Health And Safety Manager

Simply Jobsworth; Seaham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Simply Jobsworth is seeking a hands-on Health & Safety Manager for a busy manufacturing site in Seaham, County Durham. You will lead the HSE function, drive compliance, and foster a proactive safety culture across the site.

Working with site leadership, you’ll implement policies, conduct risk assessments, investigations, and training, ensuring UK legislation is met and continuous safety improvements.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or higher) is essential.
• Experience managing health & safety in a manufacturing/production environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation.
• Experience with risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Experience investigating accidents and near misses.
• Knowledge of COSHH, PUWER and LOLER.
• Experience conducting HSE audits and site inspections.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to challenge unsafe behaviours professionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead Health, Safety and Environmental activity across the manufacturing site.
• Develop, implement and improve HSE policies and safe systems of work.
• Ensure site compliance with UK health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Carry out and review risk assessments, method statements and SWPs.
• Lead investigations into accidents, incidents and near misses.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality and Operations.
• Conduct regular site inspections, audits and safety walkarounds.
• Monitor HSE performance and report KPIs.
• Provide practical HSE guidance and coordinate toolbox talks and training.
• Manage contractor health and safety requirements.

Skills

HSE Management

Manufacturing env

Audits

Risk assessments

COSHH knowledge

PUWER/LOLER knowledge

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Job description

Health & Safety Manager

Location: Seaham, County Durham
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Industry: Manufacturing / Production

The Role

We are recruiting for an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join a well-established and growing manufacturing business based in Seaham.

This is a key site-based role responsible for leading the Health, Safety and Environmental function within a busy manufacturing and production environment.

Working closely with the Site Manager and wider operational leadership team, you will take ownership of health and safety strategy, compliance and day-to-day HSE activity, while driving a positive and proactive safety culture across the site.

This is very much a hands-on manufacturing H&S role, so we are looking for someone who is comfortable being visible on the production floor, engaging with employees and challenging unsafe practices where required.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Health, Safety and Environmental activity across the manufacturing site.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve HSE policies, procedures and safe systems of work.
• Ensure the site remains compliant with relevant UK health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Carry out and review risk assessments, method statements and safe working procedures.
• Lead investigations into accidents, incidents and near misses, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality and Operations teams to continually improve site safety.
• Carry out regular site inspections, audits and safety walkarounds.
• Monitor HSE performance and report against relevant KPIs.
• Promote a proactive behavioural safety culture across the workforce.
• Provide practical H&S advice and guidance to managers and employees.
• Deliver and coordinate toolbox talks, inductions and safety training.
• Ensure appropriate controls are in place relating to COSHH, PUWER, LOLER and other relevant manufacturing legislation.
• Manage contractor health and safety requirements, including permits to work.
• Support environmental compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate HSE records, documentation and reporting.
• Liaise with external bodies, auditors and regulatory authorities where required.
• Identify areas of risk and proactively introduce improvements to reduce incidents and improve overall site safety.

About You

• To be considered for this position, you must have previous Health & Safety management experience within a manufacturing or production
• Experience solely within an office, corporate or non-operational environment will not be suitable for this position.
• You will be confident operating in a busy production environment and comfortable working closely with operational and engineering teams at all levels.

Essential

• NEBOSH General Certificate or higher - essential.
• Proven Health & Safety experience within a manufacturing or production environment - essential.
• Strong understanding of UK Health & Safety legislation.
• Experience carrying out risk assessments and developing safe systems of work.
• Experience investigating accidents, incidents and near misses.
• Good working knowledge of COSHH, PUWER and LOLER.
• Experience conducting H&S audits and site inspections.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to challenge unsafe behaviours professionally and constructively.
• Confident working with senior management as