Health, Safety & Compliance Manager

Wenbar; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wenbar is recruiting a Health, Safety & Compliance Manager to develop and maintain the company’s Health & Safety Management System and ensure compliance with UK legislation and international standards. The role drives a proactive safety culture, reduces risk and supports operational excellence across environmental, sustainability and governance performance.

You will lead policy development, RAMS, audits and training, while coordinating inspections, incident investigations and contractor safety.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate required

Responsibilities

• Lead the Health & Safety strategy.
• Ensure compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
• Maintain compliance with all relevant HSE legislation.
• Develop, review and implement Health & Safety policies and procedures.
• Produce and review RAMS.
• Conduct regular workplace inspections and audits.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses.
• Complete root cause investigations.
• Implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Manage accident reporting including RIDDOR where applicable.
• Maintain accident and incident statistics.
• Ensure adequate First Aid and Fire Warden provision.
• Coordinate annual Fire Risk Assessments.
• Organise fire drills and emergency planning.
• Manage COSHH assessments.
• Manage LEV inspections.
• Oversee PPE selection and compliance.
• Ensure machinery is compliant with PUWER.
• Coordinate LOLER inspections where required.
• Ensure statutory inspections remain in date.
• Manage contractor safety.
• Conduct inductions for employees, visitors and contractors.
• Maintain Health & Safety training matrix.
• Produce monthly reports covering near misses, audit scores, corrective actions, training compliance, compliance status, outstanding actions, business risks; present to Senior Leadership Team.
• Assess contractor competence; review RAMS; monitor contractor performance; maintain Approved Contractor List.
• Develop a positive safety culture; identify business risks; recommend improvements; benchmark against industry best practice; support Lean Manufacturing initiatives; reduce accidents and compliance risks.

Skills

Leadership

Organisation

Communication

Problem solving

Data analysis

Decision making

Time management

Project management

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Minimum 5 years HSE experience

Manufacturing environment experience

Strong UK H&S legislation knowledge

Microsoft Office proficiency

NEBOSH Diploma

IOSH Membership

CMIOSH Chartered

Job description

Reports to: Managing Director / Commercial Director

Job Purpose

The Health, Safety & Compliance Manager is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining the company's Health & Safety Management System while ensuring compliance with all relevant UK legislation, customer requirements and internationally recognised standards.

The role is responsible for driving a proactive safety culture, reducing business risk, maintaining statutory compliance, supporting operational excellence, and ensuring the organisation continually improves its environmental, sustainability and governance performance.

Key Responsibilities

Health & Safety

• Lead the company's Health & Safety strategy.
• Ensure compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
• Maintain compliance with all relevant HSE legislation.
• Develop, review and implement Health & Safety policies and procedures.
• Produce and review Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work (RAMS).
• Conduct regular workplace inspections and audits.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses.
• Complete root cause investigations.
• Implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Manage accident reporting including RIDDOR where applicable.
• Maintain accident and incident statistics.
• Ensure adequate First Aid and Fire Warden provision.
• Coordinate annual Fire Risk Assessments.
• Organise fire drills and emergency planning.
• Manage COSHH assessments.
• Manage LEV inspections.
• Oversee PPE selection and compliance.
• Ensure machinery is compliant with PUWER.
• Coordinate LOLER inspections where required.
• Ensure statutory inspections remain in date.
• Manage contractor safety.
• Conduct inductions for employees, visitors and contractors.
• Maintain Health & Safety training matrix.

Compliance

Manage and maintain compliance with:

• ISO Management Systems
• FSC® Chain of Custody
• EcoVadis
• CDP Reporting
• Sedex
• SafeContractor
• CHAS
• Modern Slavery Act
• UK GDPR (where operationally required)
• Packaging Regulations
• PPWR requirements
• EUDR requirements (where applicable)
• Insurance compliance requirement

Audits

Lead all compliance audits including:

• Internal audits
• Corrective action management

Environmental & Sustainability

• Support carbon reduction initiatives.
• Maintain Carbon Footprint reporting.
• Coordinate sustainability reporting.
• Improve waste reduction initiatives.
• Promote recycling programmes.
• Assist with ESG reporting.

Training

Develop and deliver training including:

• Health & Safety induction
• COSHH
• DSE
• PPE
• Working at Height
• Contractor Management
• Toolbox Talks
• Environmental Awareness

Documentation

• Procedures
• Method Statements
• Emergency Plans
• Inspection records
• Training records
• Audit reports
• Compliance registers
• Legal register

Monitoring & Reporting

Produce monthly reports covering:

• Near misses
• Audit scores
• Corrective actions
• Training compliance
• Compliance status
• Outstanding actions
• Business risks
• Present reports to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Assess contractor competence.
• Review RAMS.
• Monitor contractor performance.
• Maintain Approved Contractor List.
• Develop a positive safety culture.
• Identify business risks.
• Recommend improvements.
• Benchmark against industry best practice.
• Support Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
• Reduce accidents and compliance risks

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Near Miss Reporting Rate
• Audit Completion %
• Corrective Action Closure Rate
• Training Compliance %
• Fire Drill Completion
• PPE Compliance
• Customer Audit Scores
• Certification Retention
• Insurance Claims Reduction

Knowledge & Experience

• NEBOSH General Certificate (minimum)
• Minimum 5 years' Health & Safety experience
• Manufacturing environment experience
• Strong understanding of UK H&S legislation
• Competent Microsoft Office user
• NEBOSH Diploma
• IOSH Membership
• Chartered IOSH (CMIOSH)

Skills

• Leadership
• Organisation
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Data analysis
• Decision making
• Time management
• Project management

Personal Attributes

• Professional
• Approachable
• Highly organised
• Proactive
• Calm under pressure
• Ethical
• Commercially aware

Authority

The Health, Safety & Compliance Manager has authority to:

• Stop unsafe work.
• Remove unsafe equipment from service.
• Suspend contractor activities.
• Recommend disciplinary action for serious safety breaches.
• Escalate compliance risks directly to Directors.
• Implement immediate control measures where serious risks are identified.