Group HSE Manager in Leicester

Our client is a well-established manufacturing engineering business based in Leicestershire with a range of products it delivers into multiple industry sectors. With a new manufacturing facility in the near future being developed, as well as a number of developments occurring at the current facility and due to retirement, we have the need to bring a dynamic and broadly experienced HSE Manager into the business that can ensure compliance and project delivery over the coming number of years.

The key responsibilities include:

• Maintain all aspects of safety management system to ensure continued full compliance with legislative requirements and improving safety performance.
• Review and communicate policies, procedures, safe systems of work, risk assessments and follow up resultant actions.
• Investigate accidents and incidents, follow up corrective actions.
• Auditing policies and procedures to identify shortcomings and implement improvements.
• Manage and co-ordinate sub-contractors.
• Electricity – manage fixed wiring inspections, PAT testing, HV maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with paint process permit requirements, act as key contact for local council in compliance audits.
• Organise & manage annual / bi-annual emissions testing as required.
• Manage fire safety – risk assessment, inspections, testing, evacuations, extinguisher maintenance.
• First Aid – manage & maintain resources, identify & fulfil training requirements, audit.
• Manage & maintain security and gatehouse instructions.
• Deliver new employee inductions.
• Manage lifting equipment and accessories registers, statutory inspections & corrective actions.
• Manage pressure vessel and LEV statutory inspections.
• Manage the Occupational Health programme and referrals.
• Maintain and add Safe Lifting Practices for basic, standard and complex lifting operations.
• Attend & contribute to Safety Committee meetings, provide stats, reports and compile minutes.
• Identify training requirements, prepare and provide or organise & manage safety training as required.
• Maintain authorised user lists for all machines.
• Manage site safety inspections process & provide reports.
• Co-ordinate and manage risk assessment & review program and ensure risk assessments are in place for all activities, equipment and substances as well as specific topics separately mandated. Follow up & close out identified actions.
• Manage and update safety communication program, provide reports.
• PPE - Specify, communicate, train, record issue, manage, control issue and monitor usage.
• Safety signage – ensure safety signage is clear, up to date and compliant.
• Manage HAVS and power tool specifications.
• Arrange compliant disposal of hazardous waste, maintain waste producer records.

This is a great opportunity to further develop your HSE management and leadership ability in a changing and exciting time for a growing business. There are further career growth opportunities for the role holder within the Group over time that will see the role grow in responsibility and experience terms for the right candidate.