Health and Safety Manager

Irwin & Colton Limited; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Kettering is looking for a Health and Safety Manager to lead impactful initiatives as they expand. This role offers a salary of up to £55,000, hybrid working opportunities, and benefits such as 23 days of leave plus bank holidays. The successful candidate will have a proven background in health and safety within manufacturing, excellent stakeholder influencing abilities, and a proactive approach to shaping a culture of safety.

Benefits

Hybrid working opportunities

23 days of leave plus bank holidays

Bupa healthcare insurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing audits, inspections, and certifications.
• Significant experience in manufacturing health and safety roles.
• Effective communication skills for engaging stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and guidance for health and safety practices.
• Ensure compliance with UK health and safety regulations.
• Conduct regular audits and inspections to improve safety performance.

Skills

Stakeholder influence

Proactive mindset

Leadership

Job description

Health and Safety Manager | Kettering | £45,000 - £55,000 (DOE) + Additional Benefits

Are you passionate about shaping a culture of safety in a dynamic manufacturing environment?

Do you have experience driving Health and Safety strategy and systems on-site, ensuring and driving compliance?

Are you ready to be a key contributor to a leading manufacturing company who are experiencing rapid development, with a focus on innovation and sustainability?

If these questions strike a chord, you might be interested in this Health and Safety Manager role, joining a building materials manufacturing operation experiencing rapid development and growth across their two sites in the Midlands. This position presents a unique opportunity to lead impactful safety initiatives as the company introduces a new production line, playing a key role in a their remarkable business growth, backed by decades of industry expertise.

Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Manager will include:

• Provide strategic leadership, coaching, and guidance to build robust health and safety capability across all departments of the site.
• Keep the site consistently compliant with UK health and safety regulations.
• Actively connect with employees at every level to foster a strong, proactive health and safety culture.
• Oversee regular audits and inspections to evaluate health and safety performance, proactively identifying and addressing areas for improvement.
• Work closely with contractors, regulators, and enforcement agencies to strengthen compliance and maintain high health and safety standards on-site.

The successful Health and Safety Manager will have:

• Proven background in a role where managing and leading audits, inspections, and certifications was commonplace.
• Significant experience in health and safety roles within challenging industries, particularly manufacturing.
• Effective at influencing stakeholders at all levels, whether that be the team on the shop floor, or members of the board, and crafting high-quality presentations to communicate key messages.
• Independent, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

What does the Health and Safety Manager role offer you?

• Full backing from senior leadership to drive impactful initiatives with ample resources and support.
• The autonomy to bring your ideas to life, directly shaping safety practices and driving positive cultural change.
• Offering up to £55,000, plus hybrid working opportunities.
• Enjoy 23 days of leave plus bank holidays and Bupa healthcare insurance following completion of probation period.

This is a great opportunity to work for a leading manufacturing operation, reporting directly into senior leadership. If you are interested and have the required experience, please contact Ben Francis on or 01923 963 611.

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions. Take a look at other opportunities here.

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Health and Safety Manager | Kettering | £45,000 - £55,000 (DOE) + Additional Benefits