Group Health & Safety Manager

JR United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in sustainable timber products is seeking a Group Health & Safety Manager. This role involves developing health and safety systems across the group, ensuring compliance, and fostering a strong safety culture. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in health and safety management, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This position offers a chance to influence safety practices at the highest level.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life insurance of 5 x salary

Company Car

Free parking on site

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Medicash for dental and optical treatment

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Health and Safety management role.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor health and safety policies.
• Provide expert guidance and support to management teams.
• Lead initiatives and continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Education

NEBOSH National General Certificate

Job description

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Consolidated Timber Holdings (CTH) Ltd is a £200m turnover UK group of customer focused, innovative and forward thinking companies, supplying sustainable timber products across the UK and Ireland. We now have two main brands, Falcon Timber our national distribution arm and Hoffman Triesse our multi-site manufacturing operation, which allows us to offer a truly one stop solution for our diverse range of customers.

We are seeking a progressive and collaborative Group Health & Safety Manager to work across the whole group, so travel across the UK will be required. The Group Health and Safety Manager is responsible for developing and embedding the company’s Health and Safety systems, processes and culture. With a company aspiration of zero accidents and incidents, success will rely on strong collaboration with all elements of the business, seeking out solutions to complex issues and enabling the cultural development of the business. This is a great opportunity for someone looking for a broad remit and the chance to influence at the highest level.

So, what will you be doing? Here is an overview of your core responsibilities:

• Act as the central point of accountability for the Group's Health and Safety performance.
• Develop, implement, and monitor Group-wide health and safety policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with current Health and Safety legislation and standards.
• Create and manage all comms regarding Health & Safety across the Group, driving a high level of engagement
• Set and monitor targets and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Promote and embed a strong health and safety culture across all business operations.
• Provide expert guidance, advice, and support to management teams.
• Lead initiatives and continuous improvement projects taking a proactive approach to new ideas and industry best practice.
• Provide monthly reports and trend analysis to the senior leadership team for discussion
• Identify and deliver Health and Safety training needs across the Group.

What are we looking for in a Group Health & Safety Manager?

• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent), Level 6 or working towards.
• Minimum 5 years’ professional experience in a Health and Safety management role, within a multi-site manufacturing and/or operations environment.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and coaching skills and able to present confidently to senior leadership.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and business units to secure the best outcome.
• Proactive problem-solver with excellent analytical skills.
• Highly developed presentation and reporting skills.
• Adept at using multiple systems and making improvements

What do we offer our employees? Here are the headline benefits you will receive, some of which are after a qualifying period.

• Private medical insurance
• Life insurance of 5 x salary
• Company Car, fully electric and hybrid models available
• Free parking on site
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Medicash - payment towards dental and optical treatment, and gym membership
• Employee assistance programme

CTH are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all colleagues. We aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only colleagues but also our potential future colleagues, are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. Therefore, please inform us of any reasonable adjustments that we may need to make to the application or interview process.