Health & Safety Advisor / Manager

Up to £40,000 DOE

We are looking for an experienced Health and Safety professional our client in Bellshill, who are ideally looking for someone experienced within the food manufacturing sector or possibly within other manufacturing areas if not food. You will be responsible for leading, developing, managing and supporting the full health, safety & environment requirement for the company and you will play a critical role in safeguarding the well-being of employees and also visitors.

This will be a very hands-on role where you will need to be proactive and will have to create and deliver training, spend a lot of time in the factory and review SOP’s, create RA’s, COSHH RA’s, implement an HSE system, and also be ok with doing H&S Admin and reporting. Based in the Bellshill premises, with very occasional travel to other sites in UK and Europe (only around twice a year).

Position accountabilities:

• You will be responsible for developing and implementing a Health, Safety & Environment culture, overseeing health and safety compliance, managing risk, and driving an environmental sustainability agenda across the sites.

• Develop a HSE vision linked to the overall site Vision, Purpose & Strategy.

• Create a 3-year rolling HSE Strategy that will transform business ways of working.

• Develop HSE policies & procedures.

• Train and coach managers and staff on these standards and develop confirmation mechanisms to ensure that standards are being delivered.

• Audit compliance to policies & procedures on a routine basis.

• Continuously improve HSE KPIs.

• Seek innovative ways to step change performance in HSE KPIs.

• Risk assess all site operations and build mitigation plans across all functions to control risks.

• Notify the Senior Management Team of any business-critical risks and incidents.

• Support with the investigation of accidents / incidents, including reporting any incidents to the HSE within the prescribed time frame.

• Liaise with local Authority Representatives to ensure that the site meets all HSE legal & other requirements.

• Support the site teams & key stakeholders through coaching, visits, meetings, and training sessions as and when required.

• Role model HSE behaviours to build a culture of care for each other, our business and our environment.

• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.

• Any other ad hoc duties as and when required.

Experience required:

• NEBOSH Certificate

• Relevant higher education qualifications e.g. Degree Level, HND with substantial relevant practical experience of occupational health and safety.

• Demonstrable background in a health & safety related role, preferably within a food manufacturing environment.

• Experience of maintaining, developing and implementing H&S policies, procedures and standards, in a dynamic environment, to ensure compliance with the law and relevant regulations.

• Ability to build strong relationships and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with effective planning and organisational skills.

• Provide H&S leadership within a collaborative team working environment - able to clearly interpret and explain complex H&S, influence decisions and make things happen.

• Experience of collaboration and communication with external regulatory bodies or organisations.

• Experience of designing, implementing and conducting H&S audit programmes.

• Fully IT literate.

Applications will be treated with the strictest of confidence. If you feel that you meet the requirements for this role and would like to apply, please do so through the link provided. Please note that due to application levels and the specific requirements for this position, only the most suitable applicants can normally be contacted for further progression.