Head of Health & Safety in Port Glasgow

Department: Health & Safety

Reports To: CEO

Location: Port Glasgow

Job Purpose: To manage the Health & Safety function and work closely with all stakeholders, to achieve a safe working environment across all company facilities (including Greenock Warehouse).

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop pragmatic and robust solutions and lead implementation to achieve an agreed level of compliance with an H&S framework.
• Support Quality and Compliance in developing and maintaining management systems such as ISO9001 & ISO45001 through development, embedding and promotion of health and safety standards within Ferguson Marine.
• Ensure the H&S Policy and supporting procedures, standards and working practices promote appropriate safety behaviours within the business; including a continued focus on reducing the potential for accidents and injury.
• Monitor and advise on the implications of current and emerging health and safety legislation, including evaluating options, making recommendations and generating action plans to ensure compliance across the Company.
• Lead member of Health & Safety Committee.
• Actively support the Senior Management Team in promoting the company Vision, Values & Culture.
• Ensure a suitable Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan is in place and is tested at regular intervals.

Daily Operations:

• Co‑ordination of the Emergency Response Team to ensure adequate cover at all times.
• Co‑ordination of regular yard and vessel inspections, checking compliance with policies, procedures and company working practices to ensure they are being properly implemented and adhered to; providing regular reporting, including recommendations and improvement plans as required.
• Work closely with the Facilities Manager to ensure all regular safety related checks and controls are robustly maintained, including testing of fire alarm system, annual fire evacuation, firefighting equipment, checking, tagging of lifting equipment and scaffolding.
• Responsible for management of the Permit to Work system, working with the Head of Operations to ensure verifiable compliance.
• Co‑ordinate and complete risk assessments and safe work practices/methodologies.
• Ensure current risk assessments are reviewed and advise management on any risks identified during risk assessments and site walk‑abouts.
• Responsible for identifying potential hazardous workplace conditions and initiating action to reduce risk.
• Manage and facilitate all corrective and preventative actions required.
• In co‑ordination with the Training and Resource Managers, responsible for delivering a site safety induction for all new employees, subcontractor workers and visitors.
• Responsible for ensuring adherence to procedures and safe use of workplace transport equipment including cherry pickers, forklifts, cranes, vans, etc.
• Provide both a suitable level of support and challenge across the business to maintain safe systems, including specialist advice, coaching and practical support.
• Keep up to date on specialist areas including fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and diseases.
• Ensure procedures are fulfilled by personnel with delegated duties such as First Aiders, Fire Marshals, Managers, Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work etc.

Service Provisions:

• Ensure the health and safety function is developed to provide the required expertise to all areas of the business.
• Ensure permitting and emergency response teams are adequately trained.
• Work within all business areas to ensure health and safety standards are appropriately implemented and robust for anticipated demands.
• Develop and lead in‑house training with managers and employees on all relevant aspects of health and safety.
• Develop a formal monthly communications strategy for all levels of staff to include written information, toolbox talks and management briefs and input to board reports.
• Develop a formal schedule of HSE activities to confirm a pro‑active approach to HSE management.
• Ensure that all relevant statutory and other notices are published and properly displayed.
• Liaise with the HR department for initiating and coordinating training plans and updating information and audit requirements.

Accident Reporting and Record Keeping:

• Maintain all relevant HSE logs and documentation.
• Record all near‑misses, first aid incidents and other accidents.
• Investigate and report all accidents within the timeframe set by Ferguson Marine and the Health and Safety Executive.
• Investigate the circumstances and causes of accidents and take necessary steps to prevent recurrence.
• Co‑ordinate the issuing of notifications where required to the Health and Safety Executive.
• Prepare all legal documentation as required.
• Prepare monthly reports on incidents, accidents and non‑conformance to the Head of Production.
• Manage the completion of incidents, near‑misses and accidents and produce statistics for managers, identifying ways to reduce or eliminate these in the future.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Manage and control Yard Permit Office.
• General administration and reporting as required.
• Keep the site up to date with Health and Safety legislation.
• Maintain and implement the company's Health and Safety management system.
• Implement site Health and Safety training.
• Ensure yard/ships fire systems are audited.
• Ensure fire plans are up to date.
• Ensure fire extinguishers are managed and in date.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Solid technical H&S background.
• Effective communication, networking and engagement skills; good team player.
• Logical reasoning with a can‑do approach.
• Shipyard or similar industry experience.
• Understanding of current legislation.
• Computer literacy covering Microsoft Office package.
• Mixed heavy industrial experience in medium to high‑risk environments.

Attributes:

• Tenacious.
• Resilient.
• Flexible.
• Energetic.
• Capability to engage at all levels.
• Take ownership of issues arising in a timely manner and know when to escape.

Qualifications:

• NEBOSH General Certificate.
• NEBOSH Dip desirable.

Benefits: You’ll receive a competitive benefits package and access to our Perk Box rewards scheme.