Health and Safety Manager

Location: Ipswich, Suffolk

Salary: Circa £45k - £50k  

A local foundry, castings and machining company are now looking for a Health and Safety Manager to join their team.

Health and Safety Manager – Job Role:

• Manage the Health and Safety of around 100 employees on site.
• Review, update and maintain the companies HSE Policies and Procedures
• Manage and maintain the companies EMS System and ISO 14001 Accreditation
• Liaise with the Local Authorities and Environment Agency
• Conduct COSHH Assessments
• Conduct regular risk assessments and audits to identify hazards, evaluate risks, and implement appropriate control measures to mitigate occupational health and safety risks across all areas of the foundry operations.
• Provide guidance and support to management and employees on health, safety, and environmental matters, promoting best practices and fostering a culture of safety awareness and accountability.
• Lead investigations into incidents, accidents, near misses, and environmental spills, identifying root causes and implementing corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and deliver effective health, safety, and environmental training programs, ensuring that employees are adequately trained to perform their roles safely and in compliance with relevant standards
• Monitor and analyze HSE performance metrics and trends, preparing reports and making recommendations for improvement to senior management.
• Stay abreast of emerging health, safety, and environmental trends, regulations, and best practices, and proactively incorporate relevant changes into the organization's HSE management systems.
• Drive initiatives to minimize environmental impact, reduce waste generation, and promote sustainability within the foundry operations.

Health and Safety Manager – Person Requirements:

The ideal candidate MUST come from the Manufacturing Industry as a Health and Safety Manager.  You will also have the following skills, qualifications or experience:

• Hold a NEBOSH General, NVQ Level 4, NCRQ or Equivalent in occupational health and safety
• Member of IOSH and working towards CMIOSH
• Experience of managing and maintaining ISO 14001
• Ideally have an environmental management qualification such as IEMA but not essential
• Have a hands on and pro-active approach to Health and Safety

For more information please call Paul Gorton on (phone number removed).

LEAN Engineering Recruitment Ltd are acting as a 3rd party on behalf of our client.  All applications will be held on our database for current and future positions. 

We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you have not heard from LER within 10 working days then your application has been unsuccessful but please feel free to contact us for an update.