Health, Safety & Environment Manager

Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will be responsible for driving forward the Health and Safety agenda across several sites, ensuring that appropriate management systems are defined and implemented, whilst guiding employees towards a positive safety culture and ensuring the company complies with all HSE legal obligations.Make your application after reading the following skill and qualification requirements for this position. This is a great opportunity to join the largest privately owned Pet Products manufacturer in the UK. You will have the autonomy to develop this role, working with a wide range of technical operatives and management to drive standards and initiatives throughout the company.The role is site based and will require travel between our sites in Yatton and Cardiff, and travel to Blackburn once every two or three weeks.Day-to-day duties will include but not limited to:Implement and improve on existing processesLead on obtaining and retaining relevant accreditationsUse process mapping to ensure optimum efficiencySetting up and maintaining HSE reporting proceduresEnsure HSE regulations are being met across all sites in a consistent and aligned approachPropose sustainability initiatives, such as reducing carbon emissions, minimising waste and implementing eco-friendly practicesAdvise and help action ideas for continuous improvement across health and safetyEngaging with employees to implement safer ways of workingWorking with employees to implement effective visual managementCoaching and mentoring employees to expected standardsDevelop and define the company’s HSE programmesProviding leadership and guidance on all HSE mattersFostering a Safety culture and bring people on board with a “safety first” approachDelivering HandS inductions to the new startersWrite and deliver on site training programmes for job related HandS mattersResponsible for Incident management: register of incidents, RIDDOR, root cause analysis, investigations, corrective and preventative actions, metrics and implement improvement plansDevelop and maintain a system of HandS inspections and auditsChair regular HSE review meetings with the Management TeamDevelop Risk Assessments, COSHH Assessments and Safe Working PracticesManaging First Aid and Emergency Evacuation teamsLiaising with Departmental Managers and Supervisors to ensure that sufficient HandS systems and controls are presentLead HandS improvement teams as needed, specifically within Work at Height, Confined Spaces and liaise with contractors to review and agree methods of workingCommunicate HandS information to the workforce using dashboards, newsletters, bulletinsCarrying out regular site tours to provide visible Safety leadership within the companyRepresent the company in all HSE mattersImplement and lead Lean 6 Sigma initiative across the groupSkills and experience required:We are looking for a driven and experienced Health, Safety and Environment Manager who has engineering and/or manufacturing expertise with a NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety. Involvement in the implementation of 6 Sigma would be an advantage, together with Green or Black Belt status. Experience of working at height, within confined spaces with gas safety and/or lifting operations would be beneficial. A strong degree of competence in Microsoft applications, particularly Excel.You will have excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to prepare operation manuals and have strong decision making and planning skills. ..... full job details .....