Health And Safety Manager in WV1 in Wolverhampton

Health and Safety Manager – Wolverhampton

Our client is recruiting for an H&S Manager who is responsible for ensuring full business compliance with health and safety standards, embedding a safety‑first culture across the organisation, maintaining safe facilities, reducing environmental impact, proactively managing accidents and near‑misses, and ensuring standard operating procedures meet required H&S standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as an active member of the Management Team, providing cross‑functional support to continuous improvement projects while reviewing legislation and ensuring company policies and procedures remain current.
• Maintain the H&S function to a high standard for the achievement of business objectives and KPIs, overseeing H&S for all premises to ensure compliance with legislation, quality accreditation and customer requirements.
• Maintain and advance H&S procedures and recording methods across the business.
• Manage accident reporting and near‑miss procedures across the business.
• Effectively manage strategies relating to environmental impact across the business.
• Create training materials or organise suitable training relating to HSE implementations to drive safe working practices.
• Carry out and maintain all business risk assessments required.
• Provide regular HSE dashboard updates and management reports, including weekly Board reports.
• Lead investigations relating to near‑misses/accidents, provide management reports, and design and lead all new‑starter H&S inductions into site safety and safe working practices.
• Schedule training for all employees, embedding safe working practices.
• Work alongside the TPM system in place to ensure compliance with H&S practices.
• Monitor facilities to confirm they meet H&S operational standards and provide the required documentation for audits.
• Undertake transport management, ensuring compliance in line with legislation.
• Ensure legal compliance with First Aid at Work Regulations and adequate PPE availability across all departments.
• Core Requirements
• Conduct and review risk assessments, method statements, and COSHH assessments, and lead accident and near‑miss investigations, applying root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation, codes of practice, and regulatory reporting requirements (e. g., RIDDOR, PUWER, DSEAR).
• Operate H&S management systems and digital platforms for compliance, reporting, and monitoring.
• Design and deliver H&S training and inductions to employees at all levels.
• Develop and implement environmental management strategies, including waste, emissions, and energy reduction initiatives.
• Produce professional reports and present H&S data to senior leadership, auditors, and external regulators, maintaining accurate compliance records, audit trails, and H&S documentation across multiple systems.
• Ideal Skills & Experience
• NEBOSH General Certificate (or Diploma) in Occupational Health & Safety, and IOSH Managing Safely.
• Minimum of 3 years’ proven experience in a similar H&S management role within a manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Experience delivering H&S training and coaching across all levels of the workforce.
• Competence implementing and maintaining ISO 14001 or equivalent environmental management systems.
• Experience liaising with the Environment Agency or local regulators regarding permits and compliance.
• Proficiency with H&S audit requirements, including internal and external audits (e. g., ISO, customer, regulatory).
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