Health & Safety Manager

The Health & Safety Manager will be responsible for the effective running of the HS&E standards to ensure that the Operation meets all of its company and legislative obligations. You will act as a central coordination for environmental and health & safety activity, including management systems and is accountable for rolling out company-wide environmental and health & safety initiatives. This role will be based in Kent.

Key Responsibilities for the Health and Safety Manager:

• Ensure the Operations is compliant with all H&S, company and legislative requirements, via company policies, procedures and systems and external Health & Safety Regulations ensuring the Operations remains compliant.

• Promote safe working practices and be a role model within the Operations for this subject

• In conjunction with HR, ensuring that all employees receive suitable environmental and health & safety training, including inductions to site

• Develop and progress the site annual safety plan, environmental management programme

• Develop and maintain a risk assessment programme across the site

• Ensure relevant corrective action is taken, as required, for all equipment and operational problems/potential problems to maintain and improve the EH&S operation

• Maintain and develop the site accreditation status with external bodies for environmental and health & safety activities

• Liaising with HR for identification and management of health issues as they arise to ensure that our employees are not subjected to unnecessary risks

• Co-ordinate and carry out Health & Safety, environmental and fire audits in compliance with the audit program

• Collate records and disseminate information on Company and Corporate health, safety & environment and fire matters especially relative to prevention of incidents

The Health & Safety Manager will have the following skills and experience:

• Able to communicate with internal and external clients

• Experience working in a management role in distribution / warehouse environment with working knowledge of H&S

• Self-motivated and self-disciplined

• Meticulous attention to detail

• Driven by continual improvement

• High standard of work and integrity

• Can operate successfully with all levels of colleagues and management

• Able to resolve multiple and/or complex issues while under pressure

• IOSH qualification required as minimum

• NEBOSH qualification preferred but not essential

• Minimum 2/3 years working in a supervisory position in a strong H&S Environment is required