Job Details

HSE Recruitment have been engaged by a world leading, innovative manufacturing company to source them a Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Risk Manager based at their Launceston, Cornwall.

The company are on a journey of moving away from the safety team ‘doing safety’ for the site to them coaching, mentoring and advising the sites and getting the managers and staff to take accountability for safety. Ensuring lifelong change, is going to take a technically strong health and safety professional who has the softer skills required to make this a reality.  Workplace Transport is a current strategic objective being focussed on site, but all areas of HSER are applicable.

There are no direct reports and the role reports into a Sector HSE and Risk Manager but will work closely with the General Manager and the rest of the SMT day to day. This site is deemed a core site due to its output capabilities so it is important to hire an experienced and hands on HSE Manager who is able to lead with gravitas, influence and engage the workforce on site and additional stakeholders, and “raise the bar” across the site.

Main Responsibilities;

• Support all levels of management, to implement the necessary activities and actions to develop the HSER culture of the sites.
• Ensure that the business has the right skills, processes, materials, information and procedures to consistently meet legislative requirements, customer requirements and the standards established by formal management systems (e.g. ISO 14001, 50001 and 45001).
• Develop and build relationships at all levels of the organisation
• Experienced training skills to provide a personal touch when coaching employees on behaviours and actions to achieve a strong safety culture
• Support the development of the annual HSE plan
• Monitor monthly KPIs and target
• Be a representative of the HSER management systems; manage the internal and external audit schedule and oversee technical risk assessments (e.g. PUWER and COSHH)
• Act as a the point of contact for HSER communications with regulators and insurers.

Key personality traits;

• A positive and competent professional who leads with gravitas
• Confident and open communication style
• Able to engage and influence at a stakeholder levels

Essential qualifications and experience;

• NEBOSH certificate as a minimum but ideally working towards or already hold your Diploma Level qualification in H&S.
• Change management skills
• Cultural change and behavioural safety
• Fast moving manufacturing background, ideally high risk

 
Apply now for immediate consideration: aisling.reid@hserecruitment.co.uk // 0121 454 5000