Health and Safety Manager

Mlclassification; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 49,500 - 60,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role

National travel

Job summary

Vorenta Group is seeking a Health & Safety Manager for our Vorenta Head Office in Berkeley, Gloucestershire. This hybrid role (3 days per week in head office) includes national travel to sites across the UK and reporting directly to the Managing Director to shape our HSE strategy.

You'll lead and develop our safety management systems across multiple sites, investigate incidents, ensure UK HSE compliance, and drive a positive safety culture with operations teams.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH qualification (or equivalent) is required.
• Experience managing health and safety across multiple sites or field-based operations.
• Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and ISO 45001.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally.
• Manufacturing background is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Leading investigations into incidents and implementing preventative actions.
• Monitoring legislative changes and ensuring ongoing compliance with UK HSE requirements.
• Managing health and safety aspects of our vehicle fleet and PPE programme.
• Working closely with operational managers to embed a positive safety culture throughout the organisation.

Skills

NEBOSH qualification

Managing health & safety across sites

UK health and safety legislation ISO 4

Full UK driving licence

Willingness to travel nationally

Manufacturing background advantageous

Job description

Health & Safety Manager - Vorenta Head Office (Hybrid – 3 days per week) |National Travel | Salary from £55,000 per annum

AreyouanexperiencedHealth&Safetyprofessionallookingforarolewhereyoucanmakeagenuineimpactacrossadiverse,multi-siteorganisation?

AtVorentaGroup,we'relookingforaproactiveHealth&SafetyManagertoleadourhealthandsafetystrategyacrossthebusiness. ReportingdirectlytotheManagingDirector,you'llhavetheautonomytoshapeourapproach,influencepositivechangeandensurethehigheststandardsofcomplianceandsafetycultureacrossourUKoperations.

ThisisahybridrolebasedatourHeadOfficeinBerkeley,Gloucestershire,withregulartraveltositesacrossGreatBritain.

VorentaGroupbringstogetherHallmarkVeterinary&ComplianceServicesandMeat&LivestockClassification(MLC),providing specialistservicesandresourcingsolutionsacrosstheUKagrifoodsector.

WorkingwithorganisationsincludingDefra,APHA,theFoodStandardsAgencyandleadingfoodproducersandretailers,weplayavital roleinprotectingfoodsafety,animalwelfareandpublichealth.

The Role

AsourHealth&SafetyManager,you'llberesponsiblefordeveloping,implementingandcontinuouslyimprovingourhealthandsafety managementsystemsacrossmultiplesites.

Responsibilities

• Leading investigationsintoincidentsandimplementingpreventativeactions.
• MonitoringlegislativechangesandensuringongoingcompliancewithUKHSErequirements.
• ManaginghealthandsafetyaspectsofourvehiclefleetandPPEprogramme.
• Workingcloselywithoperationalmanagerstoembedapositivesafetyculturethroughouttheorganisation.

About You

We'relookingforsomeonewhoenjoystakingownership,canworkindependentlyandhastheconfidencetoinfluencestakeholdersatall levels.

You’ll ideally have

• ArecognisedNEBOSHqualification(orequivalent).
• Experiencemanaginghealthandsafetyacrossmultiplesitesorfield-basedoperations.
• StrongknowledgeofUKhealthandsafetylegislationandISO45001.
• AfullUKdrivinglicenceandwillingnesstotravelnationally.
• Abackgroundinmanufacturingwouldbehighlyadvantageous,particularlywithinthefoodormeatprocessingindustry,althoughthisisn'tessential.We'reequallyinterestedincandidateswiththerightattitude,strongtechnicalknowledgeandahands-onapproach.

What We’re Looking For

Thesuccessfulcandidatewillbe:

• Self-motivatedandabletoworkwithminimalsupervision.
• Comfortabletakingownershipandseeingprojectsthroughtocompletion.
• Organised,methodicalandsolutions-focused.
• Confidentbuildingpositiverelationshipsacrossoperationalteams.

What We Offer

• Salaryfrom£55,000perannum
• Flexibleapproachtoworkinghourstosupportbusinessneeds
• Avaried,autonomousrolewithrealinfluenceacrosstheorganisation
• TheopportunitytoworkwithinabusinessthatsupportscriticalUKfoodsafetyandpublichealthservices

If you're looking for a role where you can make a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you!