Manager Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S), EMEA in Uxbridge

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Job Overview

• Conduct and/or support risk assessments and other consultancy services to control workplace hazards.
• Support and manage interactions between sites in EMEA with consultants and arrange gap assessments, risk assessments, training, SOP development, ergonomic assessments & general coordination of site visits.
• Carry out risk assessments (general, back to work, pregnancy, ergonomic), as required, for the UK offices (Stockley Park, Holborn, Cambridge & Oxford).
• Lead EH&S drop & dial in sessions to minimise workplace EH&S issues for sites responsible for policies, procedures & reporting to ensure compliance.
• Coordinate with guidance of EH&S Associate Director in ensuring EH&S performance, compliance and improving culture across all sites.
• Provide advice/assistance to sites on health and safety requirements with audit preparation, follow up from audits and policies/SOPs. Track actions and provide updates.
• Coordinate with guidance of EH&S Associate Director in preparing and updating of EH&S Policies/SOPs and distribution of these, as required.
• Support sites emergency management plans, as required.
• Monitor records of EH&S against legal requirements and Document Retention policy.
• Gathering metrics data and ensuring timely submission by sites on EH&S.
• Gathering data and helping to compile reports for incidents, accidents, ill health data (EMEA).
• Compiling and the distribution of GM reports on H&S for different countries (general, periodic performance reports).
• Environmental Corporate requirements – assist with any particular corporate requirements in sustainability.
• EH&S Programmes, Projects and General Support
• Incident reporting Tool – support EH&S Manager with administrative requirements, training for sites and administrative tasks involved in rolling out updated tool to EMEA region.
• Ensure incidents are reported and investigations are completed correctly.
• Driver safety programme – assist with the roll out of driver safety ‘global/EMEA’ tool.
• Manage in-house training platform ensuring all EH&S courses for staff, are available and completed.
• Assist with providing advice and support to projects for areas of responsibilities, to ensure EH&S considerations throughout the project lifecycle (e.g. review of appropriate documentation).
• Support purchasing and invoicing for the department, in SAP.
• Initiatives
• Support EH&S initiatives at the UK offices physically and remotely for other countries.
• Coordinate Campaigns for EMEA – assist EH&S Associate Director in identifying and rolling out EH&S campaigns across all EMEA, in line with Americas & AsiaPac sites.
• Support EH&S global corporate initiatives and requirements including support of EH&S management systems.
• Communications
• Manage EH&S content for webpages.
• Coordination of EH&S content of the Facilities Handbook and handbook completion (especially new sites).
• Newsletter – coordinate topics and publishing of quarterly editions.

Person Specification

• Ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders.
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent minimum.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, is required.
• Significant number of years work experience in an EH&S role, preferably within the private sector and in an office environment.
• EH&S Lab Support (desired).
• Willingness to travel (essential).
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills, are required.
• Positive, can do attitude is necessary, and candidate must be a team player.