Job Description
Zenith People are working with our client who are looking to recruit an experienced Health & Safety Manager on a permanent basis to lead and oversee safety compliance, risk management, and occupational health.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nRegulatory Compliance & Safety Assurance\n\n * Review equipment design to ensure it aligns with health & safety best practices.\n\n * Inspect new and existing facilities, ensuring the safe functioning of equipment.\n\n * Conduct functional testing of safety features on equipment to confirm effectiveness.\n\n * Ensure compliance with relevant BS/EN/ISO machinery safety standards.\n\n * Validate CE and UKCA requirements, ensuring regulatory alignment.\n\n * Confirm compliance with legislation, including Provision and Use of Workplace Equipment Regulations (PUWER).\n\n * Ensure adherence to relevant industry best practices for machinery and workplace safety.\n\nConstruction & Project Safety Management\n\n * Manage health & safety compliance for new construction and expansion projects, ensuring site-wide safety.\n\n * Support facility installers with problem-solving and root cause analysis on safety concerns.\n\n * Engage with project teams during commissioning and installation phases, ensuring all safety risks are mitigated.\n\nFactory Acceptance Testing (FAT)\n\n * Participate in the full FAT process, ensuring equipment meets safety specifications before operational use.\n\n * Countersign acceptance results, verifying compliance with safety protocols.\n\nContractor & Supply Chain Safety Management\n\n * Lead contractor management, ensuring third-party vendors comply with H&S regulations and site safety standards.\n\n * Conduct safety audits on contractors, ensuring accountability for health & safety responsibilities.\n\nHealth & Safety Training & Awareness\n\n * Develop and implement Health & Safety training programs, ensuring employees are aware of risks and best practices.\n\n * Manage ongoing competency training, ensuring teams understand PUWER, COSHH, ergonomics, and occupational hygiene.\n\nOccupational Health & Wellbeing\n\n * Lead COSHH compliance, ensuring effective management of hazardous substances.\n\n * Develop ergonomics strategies, ensuring workplace design supports employee health and comfort.\n\n * Oversee occupational hygiene initiatives, driving improvements in workplace air quality, noise control, and exposure monitoring.\n\n * Champion occupational health and wellbeing, ensuring mental and physical health support programs are in place.\n\nQualifications & Experience\n\n * Extensive experience in Health & Safety Management\n\n * Strong expertise in construction safety, machinery safety, contractor management, PUWER, COSHH, ergonomics, and occupational hygiene.\n\n * Proven ability to engage with regulators and industry stakeholders to ensure compliance.\n\n * Leadership experience, overseeing audit programs, safety compliance tracking, and corrective action management.\n\n * Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, ensuring proactive risk mitigation.\n\n * Technical proficiency in Microsoft Office, audit tracking software, and risk assessment tools.\n\n * Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to lead training programs and influence safety culture across all business levels