Health And Safety Manager

Health and Safety Manager

Milton Keynes (MK10) – Site Based

Competitive salary & Comprehensive Benefits package (Annual Bonus, Generous pension contributions, Life Assurance, Employee Christmas vouchers, Perk Box – High Street brand discounts, long service awards, Subsidised onsite canteen)

At ALPLA, we stand for high-quality plastic packaging throughout the world. Around 22,000 colleagues produce quality packaging for foodstuffs, cosmetics and industrial cleaning brands for many blue-chip clients across 182 ALPLA sites in 45 countries

A career with ALPLA will offer you……an innovative driven culture, working within cutting edge facilities and the latest technologies, a focus on sustainability and promoting a circular economy, career enhancement and development opportunities.

Purpose

The Health & Safety Manager will be responsible for managing Health, Safety and Environment Management systems and activities across all Milton Keynes production and warehouse facilities.

The H&S Manager will lead safety across all Milton Keynes operations, identifying hazards, reducing risk and preventing accidents.

Tasks & responsibilities: (Not limited to)

• Advise all levels of the site, providing technical support and motivating stakeholders to follow proper administration of health, safety and environmental programs.
• Implement ALPLA programs, apply relevant technical guidance and control physical, chemical, electrical, mechanical and ergonomic hazards and potential risk from the operations.
• Arrange Health & Safety training for all plant employees and communicate tool box talks.
• Promote a positive HSE culture amongst all employee groups, engaging stakeholders when appropriate.
• Ensure internal HSE procedures and practices are monitored and audited.
• Facilitate a risk assessment programme for continuous review.
• Present incidents, near miss and injuries data for the management morning meeting and take corrective actions
• Arrange external risk assessments and surveys
• Ensure the management team undertake the management of change and impact assessments prior to variation effecting health, safety and environment.
• Participate in the management review process
• Arrange a schedule of internal audits and reporting against the ISO45001 standard.
• Chair a programme of health and safety committee meetings
• Other site team responsibilities and projects as may arise

Education / Experience:

• Relevant qualification in HSE, NEBOSH Diploma / certificate
• Substantial Health and Safety management experience within a FMCG organisation (ideally packaging)
• Experience of a multi-site role with exposure to a variety of production machinery and associated ancillary equipment.
• Experience of managing external parties and 3rd party contractors
• Extensive Knowledge of health and safety standards working within ISO14001 and 45001 frameworks
• Excellent MS Office user experience
• Ability to analyse rules and guidance to assess business impact
• Identify and analyse organisational needs with solid problem solving to provide pragmatic solutions.
• Line management experience
• Confident and professional with the ability to inspire and motivate people

Additional Information:

• Accessible parking on site
• Life assurance from day one (3 x Salary)
• Company Pension scheme
• Private medical option (Option to add family members)
• Subsidised canteen
• Maternity and paternity pay scheme
• Christmas vouchers for you and your children
• Long service awards

Our new perk box offering a wealth of benefits such as: -

• Money off purchases such as food, drink, cinema, tickets, clothing, and homeware and so much more
• A number of freebies across the perk box site, such as free coffees
• Online access to free exercise and yoga classes with 24/7 access to qualified therapists

Please apply to this position for immediate review – contact Kerry McCormick – Internal Recruiter for more information.