Health & Safety Manager

Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Limited; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 29 days' annual leave plus Bank/

10 hours' paid volunteering time

Annual goal share bonus scheme

24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Discounts and offers from retailers

Best place to work

Job summary

Ontic is recruiting a Health & Safety Manager for its Bishops Cleeve site in Cheltenham. Reporting to the Site Director, you will manage health and safety risks, and drive a robust safety management system to ensure compliance and employee well-being across the site.

You will work with the ROW H&S team, lead safety training, and support contractors and employees while travelling between Gloucestershire locations as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong IT skills with Microsoft Office (Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint).
• Excellent communicator who can adapt to different audiences.
• Experience in manufacturing or engineering is desirable; aerospace/aviation knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage health and safety risks across the Bishops Cleeve site.
• Maintain and develop a strong safety management system and ensure compliance with HSE legislation.
• Plan, implement, monitor and review protective and preventive safety measures.

Skills

IT skills

Communication

Leadership

Manufacturing experience

Education

NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

IOSH Managing Safely

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint)

Job description

Welcome to Ontic Bishops Cleeve, our 64,000 sq ft facility in Cheltenham. Delivering predominantly electronic and electro-mechanical product lines, this site specialises in fuel measurement systems, emergency oxygen systems, barometrics, and complex electro-mechanical assemblies. Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, is now recruiting for a Health & Safety Manager to join our Bishops Cleeve site in Cheltenham. You'll play a key role in shaping and embedding a positive health and safety culture across the site, ensuring that our operations continue to meet the highest standards of safety, compliance, and employee well-being. This role will be based at our Ontic Bishops Cleeve site, although occasional travel between our Gloucestershire sites should be expected. Ontic is more than just a business – we're a community of innovators who pride ourselves on fostering a culture where talent thrives, ideas flourish, and careers are built. We're committed to excellence and continuous improvement, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of our industry.

The Role:

Reporting directly to the Site Director, you'll be responsible for managing health and safety risks across our Bishops Cleeve site. You'll work closely with the ROW H&S team to maintain and further develop a strong safety management system for Ontic UK. You'll ensure that employees and contractors comply with relevant safety legislation and that health and safety policies, procedures, and best practices are understood, adopted, and adhered to. You'll also plan, implement, monitor, and review protective and preventative safety measures across the site.

• Work closely with contractors and the site facilities team on all aspects of facility development, maintenance, and improvement.
• Ensure that new, transferring, and recommissioned products and equipment are introduced in a safe and compliant manner.
• Oversee site processes and ensure company compliance with HSE legislation.
• Attend site-specific leadership meetings and site walks.
• Write and maintain site-specific policies and procedures.
• Implement and maintain a functional safety management system, including site audits, general risk assessment processes, and control of contractors.
• Deliver proactive site-wide HSE training, including observation reporting.
• Act as the main point of contact for day-to-day health and safety matters at Bishops Cleeve.
• Manage and support accident and incident investigations across the site.
• Organise and manage the site health and safety committee.
• Support Occupational Health rehabilitation activities and manage health surveillance referrals.
• Record, monitor, and report site safety KPIs.
• Ensure the site action tracker is effectively managed and that actions are closed in a timely manner.
• Support PMO and operational teams with the introduction of new products and equipment, ensuring a pragmatic and compliant approach is taken, including with international equipment.

About you:

At Ontic, our culture is integral to making sure we enjoy our work and deliver for our customers. While we look for the right skillset, we're also looking for someone who will thrive within our culture of recognition and empowerment.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

You'll bring strong IT skills, with confidence using Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, OneNote, and PowerPoint. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to inspire, coach, and lead others in health and safety, working closely with people across all areas of the business. You'll need to be an excellent communicator who can adapt your approach to suit different audiences. Ideally, you'll have experience within manufacturing or engineering, or have worked within the aerospace or aviation industry. Knowledge of HP oils and air systems, safety guarding, and NDT radiation exposure would be an advantage, as would familiarity with DSEAR and high-voltage environments.

Qualifications:

• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
• IOSH Managing Safely

Benefits:

At Ontic, we care about your financial, physical, and mental wellbeing, so we offer a range of benefits to support what matters to you. We have a valued culture of recognition and empowerment, accompanied by benefits that support a healthy work/life balance. Our benefits package highlights include:

• Up to 29 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• 10 hours' paid volunteering time
• Annual goal share bonus scheme for all employees
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounts and offers from a range of retailers
• Best place to work

We are more than the sum of our parts, and we've been recognised internally and externally for being so: We were ranked #9 in Best Companies' Q3 leaderboard for Best Manufacturing Company based on our employee feedback. 72.5% of employees who took part in our 2023 employee satisfaction survey said they are proud to work at Ontic. We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!

Ontic is a leading manufacturer to the world's civil and military aircraft. By becoming the OEM to critical parts others originally developed, we provide continuity, availability and longevity to our customers' fleets, supporting them for a lifetime of flight. Through our in-house manufacturing and engineering, MRO, spares, and AOG support, we ensure certified, safety-critical components remain available, compliant, and reliable across the full operational life of the aircraft we support. We use our expertise and experience to reduce supply chain risk, improve production outputs and deliver for our customers, so they can keep their aircraft flying now and in the future.