Health, Safety and Environment Advisor

Company: Leading Food Manufacturing Company
Role: Health, Safety & Environmental Advisor
Salary: £35,000 per annum - £45,000 per annum with 10% bonus, Private healthcare, pension
Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire
Reporting in to General Manager
 
Are you a HSE professional with fast moving manufacturing experience who is looking to further develop their career in Health, Safety and Environment? Can you engage, gain buy in and influence others? Do you want to facilitate change and be involved in interesting and diverse projects which will improve safety culture and behaviours at the site? Then this could be the role for you!
 
Overview of the position:

• Offer Health, Safety, Environmental support, advice and direction for the site
• Implement and drive central HSE policies and procedures and continuous improvement of standards and systems, aligning them to the Halifax site.
• Lead the site’s HS&E systems and internal audit programme.
• You will be part of the site leadership team and part of the strategic development for the site.
• Support the site in managing accident, issue and incident prevention and investigations, and in delivering compliance to all legal, company and other relevant external standards.

 
Main Responsibilities :-

• Maintain a high level of knowledge and expertise in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) matters to provide the Site General Manager and the site with appropriate advice and support.
• Responsible for maintaining and facilitating continuous improvement in all aspects of the site’s HSE management systems and standards, in line with the group’s systems and policies.
• A member of the site leadership team and part of the strategic development for the site.
• Provides managers and employees with information on legislative and Corporate compliance, advises on ways of meeting statutory requirements and Corporate HSE Policies, HSE recommendations and codes of practice.
• Responsible for the investigation and review of significant accidents, incidents, complaints and pollution events, and the identification of solutions to prevent recurrence. Drives close out of issues and non-conformance.
• Supports the Crisis Incident Management (CIM) process for HSE issues by carrying out formal risk assessments and reports into the site’s Green Team.
• Takes an active part in the site HSE committee.
• Drives the HSE agenda for the site; addresses issue and determines the site requirements for improvements.
• Provides and advises on appropriate site training as required.
• Audits, monitors and reviews the implementation of Health and Safety policies, working practices, safety procedures and standards for all respective operations as advised by the Compliance Manager and Central Compliance team.
• Co-ordinates all site audits through the Central Audit Team and accompanies auditors on site.
• Collates data and information and reports on site’s HSE performance.
• Drives risk assessment processes to continuously improve site’s health and safety performance.
• Represents the site for regulatory health, safety & environmental authorities. (The HSE & EA).
• Proactively manages the sites Accident & Incident Reporting Procedures, making recommendations for future improvements to prevent recurrence where necessary.
• Interface with regulatory authorities and insurers on key matters such as fire risk assessment and certification, RIDDOR reporting, emergency planning and safety improvement plans.
• Maintain close liaison with Occupational Health (EHW) to ensure HSE provisions are met and understood

 
Qualifications and Experience :-

• NEBOSH Certificate ideally working towards NEBOSH Diploma ( or equivalent)
• Food manufacturing or wider relevant fast moving manufacturing experience
• Certificate in Environmental management (or experience in leading environmental based projects).

 
Preferred characteristics and personality traits :-

• Hands on and visible on site
• Approachable
• Not afraid to challenge the status quo, but in the right way.
• Able to coach, mentor and engage others
• Enable the workforce to come up with solutions to HSE problems
• Self – motivated, able to work autonomously
• Flexible and personable approach to HSE

 
Interested? Apply now for immediate consideration: sophia.darwin@hserecruitment.co.uk or call 0121 454 5000
Alternatively, if you know of anyone who may be interested in this opportunity, please forward on our details.