Head of HSE

Head of HSE 

The Role 

• Champion HSE management on site and actively promote a developing safety culture within the site.
• Ensure that HSE key performance indicators are fully integrated into, and properly reflected, in overall site performance reporting. 
• Ensure that HSE management systems remain current to ensure legal compliance.
• Act as the site’s expert resource on all HSE and employer liability claims issues
• Champion the need for improvements year on year in driving down accidents, management of near misses and in improving the sites employers’ liability claims performance
• Champion the need for improvements year on year in driving down key Environmental Indicators and leading the management of customer environmental initiatives.
• Support the delivery of the Bernard Matthews audit programme, working on a cross category basis as an auditor on other Business Unit sites.
• Key site contact with HSE and other enforcing bodies and emergency services

Responsibilities 

• Provide advice and support to the site in the planning, measuring, reviewing and auditing on HSE activities to meet legal requirements, and Company Policies and procedures
• Keep up to date with new legislation, Company and other safety information, to be able to fulfill the duties of the role
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects, whist ensuring HSE requirements are still met
• Managing the HSE function including support for staff to ensure delivery of objectives
• Securing effective implementation of company, exec and local health and safety policies, standards and procedures
• Providing strategies to plan and organize work systems to reduce HSE risks and recommending suitable adaptations to plant, machinery and processes
• Planning and setting realistic objectives, decide priorities and drive their achievement within area of control
• Maintaining Employer’s Liability & other records to ensure confidentiality and compliance with GDPR
• Contributing to developing programmes to improve working practices through the provision of information, training and education
• Providing management information and statistics related to area of responsibility
• Promoting a positive HSE culture
• Implementing and monitoring accident and incident investigation, reporting and analysis
• Reviewing and auditing arrangements for HSE management and continuously improving these arrangements where appropriate
• Ensure robust reporting regimes are in place for HSE statistics and KPI’s to both the site management, exec board and company management
• Contributes to reviews of how operational performance can be improved on and how a company wide improvement culture can be established
• Participates in team wide culture of generating and implementing continuous improvement methods
• To undertake such additional duties as may be reasonably required commensurate with the level of responsibility within the site.

You 

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 + years Health and Safety experience in a manufacturing environment (food industry would be desirable).
• Chartered Membership of IOSH, or working towards
• IEMA or similar environmental qualification.
• Significant relevant operational experience – preferably within the food industry
• Leadership skills
• Good understanding of the requirements of the H&S Management System: ISO 45001 and have experience of incorporating H&S Management Systems within businesses.
• Experience of being externally audited by Regulators and other interested parties.
• Experience of carrying out H&S Audits, Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
• Accident investigation and RIDDOR reporting experience.
• Demonstrate understanding of relevant H&S legislation
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confident, assertive and diplomatic and able to influence senior management.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Competent PC and IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Problem solving and analytical abilities and able to work under own initiative
• Excellent time management skills, prioritise workload and perform well under pressure

How to apply

If this really sounds like you and you want to be considered for the Head of HSE position send your CV to bobby@recruitment-wolf.co.uk

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