Main Purpose of the Position
Reporting to the Plant Manager, the HS&E Manager is responsible for the effective running of the plant HS&E department to ensure that the plant meets all of its company and legislative obligations. The role acts as a central coordinator for environmental and health & safety activity, including management systems, and is accountable for rolling out company‑wide EH&S initiatives. The manager works closely with the senior leadership team to deliver the highest quality standards, promote a positive safety culture, and ensure safety on site.
Key Objectives
* Ensure plant compliance with all health & safety, company and legislative requirements through policies, procedures and systems.
* Promote safe working practices and act as a role model for safety culture.
* Stay abreast of environmental, health & safety legislation and develop robust management systems to proactively ensure compliance.
* Translate legislative requirements into actions and integrate them across all plant personnel, visitors, contractors and temps.
* Ensure all employees and temps receive suitable EH&S training, including site inductions.
* Develop and progress the site annual safety plan, environmental management programme and fire safety protection plan.
* Maintain a risk assessment programme across the site.
* Operate within plant health & safety budget and environmental budget targets.
* Take corrective action for equipment and operational problems to improve EH&S performance.
* Participate in behavioural based safety program, train employees, and monitor data.
* Conduct timely accident investigations and report findings to relevant internal and external parties.
* Review all health, safety, environment and fire incidents and keep the Plant Manager informed.
* Maintain and develop site accreditation status with external bodies for EH&S activities.
* Liaise with HR to manage health issues and ensure employees are not subjected to unnecessary risks.
* Ensure arrangements cover the absence of personnel with key EH&S responsibilities.
* Encourage active suggestions from personnel for continuous improvement.
* Co‑coordinate audits and ensure compliance with audit program and ISO standards.
* Generate and maintain necessary environmental records.
* Disseminate information on company, corporate EH&S matters and incident prevention.
* Participate in management review process and lead multi‑disciplinary meetings.
* Liaise with regulatory authorities and ensure timely compliance.
* Provide flexibility for non‑normal situations and participate in ad‑hoc project work.
* Carry out instructions from the Plant Manager regarding health & safety management.
* Manage environmental legislation topics in IMS system and liaise with environmental authorities.
* Manage environmental audits and follow up on audit issues.
* Manage plant energy reduction programs and sustainability programmes, ensuring timely reporting.
* Prepare and supervise reviews of sustainability program and analyse energy consumption.
Scope of Position
Responsible for the Plant Health & Safety and Environmental budget.
Professional Requirements
* Qualifications: H&S qualification with engineering background, ideally with an engineering or food technology degree.
* Computer Skills: Competent in MS Office applications and SAP and QA systems including Microsoft Packages, SAP, Ena‑blon, Analyse, Prisma, Win CC, SharePoint and Infinity.
* Previous Job / Project Experience: Complete production/technical knowledge of a high‑speed manufacturing environment.
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