Environment, Health and Safety Manager

Overview

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Role: Health, Safety & Environmental Manager

Location: Blyth, Worksop

A bit about the role: This is a rare opportunity to join an exciting start-up manufacturing business, Butternut Box. Supporting the manufacturing & fulfilment facility here at Rudie’s Kitchen to ensure that the requirements of all relevant Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) legislation are implemented and that the business complies with corporate requirements. To drive best practice across the business and develop a strong Safety/Environmental culture.

To drive best practice across the business and develop a strong Safety/Environmental culture.

Responsibilities

• Develop an HSE management system and implement the relevant initiatives at Rudie’s Kitchen in order to comply with local and national legislation and Environmental standards.
• Drive a Health & Safety culture across the business.
• Develop and recommend policies, standards, procedures and systems to ensure compliance with H&S and Environmental legislation and site standards.
• Investigate, record and report personal and environmental accidents and incidents; identify and recommend improved practices to reduce accidents. Maintain a robust ‘near miss’ process.
• Act as the main point of contact for the Health & Safety Executive and the Environmental Agency.
• Provide assistance and advice; carry out risk assessments related to safe systems of work, policies, environmental issues, maternity, etc., and ensure a robust review process.
• Track and report statistical KPIs to drive improvements; stay informed of new legislation and implement actions to ensure compliance.
• Develop and manage a robust auditing process; act as HSE lead for external audits.
• Manage First Aiders; ensure adequate cover and training with clear responsibilities.
• Develop an effective team of H&S representatives; conduct regular H&S meetings with clear outputs and action plans.
• Collaborate with the site Training Team to ensure H&S and environmental training requirements are clear and on track; assist in sourcing and delivering training as required.
• Collaborate with the People team on Health Surveillance requirements and site compliance.
• Advise departments on PPE appropriate to Health and Safety requirements.
• Manage the outsourced security contract and personnel; support site security with robust safeguards and systems.
• Support the Site Leadership Team in maintaining robust security.
• Demonstrate strong experience in a H&S role within FMCG, preferably in food industry; show improvements in H&S culture and cross-functional collaboration.
• Expert knowledge of Health and Safety best practice and current legislative requirements; minimum of 3 years in a high-speed volume manufacturing environment; supervisory experience; pragmatic, adaptable, resilient and humble.
• Well-practised planning, organisation and scheduling skills; comfortable in a fast-paced FMCG environment.
• Able to build something from the ground up; good interpersonal, creative and analytical skills; results-driven and action-oriented.
• Strong problem-solving skills and priority setting; excellent PC skills to develop communications and produce statistics and reports.
• Significant understanding of HSE legislation and practical implementation; demonstrated compliance and policy adherence to support business decisions.
• Diploma NEBOSH, H&S and Environmental qualification or equivalent.
• Love dogs (naturally).

About Butternut

At Butternut, the mission is to deliver health and happiness to dogs and their humans worldwide. Located in Doncaster, Rudie’s Kitchen and Ace\’s Pantry are where the meals and treats are prepared with human-quality ingredients; we strive to treat dogs as well as we would treat ourselves. We are looking for brilliant people to join the team for the next part of our story.

Are you up for the challenge?

Benefits

• Enjoy 257.5 hours of holiday per year (33 days); plus up to 5 extra days for each year of service.
• 39 hours of pre-booked paws days for wellbeing and self-care.
• £500 annual learning and development budget.
• Enhanced parental leave; discounted Private Medical Insurance with Vitality Healthcare.
• Discounted gym membership; subsidised food from street food vans and pay day pizza; employee discount on Butternut Box for your pets.
• Free parking and electric car charging; access to office dogs.

*Holidays and Paws days are pro-rata for part-time or job share.

Notes

• There is no closing date for this role. We aim to respond to all applicants; the recruitment team is small, so please bear with us.
• Butternut Box is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
• We are not looking for external agency support for this role.