Washington
Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a market-leading manufacturing organisation in the search for a dynamic and experienced HSE Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to lead health, safety, and environmental initiatives in a fast-paced, innovative manufacturing environment, making a real impact on operational excellence and workforce wellbeing. Overall Purpose: • To ensure compliance with UK HSE legislation and relevant industry standards, ensuring safe operations at Washington Manufacturing site.. Health and Safety Leadership: • Develop implement and continuously improve health and safety policies and procedures tailored to the manufacturing environment, wider office locations and home office environments., • Lead and champion a proactive high performing safety culture., • Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation including but not limited to Health and Safety at work Act, COSHH, PUWER, RIDDOR and relevant HSE guidance., • Support alignment with external standards such as ISO 13485/MDR in co-ordination with Quality teams, • Conduct and maintain risk assessments, COSHH Assessments, DSE Assessments, and machine safety reviews across all manufacturing site environments and office locations., • Oversee safe systems of work including lock out/tagout, manual handing, working at height and equipment validation and training compliance., • Carry out regular health and safety inspections/audits of production areas, office areas, storage, warehouse, rest areas and vehicle movements both onsite and access/egress to the sites., • Ensure compliance with machine guarding and PUWER requirements., • Work with Engineering and Quality on equipment qualification, process change and layout improvements to ensure continued safety., • Lead timely investigations into all incidents using root cause analysis tools., • Work cross functionally to implement corrective actions and preventive actions using CAPAs., • Deliver and co-ordinate health and safety training covering PPE, Induction, Chemical handling, production activities, first aid, emergency response, mental health first aid, fire marshals and equipment safety., • Support operational managers and SLT in coaching staff, reinforcing daily safe operating practices., • Maintain accurate safety documentation including training records, COSHH, audit, permits and HSE incidents., • Prepare safety performance reports and presentations as required for Senior Leadership Team and Line manager as directed., • Promote environmental sustainability initiatives and ensure environmental compliance., • Ideally hold a degree in Occupational health & safety, Environmental health, engineering or related field., • Risk Assessment methodologies., • Strong working Knowledge of UK HSE legislation., • £49,000 - £55,000 per annum., • Day shift role: Monday to Friday 9AM - 5PM., • Flexible Working is offered for this position. Employee is able to build a Flexible allowance 2 days credit/1 day deficit., • Pension contribution 5%., • Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme., • Death In service Benefit 2 x Annual salary., • Perkbox., • Health Shield, Cash Health Scheme.