Senior Health & Safety Manager: ISO 45001 & Sitewide Impact

Holt Engineering; England; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Holt Engineering seeks a Health & Safety Manager in Poole, Dorset to lead the site’s H&S strategy, own the ISO 45001 framework, conduct risk assessments and drive incident investigations across manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, warehousing and office functions. The role requires a hands-on leader who can influence at senior levels while embedding safe practices on the shop floor.

You will work with Production, Engineering and Quality, deliver inductions and toolbox talks, monitor KPIs,

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading H&S in manufacturing/engineering settings.
• Must hold NEBOSH General Certificate; other higher qualifications are desirable.
• Knowledge of ISO 45001 and incident investigations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the company’s Health & Safety strategy and annual improvement plans.
• Maintain and improve the H&S Management System in line with ISO 45001.
• Provide practical H&S guidance to managers, supervisors and employees.
• Lead risk assessments across manufacturing, engineering, maintenance and warehouse areas.
• Develop and review Safe Systems of Work, method statements and permit-to-work processes.
• Support machinery safety, ergonomic improvements and emergency-response arrangements.
• Conduct workplace inspections, behavioural safety observations and internal audits.
• Manage corrective and preventive actions arising from audits and inspections.
• Lead investigations into accidents, incidents, near misses and unsafe conditions.
• Monitor H&S KPIs, trends and improvement actions and report to senior management.
• Develop and deliver H&S inductions, refresher training and toolbox talks.
• Support contractor compliance, RAMS reviews and permit systems.
• Contribute to ISO 14001, environmental controls and waste-management activity.
• Support external audits, regulatory visits, customer audits and insurance inspections.
• Promote employee engagement through safety campaigns, committees and improvement initiatives.

Skills

Communication skills

Influencing

Leadership

Site safety experience

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH Diploma / GradIOSH / CMIOSH

Job description

Holt Engineering seeks a Health & Safety Manager in Poole, Dorset to lead the site’s H&S strategy, own the ISO 45001 framework, conduct risk assessments and drive incident investigations across manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, warehousing and office functions. The role requires a hands-on leader who can influence at senior levels while embedding safe practices on the shop floor.

You will work with Production, Engineering and Quality, deliver inductions and toolbox talks, monitor KPIs,