Head of Health & Safety (Top Company)

A leading Manufacturing company has been evolving and they are now looking to bring in a Head of Health & Safety to the team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced individual to join a company that offers a fantastic working environment and structure.

This is a Permanent role - based out of the company's Dungannon site.

This is an amazing company.

Salary

Fully Negotiable - highly competitive rate of pay for the role which is negotiable based on experience plus benefits + Great Benefits

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and vision in SHEQ for the company's global operations ensuring compliance in all areas:
• Deliver and maintain a SHEQ change programme to embed and develop a positive culture across the organisation. Drive and improve employee engagement within the organisation on all health, safety, environment and quality matters, to all levels of employees within the business, meeting legal responsibilities, maintaining certifications and promoting best practice.
• Engage, support and positively influence directors, managers and first-line supervisors to create and maintain a vibrant health and safety culture and support them to discharge their responsibilities for health, safety and environmental of employees and others to whom they have a duty as defined by legislation and Company procedures.
• Lead with purpose the implementation of initiatives, campaigns and new processes to drive continual improvement of safety, health, environment and quality in the Company.
• Develop and use metrics to measure and drive improvement in the business. Set Key Performance Indictors (KPI's) and targets for the SHEQ team and present the team's progress to Executive Team
• Develop, review and update all safety, health, environmental and quality strategies, policies, procedures and documentation, ensuring they comply with the requirements of ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001 standards as well as relevant regional legislation and standards.
• Lead and manage the certification process for ISO9001 (compliant), ISO14001 (applying) and ISO45001 (applying) standards. Lead all surveillance and certification audits.
• Keep up to date with new legislation and maintain a working knowledge of all legislation, polices and procedures, technical standards and codes of practice that affect the business.
• Manage and lead all incident investigations, ensuring investigations produced are of sufficient quality and within prescribed timescales.
• Lead an effective inspection and internal audit plan, ensuring that the SHEQ team carries out sufficient levels of site inspections and internal audits of processes. Monitor and track inspection and audit information to look for trends and compliance with SHEQ management systems. Take appropriate action where areas of potential issue are identified.
• Provide direct leadership to the company's SHEQ team.
• Maintain and publish a calendar of key safety activities and regulatory inspection dates.
• Develop, monitor and report on annual budgets for SHEQ
• Provide input into prequalification and tender submissions.
• Prepare regular reports on operational SHEQ performance.
• Support validation and approval of subcontractor's pre-qualification checks and support subcontractor onboarding.
• Liaise with external bodies including the HSE, OSHA, Environmental Offices, Councils, contractors, fire service and other regulatory and professional stakeholders.

The Ideal Person

• NEBOSH qualification (or equivalent) Level 6 in Occupational Safety and Health
• ISO Internal Auditor (desirable)
• Experience in an operational SHEQ role, preferably in a manufacturing environment, with minimum 3 years in a senior SHEQ role.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of applicable ISO and/or OSHA standards.
• Full understanding of legal HSE policy and guidelines

For further information on this vacancy, or any other job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Jack Groves in the strictest confidence.

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