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Health and Safety Manager Required In Chatham
GVR Solutions are currently working with a specialist Carpentry and Joinery contractor based in Chatham. They are currently in the Market for a Health and Safety Manager to join their well established team.
This individual must be charismatic, intuitive and have a major impact within the business in terms of implementing there own ideas and strategies with on site safety and well being. Client interaction is a big importance to this business as it will play a major part within the role in terms of company representation.
Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Manager are:
- Comply with health and safety legislation
- Accountable for health and safety performance
- Create and develop health and safety policies
- Implement and monitor health and safety policies
- Establish health and safety standards
- Establish health and safety goals
- Ensure risk assessments are carried out
- Ensure safe working procedures are implemented
- Develop a positive health and safety culture
- Conduct regular proactive site safety inspections
- Provide guidance and advice to management
- Prioritise health and safety requirements
- Authorise health and safety expenses
- Ensure health and safety equipment (e.g. PPE) is provided and used
- Hire and manage the health and safety team
- Manage emergency procedures
- Respond to health and safety-related complaints or issues
- Keep a focus on health and safety within the business
- Include health and safety in business discussions
- Provide feedback to directors
- Client interaction
The Health and Safety Manager must have/be:
- Degree or equivalent
- Charismatic, Intuitive and a leader
- Previous experience in construction health and safety management
- Qualification in occupational health and safety such as a masters, NVQ, BSC or NEBOSH national diploma is essential
- IOSH accreditation or similar
- IT literate and a comprehensive understanding of Windows based programmes to include Word, Excel and Outlook is essential.
If you are interested in the Health and Safety Manager role then please get in touch.
