Group Health & Safety Manager

This is a unique opportunity to join this super group of people and share in our success. We merged in January 2025 and are the market leader in each of the sectors we serve, via our Commercial, Domestic, Residential and Service divisions. And we want to grow. With growth comes more opportunity to invest in products, infrastructure and most importantly in you.

Let’s begin by setting out our ambition. We want to extend our position as market leader across our sectors and build a great place for everyone to work. We’ll achieve this by continuing to be entrepreneurial, that’s the mindset which got our brands to where they are today, customer-focused, competitive and best-in-class operationally.

PURPOSE OF ROLE: To lead, develop, and maintain FWG’s health & safety strategy, ensuring that all FWG workplaces, and any activities undertaken, are safe, healthy and in compliance with all relevant legislation.

JOB DEFINITION: A highly visible role focused on preventing accidents and injuries, complying with legal and regulatory requirements, and developing a continuously improving health and safety culture that benefits both the organisation and its employees.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop, implement, and monitor FWG’s health and safety policies and procedures ensuring consistency across the group.
• Conduct regular risk assessments and safety audits across all areas of the business.
• Encourage a positive health & safety culture, where employees recognise their own health & safety responsibility and are engaged to question and continuously improve.
• Review and investigate incidents, accidents, near misses, and safety observations with a preventative approach to managing.
• Ensure the business is up to date with health and safety legislation and communicate relevant changes to management and employees.
• Coordinate (and provide) health and safety training for employees, contractors, and new starters.
• Maintain accurate records of incidents, training, and inspections.
• Lead the internal Health & Safety Committees and meetings, acting as the main point of contact for external bodies (e.g., HSE).
• Support other functions on completion of health & safety questionnaires.
• Advise on fire safety, first aid, manual handling, and other workplace risks.
• Report to the leadership team on a regular basis and provide submission for necessary reporting.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Essential: NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.
• Essential: Knowledge of relevant UK health & safety legislation (HSAWA 1974).
• Desirable: membership of IOSH (TechIOSH, GradIOSH or Chartered level).
• Desirable: First Aid at Work certificate.
• Desirable: Fire Safety qualification or Fire Marshal training.
• Essential: Proven experience in a health and safety role, ideally in manufacturing or field service.
• Essential: Experience carrying out risk assessments and safety audits.
• Essential: Experience developing and implementing health & safety policies.
• Desirable: Experience in manufacturing and/or field service.
• Desirable: Experience with ISO 45001 or similar management systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

• Must be collaborative and able to influence, coach, and support teams across all levels.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Competent in using Microsoft Office and other reporting tools.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Calm and confident under pressure.
• Ethical, responsible, and committed to continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.