Health and Safety Manager

conAK; Chippenham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing manufacturing company in Corsham is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to take ownership of their safety culture and strategy. You'll play a crucial operational role in promoting safety best practices, supported by leadership, within a proactive and people-focused environment.

Benefits

Investment in professional development

Flexible working hours

Opportunity to start from scratch

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years in a Health and Safety role.
• Experience in Manufacturing or similar environment.
• Background in environmental matters beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the company's Health and Safety function across the site.
• Drive cultural change by engaging teams and promoting ownership of safety.
• Perform risk assessments, COSHH, incident investigations, and daily safety management.

Skills

Excellent communication

Engagement skills

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Job description

Are you ready to take full ownership of Health and Safety in a company where you are working for a company truly brought into health and safety?

We're thrilled to be working with a growing Manufacturing business based in Corsham looking for a Health and Safety Manager to drive the safety culture forward. This is a crucial role in the company that's aims are to puts safety as the priority of everything they do, with supportive backing from the senior leadership team in a stand-alone role.

As the Health and Safety Manager, you'll be the driving force for the sites Health and Safety strategy across the site and you will be in a hands-on operational role promoting the best practices and building a proactive safety culture across the sites.

Why Join This Business?

• Be a part of a company that has a strong people focus and culture
• You'll have the opportunity to lead the safety strategy, with full support from the Senior Leadership Team.
• Investment and support with professional development with training and qualifications
• You will be working for a growing business with future growth plans
• The opportunity to make a difference across the site and start from scratch
• Working alongside a talented CEO, who holds a strong focus on people and employees
• Flexible working hours and the opportunity for hybrid working
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the company's Health and Safety function across the site
• Drive cultural change by engaging teams and promoting ownership of safety.
• Develop and roll out site-wide and business-wide HSE strategies.
• Foster a strong working relationship with the senior leadership team and workforce.
• This will be a very operational safety position involving risk assessments, COSHH, incident investigations and daily safety management
• Must be comfortable with being visible and operational throughout the location and have a behavioural approach to safety
• Provide professional health and safety technical support and advice to the business, developing and delivering the strategic business objectives to drive success through learning and development, leadership and Health and Safety strategies.
  
  

What We're Looking For

• NEBOSH General Certificate
• 4 years+ in a Health and Safety role
• Proven experience in a Manufacturing or similar environment
• Background within environmental matters will be beneficial
• Excellent communication and engagement skills