- Advise the Company on statutory requirements and best practice to follow in respect of Health & Safety and training in order that the Company and its employees are effectively protected and developed.
- Chairman of Health & Safety meetings and accident / near miss enquiries.
- Develop and maintain as necessary the Company Health & Safety policy.
- Ensure risk assessments and standard operating procedures are maintained.
- Create and promote strict adherence to safety rules, guidelines and best practice in accordance with changing legislation and best practice.
- The development and maintenance of Occupational Health and Safety methods
- Establish, maintain and deliver robust training schedule to facilitate all operator training requirements such as FLT’s, Cranes, Mobile work platforms, Breathing apparatus etc.
- To take the lead role in the responsibility for fire safety on site.
- Liaise with the Engineering department to ensure changes to plant and equipment on site and procedures carried out by engineering personnel or contractors comply with safety requirements.
- Liaise with the HSE over inspections and visits and liaise with Environmental Agency over remediation issues and authority permits.
- Contact with Local Authority Environmental Health and Health & Safety Teams over relevant issues affecting the site.
- Liaison with Insurance Companies and Brokers over Employer Liability Insurance and point of contact for all matters relating to employee claims against the Company.
- Identify training needs and organise individual and group induction and training on/off site as required.
- Proven H&S background overseeing large industrial manufacturing sites
- Accredited Health & Safety NEBOSH qualification – Essential
- Experience of a high volume, and small batch manufacture
- Experience gained withing a results focused production manufacturing environment
- RTITB and ITSSAR highly desirable – Training provided where required