Health, Safety & Environmental Manager

Are you an experienced leader with a passion for ensuring health, safety, and environmental standards are met in the workplace?

Acre is partnering with premium food production company to find a dedicated Health, Safety & Environmental Manager to join their team and drive continuous improvement and deliver exceptional safety performance across their site.

This is a key role where you'll help them develop strategies to achieve operational excellence while fostering a culture of safety and compliance.

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Role Purpose:

You will lead the development and delivery of the functional strategy by ensuring full compliance with relevant health, safety, and environmental legislation. You'll also be responsible for creating policies, procedures, and a safe working environment for colleagues and the local community, driving continuous improvement and achieving best-in-class practices.

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Reporting to the Managing Director, you will:

• Lead and empower the team - Manage and inspire the team to meet the functional needs of the business while ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.

• Foster innovation - Create a collaborative environment that encourages team participation in setting quality standards, improving teamwork, and enhancing communication.

• Champion safety, health, and environmental practices - Advocate for safety, health, and environmental priorities across the site, ensuring a safe work environment and compliance with all relevant policies.

• Drive cost reduction initiatives - Implement cost-reduction measures while balancing operational efficiency and maintaining high safety standards.

• Ensure risk management - Keep the Safety Management system current and effective, ensuring risks are managed according to company safety, health, and environmental standards.

• Oversee audits and training - Lead safety audits and coordinate health and safety training programs to ensure ongoing employee development.

• Coordinate incident investigations - Manage the investigation of accidents and incidents, providing oversight and leadership throughout the process.

• Monitor proactive safety KPIs - Track and evaluate safety KPIs, ensuring proactive measures are in place to maintain and improve performance.

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To thrive in this role, you will already have the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental safety, Occupational Safety, or related field, or relevant experience. NEBOSH Diploma is essential.

• Proven experience in health, safety, and environmental management. Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation and the ability to develop relevant policies.

• Excellent organisational, motivational, and communication skills. Ability to analyse data, manage risks, and develop improvement plans.

• Exceptional leadership abilities, innovative thinking, and the ability to work under pressure while delivering results.

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Compensation:

• A competitive salary of £65,000pa dependent on experience

• Opportunities for personal growth and development within a thriving organisation.

• Hybrid working

• Generous holiday allowance

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This is a superb opportunity to influence meaningful change within a company who are striving towards a net-zero future.

For more information, please apply and get in touch with Imogen Mattick at imogen.Mattick@acre.com