Health Safety Environmental Facilities Manager - #2088989

Health Safety Environmental Facilities Manager

Manchester

Highly competitive plus car allowance and benefits

Following a period of incredible growth my client, a supplier of consumables to the retail industry, now has an excellent opportunity for a HSEF Manager to join their team in Manchester.

Our client offers a generous salary, market leading benefits and excellent career progression opportunities.

Role Purpose:

To ensure that the Company is compliant with current Health, Safety and Environment legislation. To actively promote Health and Safety in the workplace. To manage Operational facilities and ensure the working environment charter is adhered to. Assure the effective functioning of a facility to provide an efficient and safe working environment for employees and their activities by using best business practices to manage resources, services and processes to meet the needs of the company.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure legal compliance across Health, Safety and Environmental requirements, including the effective implementation of policies and Global Standards.
• Lead and coordinate internal and external EHS audits, including annual EHS audits, and lead the achievement and ongoing maintenance of ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 accreditation.
• Provide leadership and oversight of company facilities management, including ownership of business continuity planning and effective budget management
• Act as the appointed competent person for Health, Safety and Environmental matters across the site(s), providing professional advice and assurance to the Leadership Team.
• Lead the management of facilities suppliers and service contracts, ensuring appropriate HSEF standards, performance, cost control, and contractual compliance are maintained.

Duties include:

• To be responsible for leading investigating Health and Safety Accidents/ near misses within the company and supporting any inspections and enforcements as required.
• To provide on a monthly basis Health and Safety Stats (Lost Time Accidents/ RIDDOR) to the Management Team along with trend analysis and recommendations for future improvements.
• To make recommendations on how to reduce accidents and incidents in the workplace.
• To analyse Employer Liability Claims and to make recommendations.
• To advise on HSE training requirements with the Operations Trainer to deliver “Tool Box” talks.
• To ensure that all are required H & S and Environmental data is inputted into the system.
• Work with the sustainability team to deliver our environmental objectives as per the plan defined by the team.
• Promoting a culture of safety within the workplace, which will enhance EHS standards and awareness e.g. campaigns, awards, competitions.
• Maintain HSE policies and procedures and ensure that all managers, supervisors and staff are fully trained and comply with both statutory and corporate requirements.
• Advise management team on the appropriate interpretation and likely impact of developments in legislation and best practice.
• Co-ordinate the provision of HSEF input to budget, new capital projects and refurbishment programmes.
• Respond to emergency situations or other urgent issues involving the HSE and facility from a reactive perspective but proactively create an emergency preparedness plan e.g. testing, drills, scenario planning to ensure we can take any learnings and implement
• Monitoring compliance within the operation on training e.g. Completion of MHE refreshers – highlighting and escalating any gaps as required.

The successful candidate will be highly experienced in a senior Health, Safety & Facilities role and will hold a NEBOSH diploma.

Candidates from a logistics background will be of particular interest but we are also keen to hear from candidates from manufacturing, distribution, etc.

Apply online or for further information contact one of our specialist consultants quoting reference number: NJR16696