Health & Safety Manager

AKW Medi-care Limited; Middlewich; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work patterns

60% office, 40% home based

Maternity, paternity, and adoption pay

Job summary

AKW Medi-Care Ltd is seeking a Health and Safety Manager for our Central Cheshire manufacturing centre, supporting nationwide field teams and West Midlands operations.

The role requires a proven track record in manufacturing health and safety, NEBOSH certification, and ISO45001 familiarity. You will influence culture, implement best practices, and report to the Group Health and Safety Director.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of applied Health and Safety experience in manufacturing/production.
• Experience auditing to regulators and internal standards.
• Able to drive positive safety culture through training and engagement.
• Familiar with ISO45001 implementation or management.

Responsibilities

• Lead Health, Safety and Well-being across the manufacturing centre and national teams.
• Influence and deliver continuous safety improvements under guidance of the Group H&S Director.
• Provide practical safety guidance to on-site and remote teams and management.

Skills

H&S leadership

Auditing

Risk assessment

ISO45001

H&S management

Education

NEBOSH GC

Job description

Location Parsons House, Total Park, Pochin Way, Middlewich, CW10 0GT

We are looking for a Health and Safety Manager for our Central Cheshire Manufacturing centre and supporting our nation-wide field-based teams and our West Midlands operations centre.

This role is ideal for a Health and Safety manager with proven experience of working within a manufacturing and or production setting for medium level, high-quality manufacturing output.

This is a hands-on role where the successful candidate will be able to influence and shape the way in which Health, Safety and Well-being is applied and delivered working under the guidance of the Group Health and Safety Director and with a collaborative working relationship directly with our lead operational team.

Our focus is centred around delivering excellence, continuous improvement and investing in our people and so this role would suit a like-minded safety professional looking to develop their career and take ownership of the Health and Safety functions of the business with a positive input.

We are looking for someone with the following key credentials:

• Hard working and committed with a positive approach to their work
• Flexible and strong with positive safety culture development and influence within the team
• Can provide sensible and practical advice to on site, remote teams and management
• Is well cited with Health and Safety auditing including form regulators and internal audits
• Familiar with ISO45001 plus also may have worked with other ISO implementation and or management
• Experienced in working within a manufacturing or production setting
• Qualified to a minimum level of NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent)
• Able to drive positive cultures across the team using a combination of training and engagement
• Has a minimum of 5 years of working in applied Health and Safety (Occupational) and at least 2 years as a Health and Safety manager.

The Company

AKW Medi-Care Ltd is part of a group of businesses based in the UK, Isle of Man, France, and Belgium. We are the UK’s leading manufacturer of accessible bathrooms and kitchens for people with reduced mobility, enabling people to live more independently in their own homes.As an organisation with over 31 years’ experience, we are passionate about supporting independent living with superior quality products which are practical, future proof, beautifully designed and stylish, whilst improving overall quality of life.

We are very proud of our people and the great work that has been accomplished to help our organisation to grow and be successful. Many of our Directors and Senior Management team are long serving employees with over 20+ years of experience within the organisation. We are on a journey together, to build on the work that has been achieved and to continue to focus on career training and development because, most importantly, we want to ensure our people feel connected to their work, feel valued for their contribution, and feel motivated to continue to grow as part of our team.

The Benefits

• Hybrid work patterns
• 60% office, 40% home based (where nature of role permits this is possible)
• Occupational maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Occupational sick leave
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (entitlement increases with length of service)
• Virtual GP and second medical opinion service