Health and Safety Manager

Location: Birmingham

Salary: Circa £45k - £55k  

A local Casting and Foundry business are now looking to recruit a Health and Safety Manager to join their team.  

Health and Safety Manager – Overview

As an important part of the HSE and Technical team, the Health & Safety Manager will have primary day-to-day responsibility for managing all health safety matters within the company. With management responsibility for the health & safety support team, the Health & Safety Manager will need to liaise with departmental managers & the Group Management Team to ensure compliance and cooperation with all measures implemented. It is anticipated that the Health & Safety Manager will build relationships with employees in all areas and endeavour to understand all processes conducted by the business.

Health and Safety Manager – Job Role:

• Manage the small HSE Team which includes a H&S Advisor and a Environmental & Sustainability Advisor
• To improve and implement health & safety measures throughout the business including the auditing of existing processes and the identification of potential new improvements.
• To ensure the completion of suitable and sufficient risk assessments of all business activities with a planned programme of regular reviews.
• To ensure that all health & safety legislative requirements are met.
• To provide effective management of the health & safety support team to ensure the successful completion of all essential tasks.
• To conduct detailed investigations for Accidents, Incidents & Near Misses and ensure the implementation of appropriate corrective actions to prevent or reduce the risk of reoccurrences.
• To take responsibility for their own knowledge and understanding of all job functions within the business.
• Keep up to date with advances in Health and Safety technology and legislation. This should include sufficient continuous professional development to maintain the currency of any professional qualifications held.
• To advise, guide & train other employees with regards to their personal obligations & those of the business regarding health & safety.
• To work collaboratively with other managers to continue to improve the health & safety regime in their departments.
• Collection of health & safety related data and the preparation & delivery of reports both internally and outside of the organisation.
• Liaise as required with the Health & Safety Executive and other statuary bodies.

Health and Safety Manager - Skills & Attributes required.

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

• Hold a NEBOSH Diploma, NCRQ, NVQ level 5 in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent
• CMIOSH or working towards
• Ideally come from heavy Industry, Metals, Foundry or Castings type background as a Health and Safety Professional
• Have a hands-on and Pro-Active approach to Health and Safety

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

LER (SG) 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.