Health & Safety Lead
The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.
£40,000 - £50,000
Ellesmere Port
Our client are specialist manufacture that provide products into a range of agricultural and residential industries. They are seeking a Health & Safety Lead to join their Northwestern Site.
Responsibilities & Duties – Health & Safety Lead
* Ensure a safe workplace environment without risk to health.
* Develop and deliver a robust Health and Safety Strategy and roll out a clear and concise operational Health and Safety Agenda for all departments.
* Ensure the completion of regular review of risk assessments for all work equipment and operations.
* Create a Risk Register ensuring action plans are put into place accordingly.
* Ensure that Safety Inspections are carried out, Fire Drills and Alarms are correctly reported, Safety Inspections, Risk Assessments are managed, and employees are aware of their responsibilities.
* Carry out regular Site Inspections / GMP Audits check policies and procedures; practices are being properly implemented and followed.
* Lead in-house training with managers, supervisors and employees about Health and Safety issues and risks.
* Accountable for reporting areas that require further development around housekeeping throughout the factory. Issues to be raised with supervisors and employees as appropriate.
* Communicate and attend / report to the Senior Management Team on key priority issues through the SMT daily meetings.
* Deliver in-depth Health and Safety Inductions for all new employees.
* Maintain the company’s system for recording, reporting and investigating injuries, accidents, dangerous occurrences and near misses.
* Arrange health surveillance when required for employees.
* Work with regulatory enforcement agencies and government bodies as required.
* Proactively manage the COSHH and handling hazardous substances for all staff.
Essential experience and qualifications – Health & Safety Lead
* Needs to have a very good understanding of framework for ISO 9001/14001/45001 to conduct quarterly in house internal audits to allow the sites to be ready for audits.
* NEBOSH qualified.
* ISO 9001/14001/45001
* Experience with SEDEX
* 3-5 years’ previous experience successfully managing a H&S function where the workforce is 100+ employees.
* Understand budget management and able to successfully manage the sites PPE purchasing and safety equipment
Benefits – Health & Safety Lead
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Competitive contributory pension scheme
* Career Progression
* 20% of company products
For more information on this role, please contact Andrew Haddon on 01453 796617 or send a copy of your CV to Andrew.haddon@omegaresource.co.uk
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