Health and Safety Manager - Packaging
Cheshire East
Salary: £DOE
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8.15am - 4.30pm with flexibility as and when needed.
Company - Established over 30 years, this is a packaging converter market leader in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry
Overview - Looking for an experienced HSE Manager to effectively manage, maintain and implement the Company's Health, Safety & Environmental management systems in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of its employees, contractors, visitors and the environment. Actively raise awareness of health, safety and environmental issues, through the promotion of a positive health, safety and environmental culture to achieve best practice and continual improvement. This role could be temp/part-time initially but ideally, full-time, on site. Preferably manufacturing experience but ideally, packaging experience.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Develop and maintain effective HS&E management systems and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW).
- Ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety and environmental legislation and quality standards (ISO 9001, PS9000, BRC/IOP, FSC, PEFC).
- Lead accident, incident and near-miss investigations including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Conduct and oversee risk assessments, internal audits and management reviews.
- Manage fire safety compliance, emergency procedures and first-aid provision.
- Deliver HS&E training and promote a strong safety culture across the organisation.
- Oversee contractor safety, RAMS reviews and HS&E considerations in equipment procurement.
- Identify and manage environmental aspects, waste streams and resource usage to minimise environmental impact.
- Set and monitor environmental objectives and ensure compliance with packaging regulations.
- Liaise with external bodies (e.g., BSi, HSE, Environment Agency, Fire & Rescue Service) and coordinate audits and inspections.
- Maintain occupational health surveillance programmes in partnership with HR and external providers.
- Promote safe working practices and high housekeeping standards across the Company.
Essential Experience:
- Must have previous experience of being a Health and Safety Manager
- Must have previous experience in a manufacturing background
- Preferably have experience of the packaging industry
- Preferably have knowledge and experience of carton and leaflet manufacture including lithographic printing and associated processes
- Experience of root cause and trend analysis including effective implementation of CAPA's
- Strong communication and motivational skills
- Good at problem solving with an eye for detail
- Self-motivated with good organisational skills and able to work well under pressure
- Able to work alone or as part of a group
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Confidentiality and trustworthiness
- IT skills
- Mathematics and English GCSE level or equivalent
- Must have NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
- Must have NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management
- First Aid at Work (FAW) certificate and AED certificate
- Experience of managing 45001 and 14001 standards within manufacturing
Interviews are being conducted as soon as possible for this vacancy, so if you are interested please get in touch as soon as possible and register your details with us
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