Health & Safety Manager in Donnington, United Kingdom

Due to an internal promotion, we have an opening for a Health and Safety Manager! This role is perfect for a passionate professional ready to step up and lead our Health and Safety initiatives.

Your Role

As the Health and Safety Manager, you will play a pivotal role in our commitment to creating a safe and compliant workplace. Working closely with the QSHE Manager, you will take the lead in Health and Safety, ensuring that best practices are upheld throughout all areas of our operations.

In collaboration with the wider QSHE team, including specialists in Quality, Environmental Management, Learning & Development, Dangerous Goods Safety (DGSA), and Administration, you will drive adherence to Health and Safety legislation, company policies, and contractual obligations. By managing and supporting a dedicated Health and Safety team, you’ll champion the implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Your role will serve as a central resource for Health and Safety guidance, providing a consistent and unified approach across the entire contract

Your Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the H&S team, setting clear performance expectations and supporting direct reports in the identification and setting of their business and developmental goals.

• Linemanagement responsibility for QSHE (H&S) advisors, ensuring team aresupported in all HR matters and in accordance with KN HR policies andprocedures

• Collaboratewith site managers, contractors, and external agencies to promote asafety-conscious culture

• Ensurea suitable and sufficient risk assessment process is in place and effectivelymanaged.

• Ensure the incident management systems are effectively managed, that incidents are suitably reported, investigated and mitigating actions identified and implemented in a timely manner.

• Manage learning and development requirements for self and direct report. Ensuring mandatory training requirements are kept up to date and supporting professional development.

Your Skills and Experiences

• NEBOSH NGC essential

• NEBOSH/NCRQ Diploma desirable

• Understand and encourage new ways of working within safety team

• Experience within a customer focused environment

• Ability to implement dynamic solutions to counter changes in business trends

Please be aware that by applying for this
role, you are agreeing to participate in the employment screening
process. This process will include criminal record checking and identity
validation. This means that KN will ask successful applicants to provide
certain information and documentation to enable these checks to be conducted.

Any appointment will then be strictly
conditional upon, and subject to, the receipt of satisfactory results of these
checks

Good Reasons to Join

If you would like to become a valued member of our team, we will make sure that you’re rewarded for your commitment and expertise. You can join the contributory Kuehne+Nagel pension plan and enjoy our Route 2 Rewards scheme which offers everything from discounts, benefit information, recognition and its own wellbeing centre. We care for our colleagues (and their immediate family) with our employee assistance programme providing access to 24/7 GP, legal and financial advice along with mental health counselling. All of this to help you live a happier and healthier life
As proud holders of the Gold Covenant, we are a forces-friendly employer who recognise the skills, expertise and value service leavers bring to our organisation.

Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am – 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: [email protected] with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.