Head of Health, Safety & Facilties

Eurofins GSC Poland Sp. z o.o.; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Head of Health, Safety, and Facilities to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and oversee facilities management across UK locations. Responsibilities include developing health and safety strategies, leading a dedicated team, and ensuring a culture of safety. Candidates should possess a NEBOSH certification, experience in health and safety leadership, and strong management skills. This role requires excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH certification or equivalent qualification in Health & Safety.
• Strong H&S / FM management knowledge.
• Proven experience leading and managing Health, Safety and Facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement health & safety strategy in line with UK legislation.
• Lead and develop the health, safety, and facilities team.
• Promote a strong safety culture across all sites.

Skills

Health & Safety Management

Facilities Management

Strong Communication

Stakeholder Management

Change Management

Education

NEBOSH certification or equivalent

Membership of IOSH

Job description

Job Overview

As of 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.

Working hours are Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

Please note regular travel to our Eurofins UK sites will be required.

Main Duties

• 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.
• To 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, fires 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.