Health & Safety and Environmental Manager

Our client is seeking a Health, Safety & Environmental Manager who will be responsible for leading, developing and embedding the health, safety and environmental agenda to ensure a safe and secure environment which operates in line with relevant legislation. The post holder will act as lead manager and responsible person for Health & Safety across the organisation (over two sites), providing expertise and guidance on all health and safety matters. They will be responsible for developing and implementing sustainability, environmental and energy strategies.

Job Description for the Health & Safety and Environmental Manager role:

• To promote a positive and proactive approach to the health, safety and environmental agenda
• Act as lead manager and responsible person for all H&S
• To ensure compliance with current Health and Safety legislation and best practice.
• To promote a positive H&S culture across the organisation, providing advice, guidance and enforcement on H&S matters, including ensuring safe systems of work are in place to minimise risk to all on site
• To source, interpret and apply new legislation, approved codes of practice and other forms of Health and Safety guidance, including how they will impact services and how to implement organizationally
• To provide expert advice, guidance and support to managers and team leaders in the completion of risk assessments.
• To lead on the identification, investigation and analysis of H&S incidents or breaches in legislation. Ensuring any work-related injury, disease and dangerous occurrence are reported to the Health and Safety Executive within the appropriate timescales
• To develop and implement H&S-related audit and inspection programmes to demonstrate compliance across the organisation. Liaise with teams to identify learning and establish improvement initiatives.
• Design and deliver Health, Safety and Fire training for staff across all sites
• Undertake a regular programme of premises inspections, including adequacy of fire safety arrangements
• To provide H&S reports to the Director of HR & Support Services for submission to the Board of Trustees
• Chair and manage the SHE meetings with departmental representatives and Fire Marshall Meetings

Candidate Requirements for the Health & Safety and Environmental Manager role: 

• NEBOSH level 6, IOSH certification or Technical HND qualification
• Proven experience of a previous H&S Manager role (ideally min of 3 years)
• Strong H&S knowledge of up-to-date legislation
• Knowledge of COSHH legislation
• Experience of identifying service needs
• Budget management experience
• Valid UK driving licence

Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, 37.5 hours per week   

Salary: £40,000 per annum  

Benefits:

• Life Assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension scheme
• Buy & Sell Annual leave
• And many more

Location: Stoke-on-Trent

Brampton Recruitment are an independent Commercial and Accounts & Finance recruitment agency working in partnership with employers spanning Stoke-on-Trent Environmental, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and the Greater Manchester region.