HSE Manager

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

Job summary

A leading company in the manufacturing sector is seeking an experienced Health, Safety & Environmental Manager to oversee compliance and improve HSE practices across its UK site. You will be responsible for ensuring adherence to legal standards, managing risk assessments, and fostering a proactive safety culture. The ideal candidate will hold a NEBOSH General Certificate, possess strong knowledge of HSE legislation, and have a proven history in health and safety management.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of HSE legislation in the UK.
• Experience in a Health & Safety Management role in manufacturing.
• Proven track record in establishing HSE agenda.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve HSE practices and ensure compliance.
• Drive cultural change in HSE regime through training.
• Lead internal HSE audits and develop risk assessment regimes.

Skills

Knowledge of HSE legislation

Good knowledge of COSHH

IT competency with MS Office

Experience in Health & Safety Management

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH Diploma (or working towards)

Job description

Job Description

Manage and improve all Health, Safety& Environmental (HSE) related practices throughout the UK site. Ensure all company processes conform with legal compliance, HSE policies and lSO 14001 structure. Be the main point of contact for all HSE related issues, improvement actions and tasks along with interaction and collaboration with other SEA sites

Objectives, Roles and Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain robust (HSE) related processes for the business.
• Drive cultural change in the organisation by proactively improving the HSE regime through people.
• Manage and maintain compliance to build structure to ISO1400 1 and other HSE related standards
• Maintain up to date and relevant HSE knowledge.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance to Environmental Regulations and implementation of Environmental Best Practice across the site.
• Lead and support the creation and development of HSE process documentation
• Lead, organise and manage the internal HSE audit and development of internal risk assessment regime
• Develop and maintain strong SOP management to ensure safety compliance within Synergy teams
• Maintain training compliance for synergy staff, liaising with department heads
• Identify, lead and manage H&S improvement actions from risk assessments, good catch’s, new processes
• Lead the delivery of the HSE Plan through managers in thebusiness to establish good HSE practices, improving on the current H&S culture.
• Manage and maintain an effective COSSH system.
• Manage the provision of first aid skills, occupational health screening, risk assessments and control of PPE.
• Be the first point of contact for all HSE related communications.
• Identify, implement, and provide all HSE related training requirements for allstaff.
• Manage the 'Accident and near-miss reporting process: RIDDOR reporting; accident investigations and corrective actions.
• Organise, chair, minute the Quarterly HSE steering meeting and monthly safety committee
• Generate HSE KPl's and report on the performance of the business and departments within the business.
• Manage and control the site legislative requirements for any emissions, effluent etc.
• Work to achieve year on year cost reductions and/ or value additions in environmental disposal, utility costs and consumption of utilities.
• Collaborate and interact with Health and Safety Managers from other sites.
• Work flexibly and collaboratively with the Management Team and Staff to be a role model for demonstrating Company Values and standards of behaviour and professionalism.
• Lead & Control Emergency Response Planning.
• Lead onEnergy and Environmental programmes and awareness programmes on site.
• Personal injury and civil claims management.
• Working with facilities management and inhouse maintenance team; and working with other internal and external stakeholders asthe need arises.
• To train and present safety needs across all levels of the site

Contractor Management

• Pest Control Services.
• Fire Safety Contract andPPMs.
• Asbestos Surveys and Water Risk Assessments.
• HAZOP Risk Assessments.
• Any others required for compliance

Environmental Management

• ESOS - submission of data to the Environment Agency
• Packaging Compliance - annual submission of packaging data to waste management company

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skill and Experience (Required to perform the job)

Essential

• Strong up to date knowledge of HSE legislation in the UK.
• Good working knowledge of COSSH
• IT competent with MS Office.
• NEBOSH General Certificate minimum or equivalent (but working towardsNEBOSH Diploma). Ideally NEBOSH diploma qualified.
• Experience of working in aHealth & Safety Management role in manufacturing organisations.
• Proven track record of taking the lead role in establishing the HSE agenda within an organisation
• To be able to work in cross functional teams.

Desirable:

• Experience of working in a Health & Safety Management role in food or ingredients manufacturing organisations.
• Experience of lean and problem-solving tools
• Knowledge/ Qualifications in Transporting Hazardous goods (IMDG, ADR, IATA etc.)
• Knowledge of ATEX requirements.