At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead health and safety initiatives across a dynamic UK manufacturing group.
- Company: Join Polyframe Products Ltd, a leader in manufacturing with a focus on safety culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, annual bonus, private healthcare, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a supportive and proactive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on workplace safety and compliance while driving continuous improvement.
- Qualifications: NEBOSH certification and strong HSE management experience in manufacturing required.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 50000 £ per year.
Lead group-wide health and safety across a UK manufacturing business, driving culture, compliance and continuous improvement.
Role details:
- Location: Lenwade, Norwich, NR9
- Salary: Circa £50,000 per annum
- Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm
- Travel: Occasional planned travel to Stevenswood branches, with travel arrangements and expenses covered
- Right to Work: Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available.
The Role:
Polyframe Products Ltd is looking for an experienced Group Health and Safety Manager to lead Health, Safety and Environmental activity across the Group. Based primarily at the Lenwade manufacturing site, this is a key role responsible for driving HSE compliance, improving safety performance and promoting a positive safety culture across Polyframe Products Ltd and Stevenswood Trade Counters Ltd. The role would suit an experienced Health and Safety Manager, HSE Manager, SHE Manager, EHS Manager, HSEQ Manager or Health, Safety and Environmental Manager with strong manufacturing experience, excellent knowledge of UK Health and Safety legislation and the confidence to influence at both operational and senior management level.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Lead Health, Safety and Environmental activity across the Group
- Advise senior management on HSE legislation, compliance and best practice
- Develop, maintain and improve HSE systems, policies and procedures
- Carry out HSE audits across the Lenwade manufacturing site and planned Stevenswood branch visits
- Manage risk assessments, safe systems of work and compliance processes
- Lead accident investigations, corrective actions and root cause analysis
- Monitor HSE performance, KPIs, incidents and improvement plans
- Deliver HSE training, toolbox talks and new starter inductions
- Support continuous improvement projects alongside Operations
- Promote a proactive safety culture across the business
- Liaise with external auditors, regulatory bodies, customers and suppliers where required
What We're Looking For:
- NEBOSH Certification
- Strong knowledge of UK Health and Safety legislation
- Significant HSE management experience within a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Strong auditing, reporting, risk assessment and incident investigation skills
- Experience developing and improving HSE systems, policies and procedures
- Excellent communication skills with the confidence to influence at all levels
- A proactive, organised and hands-on approach
- Full UK driving licence due to occasional branch travel
- The existing right to work in the UK
Experience within manufacturing is essential, while experience in fenestration, building products, trade counters, distribution, warehousing or group environments would be beneficial.
Benefits:
- Circa £50,000 per annum
- Annual management bonus
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Opportunity to purchase an additional 2 days' holiday per year
- Private healthcare after probation
- Life assurance
- Paid volunteering time
- Company sick pay
- Pension contributions
