schedule adherence, carbon foot print, re-cycling, sustainability, energy consumption.

Additionally, To guide the transition of HSE ownership from a traditional single functional based structure to a more agile and effective cross functional model. Specific focus on risk assessment rationalisation is essential, the creation of robust handover plans is required for the respective business areas to take ownership of any issues arising

Key responsibilities include;

• Monitoring the Kingswinford and UK operation for adherence to the H&S system, ensuring risk assessments and all controls are maintained and up to date by the management team.
• Tracking completion of actions arising for the above and ensuring their efficacy.
• Independent audits of the Kingswinford facility as well as the introduction of management safety walks
• Creation of robust handover plans for the respective business areas to allow them to take complete ownership, including both local level reporting and business level reporting
• Ensuring compliance with Environmental standards, including emissions, such as ESOS and management of waste.
• Seeking opportunities to reduce emissions and energy consumption for the whole UK operation including fleet and remote working.
• Timetabling external statutory examinations and risk assessments so they are conducted as required.
• Adding updates to the legal register as updates received then advising managers to ensure compliance.
• Development of the current near miss reporting process to drive proactive actions.
• Assisting managers and supervisors in conducting toolbox talks.
• Tracking and monitoring HSE improvement programme, chasing action completion.
• Ensure continuance of ISO45001 (ISO8001) and ISO14001.
• Liaise with all HSE statutory bodies as appropriate.
• Automation of KPI reporting for the Kingswinford facility - where possible feeding in to Business level automation
• As a member of the UK management team, providing HSE updates and ensuring clear communications of risks and actions required to resolve.

What's in it for you?

We offer a package designed to attract and retain the right level of talent for this role. We want to find a great match, so if there is something missing that is important to you, please don't let it stop you getting in touch if you think you could do a great job.

• Basic salary around £45-50k per annum
• Annual profit share bonus
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Company contributory pension and 3x Life Assurance cover
• Flexible benefits portal with health care, gym membership and high street discounts
• EAP available to colleagues and their families, to support wellbeing
• Generous product discounts

Other information

We welcome applications from all people, regardless of race, sex, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation or any other individual characteristics. We are committed to creating an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and work environment, and welcome and encourage candidates to request any adjustments they may need to show us their full potential.