Health & Safety and Facilities Manager in High Wycombe

At Oxford Instruments, Materials Analysis, we push the boundaries of what’s possible — and we’re looking for a Health & Safety and Facilities Manager who’s ready to do the same. In this influential role, you’ll help shape a forward‑thinking safety culture that empowers our people and supports the cutting‑edge work happening across our site. If you’re energised by innovation, confident influencing others, and motivated by creating environments where people can do their best, safest work, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact and enable possibility every day.

Location

We are a scientific manufacturing company, based in High Wycombe (Cressex). The nature of this role requires someone to be based on‑site.

Key responsibilities

• To develop and implement a health and safety process in line with Oxford Instruments plc policies that comply with UK regulations (OHSAS18001) and that reflect best practice in the sector.
• To manage the environmental impact systems to comply with UK regulations in line with Oxford Instrument plc policies and to work towards ISO14001 as agreed with management.
• To be responsible for monitoring, proposing and implementing the facilities and H&S budget.
• To champion health and safety to drive safe behaviour throughout the site.
• Facilitate the ownership of safety by all employees at all times and in a consistent manner.
• Continually audit all the operations on site to assess the risk of a significant health and safety failure.
• Drive improvement to eliminate unacceptable risk and to achieve the required safety standards cost effectively.
• Report back to senior management on the findings and corrective action taken.
• To action/follow up all near miss/accident reports and liaise directly with the HSE for all reportable incidents.
• Oversee and host external Audits from various government bodies against company standards (ISO14001).
• To carry out basic safety awareness (induction) training for all staff to a high standard and ensure that everyone fully understands their safety responsibilities.
• To arrange for all safety related equipment to be regularly inspected and maintain database of safety equipment issued and inspected.
• To provide and monitor effective systems which ensure optimum safety of all contractors and visitors to the site.
• To provide a framework for the effective control of all COSHH related duties.
• Monitor the control procedures and ensure that they are adhered to.
• Designated as the site Fire Officer and site Safety Officer.
• To organise trial evacuations and alarm tests on a regular basis.
• To manage various infrastructure maintenance contracts and to manage the H&S spend to budget.
• Influence the behavioural safety within the Company through your own example, setting high standards and expectations for those around you.

What we are looking for…

• Significant experience of managing health and safety processes preferably in a technical/manufacturing/engineering environment.
• Thorough knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and directives.
• Experience of implementing OHSAS18001.
• Experience of implementing systems to manage control of substances under COSHH regulations.
• Understanding of quality systems (ISO 9001) and environmental legislation (ISO 14001) would be an advantage.
• Safety related appropriate qualification - e.g. NEBOSH or equivalent.

…and you in return you will get:

• Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays and the option to purchase up to 12 weeks more.
• Employee Assistance Programme; including 24/7 telephone support, access to counselling, financial and debt management and access to trained legal advisors.
• Private health insurance, dental insurance and life assurance.
• Money & lifestyle – MyDiscounts; save money with a number of leading retailers.
• Car salary exchange scheme: sacrifice part of your salary in exchange for a fully serviced, comprehensive insured electric or hybrid vehicle.
• TechScheme and CycleScheme: Purchase a bike and/or Tech or home goods from Currys/IKEA and spread the cost over 12 months.
• Pension; all employees are eligible to join the Group Pension Plan administered by AVIVA.
• Share incentive plan: Invest in your future and share in the success of the company by joining the share incentive plan.

Development

• Encouragement and support to achieve professional and or academic qualifications to support your development and growth.
• Defined career paths and regular reviews.

Next steps:

If you’d like to learn more before applying, or have any questions please contact abby.gelder@oxinst.com. Applicants will be reviewed as quickly as possible, with successful applicants being invited to a Teams call to learn more about the role. Our interviews will consist of a psychometric test, and a 2 stage process, which will be held on‑site at our office.

Equal opportunities and reasonable adjustments:

Oxford Instruments is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Oxford Instruments is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. Please get in touch if you require any reasonable adjustments within the interview process.