Health and Safety Manager

Description:

Our Engineering service provider to Water/Wastewater end clients are seeking a Health and Safety Manager working out of their Kempston office in a hybrid working arrangement.

The role requires some level of travel across our clients sites/end client offices so a driving licence is essential.

Our client provides engineering service and process technologies to the water and wastewater, utilities, food and beverage, power, and industrial process industries. They are centrally located in the Bedford area of the UK, where their fabrication workshop and engineering design office is located.

The H&S Manager role is strategic and senior role with responsibility across all elements of the business in the context of health, safety, quality & environmental. This individual is ultimately responsible for ensuring the business operates at the highest possible level in respect of health and safety. A key objective of this role is continual improvement in all areas and ensuring our clients' Integrated Management System maintains external independent certification.

Responsibilities

Ensure company procedures and day to day activities are undertaken in accordance with applicable legislation and industry best practice.
Undertake inspections and audits of company projects (sites). Complete audit inspection and advise of actions and ensure they are completed in an agreed timescale.
Undertake investigations and reporting of accidents and near misses. Liaison with external parties such as HSE.
Prepare / coordinate the internal auditing schedules for the company and ensure that all audits are carried out on time. Carry out internal management system and site audits as part of the internal audit team.
Ensure that any non-conformances / observations raised as a result of internal and external audits are effectively resolved and closed out in a timely manner. This to include investigation reports and action plans.
To ensure that all management systems are maintained in a functional state at all times and through continual review and improvement, meet the requirements of the ISO standards.
Liaise with all external accreditation bodies and coordinate and manage the external audit processes.
Maintain all ancillary systems associated with the management systems, i.e., legislation registers, KPI's, objectives, targets, and plans, etc.
Coordinate and attend company management system meetings (i.e., IMS, QA, Environmental and H&S).
Carry out Health & Safety / IMS induction training for new staff members.
Prepare monthly health & safety reports, statistics and present the H&S Dashboard for review.

Skills/experience/qualifications

The role will require regular travel - across the Severn Trent area of Leicestershire, Gloucestershire, Shropshire and Worcestershire
A relevant professional qualification e.g., NEBOSH
Hold or attain membership of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
Extensive knowledge of effective health and safety management strategies and best practice.
Knowledge and a proven track record of delivery of health and safety management systems and the provision of advice.
Detailed knowledge of current health and safety legislation and its application in a construction sector environment.
Relevant CSCS qualification.
Full UK driving licence.
Microsoft office proficient (Word, Excel, Project) numerate and able to write regular reports.
Preferably have worked with both drinking water and wastewater clients.
Preferably have a good working knowledge of / background in Mechanical / Process Engineering.

Benefits

Competitive salary dependant on experience (open to discussion during interview process)
Car allowance
Generous company pension contribution
23 days annual leave rising to 25 over time (plus stat holidays)
PayCare medical expense benefit