Safety Health & Environment Business Partner in Coalville

We are a business loaded with opportunity and career progression. We are innovators, designers, makers, and engineers who manufacture and provide smart, efficient, and effective building products and solutions. Through our customer relationships, diverse building product range, and solutions, we enable the creation of inspirational homes, places, and spaces for us all to live and work better. With eight core product categories, underpinned by expert design and technical services, we work with architects, builders, merchants, and the wider construction supply chain to build the face of Britain. We are fully committed to a net zero future and continue to invest in expertise and product development to manufacture more efficiently and sustainably. We pride ourselves on leading for new, innovative, and sustainable products and solutions, both for today and for a new era of building.

To support our progress, we are currently recruiting for a Safety Health & Environment Business Partner to come and join our team at Ibstock PLC. Responsible for the following sites: Newcastle upon Tyne, Leicestershire, Nottingham, Newcastle under Lyme and Walsall.

Job Purpose: Responsible for providing strategic SH&E support to Ibstock Group and Senior Leadership Teams that is aligned to the Group SH&E strategy and action plan in place for the elimination of workplace accidents, ill health, Environmental compliance, and achievement of the 5-year plan. Possesses the skills to lead and manage relationships with senior management to deliver the requirements to implement the SH&E road map.

Key Accountabilities:

• To contribute to the development of the Group SH&E strategy as part of the SH&E team.
• Identifying opportunities and leading projects for the elimination of workplace accidents, ill health, and environmental compliance.
• To lead on SH&E projects for the continued development and improvement of the Integrated Management System.
• To lead SH&E projects making sure the project delivers the expected outcomes and benefits; be effective at planning, monitoring and reviewing and making sure the project is running on time and to budget.
• Co-ordinating work done by different people; be able to manage resources and deliver the correct outcome.
• To implement safety standards that meet the requirements of health and safety regulations and are to industry best practice.
• Coach senior leaders to ensure the appropriate level of focus is given to effective employee engagement through visible felt leadership.
• Ensure high levels of engagement and performance are in place through effective leadership, communication, recognition, inclusion and focus on employee health, safety and wellbeing.
• Creating and embedding a culture where change and continuous improvement is successfully managed through clear change principles, successful planning, effective engagement at all levels and realisation of key benefits from change activities.
• To develop our policies, procedures, working standards and competence training to ensure compliance with statutory legislation, disseminating best practice.
• Support operational management and SH&E Advisors on the implementation of new initiatives and projects related to SH&E, providing suitable advice and assistance.
• Reviewing all environmental incidents, accidents, dangerous occurrences, safety concerns incidents and cases of occupational ill health, and identifying opportunities, implementing initiatives / campaigns to improve performance.
• Compile and analyse accident and incident statistics and produce monthly reports.
• Support the embedding of sustainable behaviour and practices.
• Providing cover for the SHE Business Partners during holiday or absences.
• Coaching the SH&E Co-ordinators to ensure day-to-day tasks are complete in line with site expectations.
• Performing monthly check in to track progress on objectives and coaching performance to ensure delivery.
• Deputising the Head of function where required.
• Provide monthly report by 5th working day to Head of Function on department performance as per the template provided.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• NEBOSH Diploma, Environment Certificate.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint software.
• Good understanding of UK SH&E regulatory framework.
• Management systems such as ISO14001, 9001 or 45001 and work with certification bodies.
• Preparation of documents used for legal purposes such as SH&E policies, guidance notes, training packages, incident investigations etc.
• Extensive experience in presenting and influencing at Senior level.
• Extensive experience in project management, planning what work needs to be done, risks involved in a particular project and managing these risks; making sure the work is done to the right standard.
• Be able to motivate and encourage others; be decisive and able to work well under pressure; resolve conflicts and good at problem solving.

Desirable:

• Trained in project Management / Lead.
• Trained in Root Cause Analyses (RCA) techniques.
• Relevant Degree (desired).
• IOSH membership.
• Certified auditor.

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More details:

• Full time, permanent role.
• Competitive salary.
• Car allowance.
• Digicare Provided by Aviva.
• 10% matched pension, administered by Legal and General.
• 3x life insurance.
• Share Save scheme eligibility.
• Full access to Employee Assistance programme for self and family members.
• Access to high street retail discounts platform - with access to discounts at Tesco, Asda, etc.
• Personal development and career progression opportunities.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion? Excited about the role, but your experience or qualifications don't perfectly match everything in the job description? We would encourage you to still apply. Studies have shown that some people, particularly from minority groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Here at Ibstock Plc we are dedicated to building belonging, empowering our colleagues to be their true self by offering a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. You may just be the right candidate for this role, or other future roles across the Ibstock Group. Ibstock Plc are committed and passionate about building a diverse environment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, disability, or age.