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First Recruitment Services

Hailsham, United Kingdom

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26.04.2025

10.06.2025

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• Position: Health and Safety Manager
• Location: Hailsham and travel to sites in Sussex, Kent and London
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
• Pension, 28 days holiday including Bank Holidays, performance bonus, company car after probation

An exciting opportunity for a Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH) to join a growing commercial waste management business as its Health and Safety Manager looking after compliance and health and safety issues across its four sites in the South East.

Strong QSHE knowledge is needed along side a H&S related qualification such as IOSH, IEMA or similar QESH recognised qualification.

Job duties of the Health and Safety Manager are to:

• Stay updated on QEHS laws and regulations and apply them to company practices to minimize Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety risks
• Manage and ensure QSHE compliance of all sites and in line with relevant accreditation and certification requirements
• Be the Company’s Technically Competent Manager in all aspects of QEH&S.
• Promote the continuing improvement in Health and Safety for all business areas
• Support all investigations of HSE accidents & incidents and develop necessary actions to mitigate reoccurrence
• Maintain the Company ISO certifications
• Act as point of contact for all Enforcing Authorities, such as the HSE, Environment Agency etc
• Manage and monitor all Environmental and Health & Safety statutory emission testing

Skills and experience required:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience within an Environmental, Health and Safety role, preferably within the Waste Industry
• Certified Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH), have experience of implementing and managing an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificated Management System
• Hold a certified qualification to a relevant regulatory body such as IEMA or working towards.
• WAMITAB qualified, or willing to work towards it
• Flexibility in working location and must be able to travel across the Company’s areas of interest
• Knowledge and experience of the metal recycling industry would be an advantage