Health, Safety & Facilities Manager

IWFM; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

IWFM is seeking a Health, Safety & Facilities Manager to own H&S and facilities across a Leicestershire site. The role focuses on policy development, risk assessment, audits, and contractor management to ensure compliance and safe day‑to‑day operations.

You will lead inductions and training, oversee RAMS, and drive incident investigations while maintaining records and updating procedures as regulations evolve.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and implementing health and safety policies.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments for employees and workstations.
• Experience leading site audits and inspections to mitigate risk.
• Strong incident investigation and corrective action skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain health and safety policies and procedures in line with current regulations.
• Conduct risk assessments for employees, workstations and job roles, ensuring effective control measures are in place.
• Lead site audits and inspections to identify and mitigate risk.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near–misses, and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with fire safety, hazardous material handling, noise regulations and machinery safeguarding.
• Deliver health and safety inductions and ongoing training for staff, including fire marshalling and first aid.
• Recommend and oversee the use of PPE where required.
• Oversee facilities maintenance, including fire alarm systems, HVAC, electrical infrastructure and security systems.
• Manage external contractors, ensuring RAMS are provided and reviewed before work begins.
• Maintain accurate records of risk assessments, inspections, incident reports and maintenance logs.
• Monitor legislative changes and update policies and procedures accordingly.

Skills

Health & Safety Mgmt

Risk Assessments

Site Audits

Incident Investigation

RAMS Review

PPE Oversight

H&S Training

MS Office

Word

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Education

IOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH qualification advantageous

Tools

MS Office

Word

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Health, Safety & Facilities Manager

Location: Leicestershire Salary: Competitive Hours: Days, 8:00am 4:30pm Sector: Manufacturing / Warehouse

Our client, a well–established and highly respected manufacturing business, is looking for an experienced Health, Safety & Facilities Manager to join their Operations team on a permanent basis. This is an urgent requirement, so early applications are strongly encouraged.

You’ll take ownership of health, safety and facilities compliance across the site, playing a key role in keeping the workforce safe while supporting the smooth day–to–day running of the business.

The Role

As Health, Safety & Facilities Manager, you will:

• Develop, implement and maintain health and safety policies and procedures in line with current regulations
• Conduct risk assessments for employees, workstations and job roles, ensuring effective control measures are in place
• Lead site audits and inspections to identify and mitigate risk
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near–misses, and implement corrective actions
• Ensure compliance with fire safety, hazardous material handling, noise regulations and machinery safeguarding
• Deliver health and safety inductions and ongoing training for staff, including fire marshalling and first aid
• Recommend and oversee the use of PPE where required
• Oversee facilities maintenance, including fire alarm systems, HVAC, electrical infrastructure and security systems
• Manage external contractors, ensuring RAMS are provided and reviewed before work begins
• Maintain accurate records of risk assessments, inspections, incident reports and maintenance logs
• Monitor legislative changes and update policies and procedures accordingly

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience as a Health, Safety & Facilities Manager (or similar) within a warehouse or manufacturing environment is highly desirable
• IOSH General Certificate required
• NEBOSH qualification advantageous, or strong practical health and safety experience
• Facilities or maintenance management experience desirable
• Confident user of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams)
• Sound understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• A positive, proactive, can–do attitude

What's On Offer

• Salary: Competitive
• Day shift, Monday to Friday, 8:00am 4:30pm
• Permanent, full–time role
• Opportunity to take real ownership of health, safety and facilities within a growing manufacturing business