Health & Safety Lead
£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 equipmen
Benefits – Health & Safety Lead
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Competitive contributory pension scheme
Career Progression
20% of company products
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