Health and Safety Manager

The primary objective of this role is to promote and enhance the health and safety culture across the UK operations. As the Health & Safety Manager, you will be responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of all health and safety protocols within the organization. Your role will ensure strict compliance with legal regulations, foster a culture of safety awareness, and proactively work to minimize the risks of accidents, injuries, and occupational illnesses. Additionally, you will lead efforts to drive sustainability standards, pushing the business to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve waste management practices.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop, implement, and maintain the company's health and safety policies, procedures, and systems.
• Ensure compliance with local, national, and international regulations and standards (e.g., OSHA, ISO 45001, ISO 14001).
• Regularly review and update safety policies to reflect changes in legislation and company processes.
• Conduct regular risk assessments and audits to identify potential hazards in the workplace.
• Develop and implement action plans to address and mitigate risks.
• Lead accident investigations and implement corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
• Management of Fire Risk Assessment (External) actions, including fire schedule management & equipment checks.
• Organize and conduct health and safety training programs for employees at all levels, including emergency preparedness, manual handling, and use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Ensure employees are trained in and comply with company safety procedures.
• Ensure your team organise and conduct H&S training induction for employees at all levels.
• Keep up-to-date with changes in health and safety legislation and ensure all employees are informed and trained accordingly.

• 5+ years' experience in managing health & safety and environmental standards
• 5+ years' experience leading and developing teams.
• Proven track record of identifying and implementing improvement initiatives.
• Experience in risk assessment, auditing, and accident investigation.
• Evidence of implementing ISO45001and ISO14001 into a distribution/manufacturing style business advantageous.
• Health and Safety certification (NEBOSH, IOSH, OSHA)

• Competitive salary
• Pension salary sacrifice at 6% matched by the company.
• Group Life at 4x annual salary.
• Company paid healthcare cashback plan for employee only which includes services such as eye care, limited dental treatment etc
• 25 days annual leave plus recognized bank holidays.
• Up to 20 days paid sick leave (upon company discretion)
• Free onsite parking
• Will be able to join the company's private healthcare scheme.

Bennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.