Health & Safety Manager

ZipRecruiter; Arrochar; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the UK's Defence sector is seeking a dedicated Health & Safety Manager to join their Defence Munition team. This pivotal role involves ensuring the safety of operations in high-risk environments while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You will lead a passionate team, providing expert safety advice and ensuring compliance with all regulations. With a commitment to professional growth and a supportive workplace culture, this opportunity promises both personal and career development. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a rewarding role, this is the position for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Market-leading pension contribution

Annual performance-based bonus

Access to specialist training

Support for progression

Volunteering days

Enhanced parental leave schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in high hazard environments and safety management.
• Strong leadership and communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the health, safety, and environment team to foster a strong safety culture.
• Provide safety assurance and advice to senior management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication Skills

Safety Management

Process Improvement

Emergency Response

Education

Level 3 Safety Qualification

Level 5/6 Professional Qualification

Tools

Audit and Assurance Tools

Job description

Job Description

Are you a proficient health & safety manager who thrives in high-risk environments? Are you seeking a challenging yet rewarding role that contributes to the UK’s Defence Industry? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity at Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) for you to join our Defence Munition (DM) team!

As our health & safety manager for our DM Glen Douglas and DM Crombie sites, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring that our onsite arrangements protect both people and the environment, while meeting all legislative and departmental requirements. You’ll continuously develop and strengthen our site safety & environmental management systems, leading and inspiring a dedicated team focused on these pursuits. You’ll provide timely, professional, and effective safety advice and assurance on all site activities, including explosives storage, processing, and movements. Additionally, you’ll oversee safety for cross-site activities, such as the operation of two deep-water explosives handling jetties, bespoke road/rail transfer facilities, and engineering workshops.

We champion flexible working arrangements. While 100% on-site attendance is required to foster the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, we offer flexible hours to support a healthy work-life balance. This role involves travel to both DM Glen Douglas and DM Crombie sites, with occasional travel to other locations across the UK. Transportation can be provided as needed.

In return, we offer you the chance to work at two sites of outstanding natural beauty, with first-rate facilities including on-site gyms, and a culture of inclusiveness and teamwork. You will be encouraged to grow and develop both personally and professionally, with ample support and advice to help you achieve your goals. You will also have the opportunity to network and collaborate with like-minded professionals within Defence Munitions and DE&S.

After appropriate training and experiential learning, you will undertake rostered Duty Control Officer and Duty Officer in Charge duties, ensuring a dedicated 24/7 presence and on-call system. These rostered commitments also attract additional payments at enhanced hourly rates.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading the occupational health, safety and environment team, fostering a strong safety culture, continuous improvement and maintenance/upkeep of safety cases
• Providing safety assurance and advice to senior management, upholding Delegated Safety responsibilities
• Conducting audits and assurance reviews, identifying key learning points and communicating outcomes
• Overseeing health, safety, environmental, radiation, fire, and dangerous goods management for regulatory compliance
• Managing explosive safety, including facility licensing and work safety approvals
• Leading accident prevention, reporting, analysis, and investigation, implementing lessons learned and best practices
• Coordinating Major Accident Control Regulation (MACR), liaising with authorities and emergency services (MACR is the MOD equivalent of Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH)
• Collaborating with the Heads of Establishment, business unit managers, trade unions, staff representatives, and key personnel within DM and DE&S

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Hold a relevant Safety Qualification (min Level 3) for the role and be willing to complete a Level 5/6 professional qualification in your first two years of employment
• Relevant work experience across a similar role in a high hazard environment
• Evidence of strong Leadership and communication skills as well as managing a team in a fast-paced working environment
• Clear demonstrable experience in changing and improving processes and effective decision making

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• Audit and Assurance (OHSEP) - Practitioner Level
• Emergency Response- Practitioner Level
• Communicating & Influencing - CSBC3
• Leadership - CSBC3

Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options
• Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%
• Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
• Access to specialist training and funded qualifications
• Support for progression
• Huge range of discounts
• Volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave schemes

Improving innovation and enriching our culture, of thought is vital to our success. So whether you’re looking for a new opportunity, a next step, or a helping hand as you return from a career break, bring your experiences and help deliver for the defence of tomorrow. Here you’ll find a supportive, family-friendly organisation to be a part of - and if you need any assistance with your application, just let us know.