SHEQ Manager

Strive Supply Chain are a leading management recruitment consultancy, specialising in Supply Chain, Production, Planning, Logistics, Transport & Warehouse Operations. Our client is a leading provider of construction safety solutions with a wide-ranging client base in Rail & Construction, Power, Transmission, Manufacturing and Distribution. They are currently looking for an experienced Health & Safety, Environmental Quality professional to recruit a SHEQ Manager at their site in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Responsibilities include assessing the effectiveness of orientations, reviewing worksite assessments, and evaluating publications that promote quality and occupational health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures. The individual will set goals and objectives and create initiatives based on the analysis and interpretation of performance data related to quality, occupational health, safety, and environmental aspects.

Key Accountabilities as SHEQ Manager:

• Provide overall administration, technical guidance, and leadership in complying, interpreting and implementing all regulatory requirements regarding SHEQ.
• Support Operational Leadership in promoting safe operational output.
• Implement SHEQ policies and procedures in compliance with Group, local rules and regulations.
• Plan and deliver safety training programs e.g. Manual Handling, Working at Heights, etc. that will ensure proficiency in safe practices and help improve the company’s safety and health culture.
• Ensure safety policies and procedures are followed by providing suitable assurance audits as deemed necessary.
• Lead process improvement team activities to resolve any SHEQ problems. Inspect and audit worksite and facility activities to detect existing or potential accident, health and environmental hazards to ensure gaps are closed.
• Provide guidance to supervisors when preparing accident root cause investigations for all incidents and near misses. Utilise STAR to input all H&S related incidents.
• Participate in the investigation of accidents and injuries and recommend and implement Corrective and Preventative measures.
• Keep managers, employees and contractors alerted as to the hazards and risks in the workplace or site, using the most appropriate communication method.
• Maintain organized safety records, training records, environmental files and records. Work in conjunction with the HRBP to ensure training is fit for purpose.
• Keep tight communications with operations, including daily interaction and regular safety discussions with a broad range of staff, to ensure trends are picked up and HSE management programs are suitably informed and relevant.
• Local Point of contact for all SHEQ matters.

The Ideal Person for the SHEQ Manager role:

• Certified by a recognised Occupational Health and Safety Institute.
• Proven experience working in a field service or construction environment with a role dedicated to SHEQ.
• Proven experience in design and development of SHEQ manuals, procedures and work instructions.
• Experience in development, facilitation and assessment of SHEQ training/competency programs.
• Knowledgeable in regulatory compliance standards.
• NEBOSH General/Construction Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Working knowledge on the implementation of Health and Safety laws.
• Exposure to ISO standards and auditing (ISO 45001, 9001, 14001 etc).
• Experience with conducting on-site inspections.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills, who is a collaborator and can collaboratively support others, whilst forming good working relationships across all levels of the business and with external partners. Experienced with employee and contractor on-site engagement. Solution orientated.
• Incident investigation experience.
• Experience with the applications of the CDM Regulations and writing and reviewing RAMS.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, ability to prepare Excel spreadsheets, reports in Word and presentations in PowerPoint.

This is a fantastic opportunity – we look forward to your application.