About us: We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of collagen products for the food industry. We supply high quality edible films and coatings to over 1,000 customers in more than 100 countries, delivering our purpose of ‘Creating the Added Layer of Value’. Primarily used by customers in the production of a wide variety of sausage and meat products, our aspirations reach way beyond our current products and services, and appeal to our natural curiosity to improve what we do. As a global organisation, we currently employ around 2,000 people spanning the Americas, UK/EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. We offer careers in research and development, science and food technology, manufacturing and supply chain operations, engineering, sales, and a range of other business support functions. We are always seeking talented people to join the amazing colleagues we have, to keep growing our business. Our mission is to sustainably utilise technology and biomaterial science-based solutions, to delight our customers. We are a business committed to the pursuit of better. The constant pursuit of what’s next, what’s needed, what’s possible now, and in the future. Do you want to be part of our journey? About the role: As the Global Health & Safety Manager, you will provide leadership, direction, a standardised framework and set the priorities on Health & Safety. Influence, train and coach Leaders and Managers to engage and lead a ‘mind-set’ change on Health & Safety and deliver a robust Health & Safety strategy across the business. You will oversee the Devro and SARIA Food & Pharma oversight, pulling together themes and best practices on Health & Safety and ensure that programs are in place to reduce risk. Responsibilities: Build a safety culture to achieve zero incidents. Develop and implement the Health & Safety Management framework across the organisation which will involve: - Developing and delivering on the Health & Safety Vision. - Setting the Health & Safety Policy and Strategy. - Devising the Health & Safety Standards, Guidelines & Initiatives. - Reviewing and auditing local policies and procedures. Ensuring a consistent approach is adopted through a safety management framework. Manage H&S knowledge to stimulate the sharing of best practice and learning from both internal and external sources. Provide the direction on Health & Safety leadership and education programmes, sharing knowledge and coaching other safety professionals within the business. Develop an effective incident reporting & investigation system across the Division. Provide safety oversight to Capex projects as related to Health & Safety investments. Guiding and directing the organization to become a Generative Culture with regards to Hearts & Minds. About you: Experience : 5 to 10 years’ experience of managing Health & Safety within a manufacturing environment. Background of leading on safety at a global level and interacting with safety teams. Skills : Strong communicator with good verbal and written skills. Influencing skills within the organisation and with external safety bodies. Lead virtual / global teams through change and projects at pace. Proven organisational, multi-tasking and time management skills. Knowledge : Qualified to degree level in Occupational Safety. In-depth understanding of International Health & Safety legislation. Developing & leading on the Global Health & Safety programmes and initiatives. What next? If this sounds like a role that you would be interested in, then we would love to hear from you. To apply, please email a copy of your CV, along with a cover letter explaining the key attributes that you could bring to the role. We value the support recruitment agencies provide, however we are unable to accept speculative CV’s from agencies we are not already engaged with.