National Health & Safety Manager

Position: National Health & Safety Manager – UK & Ireland

Location: Burton

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week, 9am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday

About the position:

To define and lead the delivery of the agreed H&S safety strategy and business objectives that will improve and enhance Safety, Health and Wellbeing performance in conjunction with UK Senior Management Team.

To monitor H&S legislation and identify relevant policies and develop strategies to ensure HWL UK remain legally compliant and it maintains processes and procedures in line with any changes to that legislation.

Responsible for providing high quality support, monitoring and auditing service for the company, ensuring that appropriate actions and policies are defined and implemented to maintain operational adherence to all relevant legislation, corporate compliance and best practice.

To ensure that Senior Management, Executive and Board Directors are provided with adequate information and assurance about Health and Safety performance, and to ensure that all departments maintain effective, efficient and up to date H&S policies and procedures and are in line with the relevant legislation.

Foster a robust culture where H&S is integral to all HWL UK employees day to day activity and is part of the company DNA.

Implement, monitor and review the protective and preventative measures that the company is required to follow whilst minimising lost time accidents and incidents.

In conjunction with the Quality & Environmental Manager, liaise with the Global QHSE team on all matters relating to the external accreditation processes that are H&S related.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities will include:

• Define HWL UK H&S strategy and business objectives in conjunction with the senior management team
• At a national level, provide and maintain a high level strategic plan for the HWL UK H&S department for a rolling five-year period
• Monitor, identify and communicate all relevant legislation, corporate compliance and best practice H&S requirements to all senior staff in the organisation, to be subsequently cascaded down to local/ onsite managers and all employees
• To ensure that the company’s Health Safety and Wellbeing policy is kept up to date with changing legislation whilst ensuring managers are made aware of the impending changes
• To Identify H&S gaps and to train or organise any relevant H&S related training in conjunction with HR and operational managers to maintain adherence to legal, corporate and best practice processes and procedures, to include, but not exclusively, First Aid, Fire safety, Chemical Spillage, Radiation adherence, FLT, Racking inspections DG training, IOSH.
• Identify and ensure relevant H&S training is conducted at the HWL UK Inductions
• To implement a minimum of two H&S audit schedule per annum per site in accordance with SMS company policy, audit all H&S requirements to ensure that all relevant policies and procedures are being adhered to by all HWL UK staff.  Record centrally and report findings to appropriate line managers and relevant senior managers re any issues, concerns or corrective action required.
• To create a formal ‘audit review’ procedure to ensure that all corrective actions and recommendations have been address and resolved
• To maintain a record of all site visits with associated rolling action trackers.
• Identify and define effective solutions for any relevant issues and ensure appropriate action is completed to resolve them
• To instigate and monitor a H&S plan by site for all operational sites
• To attend on an ad hoc basis and monitor relevant QHSEmeetings and ensure these are held by the senior management at each site on a regular basis and with an appropriate range of attendees, with a published schedule.
• Maintain an efficient suite of relevant data and reporting tools to effectively demonstrate and track the status and improvement in the performance of HWL UK from a H&S perspective
• Involve all levels of staff in H&S initiatives and develop and nurture a positive H&S environment
• Develop and co-ordinate effective quarterly working groups relating to H&S / First Aid
• To maintain H&S related documentation to include, but not exclusive to Risk Assessments, Safe Working Procedures,  and any other associated documentation
• To record investigate and recommend corrective actions on reported accidents and near misses
• Check sites are maintaining external H&S documentation of suppliers performing work on company premises
• Monitor & Action internal and external incidents relating to dangerous goods shipments and review policies appropriately in conjunction with the Company DGSA.
• Instigate/ Action & oversee and monitor Incident accident reports and update reporting tools as required
• Ensure there are effective mediums in place to distribute relevant H&S policies, procedures and initiatives to all staff.
• Ensure that there is an efficient process in place for all staff employees to be able to raise their concerns for consideration by the National H&S Manager and Senior Management regarding any H&S issues without the fear of retribution
• To liaise with HWL Head office along with other HWL companies in other countries regarding all relevant H&S issues and agree and define UK compliance.
• To assist in the maintenance of  a companywide Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plan, to include live scenario workshops with senior management and at site level annually.
• To champion  and deliver a road map to achieve ISO 45001 for the UK operation.
• To work closely with HR to implement future improvements to staff welfare

About you:

The ideal candidate will be educated in Maths and English (oral and written) to GCSE, Standard Grade or equivalent; grade A-C and be able to demonstrate highly competent computer skills in all areas of Microsoft office. We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate customer service excellence and effective communication skills.

Up to 3 years experience in a similar role, current up to date knowledge of all aspects of Health & Safety legislation.  Proven ability to identify and translate legislation adherence into practical processes.  Able to drive with a full clean licence.

Knowledge of ISO 9001 /14001 systems, experience of working in a freight forwarding environment, ability to prepare effective H&S communication tools such as training packages, information boards, update statement, information reports.

Our Values:

At Hellmann Worldwide logistics, we look for people who live;

• Our caring spirit, which makes us stand out from the rest
• Reliability and are accountable in every situation
• Entrepreneurship by knowing the business , industries and the market
• Forward thinking and are bold to bring in new ideas to perspectives

Leadership is of the utmost importance to us, not just as an add-on. Our expectations of our leaders and the entire Hellmann FAMILY are set out in our Leadership Principles. As a leader, you have a crucial role in perpetuating out culture, while also considering social, ecological, and economic sustainability.

If this sounds like the role for you, apply now!

Right to Work UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to show evidence of their right to work in the UK before their commencement of employment. The successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their right to work status for the UK during the recruitment process. We encourage you to review the UK Home Office guidelines ahead of submitting a job application to review whether you meet the criteria and understand the immigration fees that you would be responsible for when making a visa application.

All offers of employment are subject to a five year background check and criminal records check satisfactory to our Company.

Successful applicants will be contacted to arrange an interview. Unfortunately due to the volume of CV's we receive we are unable to reply to unsuccessful candidates at this stage. If you have not heard from us within 2-3 weeks, your application has not be successful on this occasion.

Please note should sufficient applications be received we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time, we therefore encourage all interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

We are not looking to engage with any external recruitment agencies.