Health & Safety Manager

Job Title:

Health & Safety Manager

Reports to:

Managing Director

Team:

Compliance

Location:

Coppice, Blackmill, Bridgend & Sirane, Cambrian, Tonypandy

Scope

Main purpose of the role:

As SHEQ Manager you will be responsible for ensuring Coppice protects its workforce, meets its regulatory requirements, protects the environment and maintains high quality standards in the manufacture and distribution of our various products.

You will use your knowledge and expertise to promote a positive H&S culture in the workplace, while encouraging and training appropriate practices to comply with our environmental obligations.

You will work closely with other managers in the business.

Responsibilities

Specific Role Responsibilities

As a SHEQ Manager you will working Monday to Friday, to:

• Take full responsibility for, and be the escalation point for H&S at all Coppice sites
• Take responsibility for the full H&S remit, from safety briefings, and risk assessments through to development and implementation of H&S strategy in line with regulatory requirements
• Take responsibility for the Coppice Management Systems, ensuring they are always up to date and compliant
• Drive initiatives to mitigate and reduce operational risks
• Support a positive safety culture
• Undertake operational tasks including:
• • Risk assessments
• • Site inspections
• • Equipment installations
• • Management and control of the Hazard Tag process
• • Appropriate record keeping, including accident monitoring, reporting and improvement to reduce further risk
• Chair monthly H&S meetings, documenting and addressing actions raised
• Monitor and report on SHEQ performance metrics
• Lead, support and enforce appropriate training across all levels
• Maintain and update all SHEQ documentation, including policies, procedures and safety work instructions
• Work with Compliance Manager to ensure ongoing compliance in all areas
• Support, lead and mentor the Quality teams
• Keep up to date with all legislation and maintain a working knowledge of HSE legislation and any developments which may affect Coppice’s industry
• Be time and cost aware, ensuring an efficient management of own workload
• Support a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and innovation, with an emphasis on embracing technology to maximise efficiency
• Ensure housekeeping within work area is maintained at the highest level ensuring adherence to required standards at all times
• Ensure and maintain a safe working environment by adherence to HSE requirements
• To carry out or assist with any duties as deemed necessary in connection with the business

Key Relationships:

• Senior Management Team
• Compliance Manager
• Quality Team
• Production and Warehouse Teams
• Quality Team
• External Agencies

Knowledge / Skills / Experience

Essential

• NEBOSH Qualified or Equivalent
• Previous H&S Manager / SHEQ Manager role
• Previous experience in a fast paced Manufacturing environment – ideally food manufacturing, packaging or equivalent
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Demonstrates a good sense of priorities, structures workload effectively and delivers consistently good results
• Attention to detail across all aspects of the role
• Flexible & adaptable to the changing requirements of the business
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under time pressures
• Uses own initiative to work with minimal guidance
• Good IT Proficiency (Outlook, Excel, Word) with the ability to learn and use business specific applications

Desirable

• Experience in negotiation, report writing and presentations
• Team building and Motivational Skills
• High level interpersonal and people management skill
• Knowledge of Management System Standards ISO 9001 / 14001 / ISO45001 / BRC
• Understanding of and experience in the management of quality, health & safety & environmental management
• Negotiating skills to convince managers of the need to implement and maintain safety standards that may compromise speed of efficiency in the organisation
• Knowledge of personal computers and current software packages
• Flexible approach to working hours
• Ability to understand and analyse complex information and present it simply and accurately

Additional desirable experience:

• Experience within Aluminium industry
• FMEA
• Lean Manufacturing
• Six Sigma