Head of Health, Safety & Environmental Assurance and Learn From Experience (LFE)

Head of Health, Safety & Environmental Assurance and Learn from Experience (LFE)

Job Family: Health, Safety and Environment

5 day week (finish at 12.30pm Friday)

39hrs per week

Salary banding - CIRCA £50k per annum depending on experience

Main Purpose of Role

Mission Statement

Development and maintenance of PYL’s Health, Safety & Environmental Management System (HSEMS) to ensure that it meets the requirements of our undertakings and drives our continuous, cultural improvements journey.

Attitudes and Behaviours

Effectively managing health, safety & environment is not just about having a HSEMS. The success of whatever process or system is in place still hinges on the attitudes and behaviours of people in the organisation and our 'safety culture'.

Ultimately our goal is to continue to provide world class products with a ‘can do’ attitude, maturing our outlook towards ‘can do safely’ within every department and area of the business.

Responsibilities/ Tasks

The Head of Health, Safety & Environmental Assurance & LFE will primarily oversee; the delivery and efficacy of the HSEMS through a comprehensive audit programme, make informed improvements of the same and provide an effective overview of LFE through our accident/ incident reporting platform.

• Develop Health and Safety & Environmental documents which are functional and concise, with the emphasis on their effectiveness rather than sheer volume of paperwork.

• Embedding the formal documentation of our HSEMS ensuring that it aligns with the human elements of its implementation. Driving a focus away from systems towards a risk awareness and behaviours emphasis.

• Independently assuring ‘sentencing’ of accidents and near misses to ensure that any control measures identified are proportionate to risk and likelihood of harm/ damage occurring

• Independently ensuring that lessons are learned and communicated, to the relevant internal and external stakeholders, from previous accident, incidents and near misses so that identical or similar events arising from our undertakings can be prevented in the future

• Support the management and delivery of the company’s ISO 45001/ 14001-2015 accreditation by development and maintenance of the company’s HSEMS

Line Management / Supervision

There will be no direct line management for this post.

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you may be required to undertake other duties appropriate to your role.

KPIS

• Achievement of KPI targets as set by the business
• Assisting the sites to achieve identified environmental related KPI’s

Strategic Interface

• Strategic overview and sentencing of HS&E accidents and near misses liaising with internal and external stakeholders
• Liaise with the HS&E Team to ensure environmental and sustainability initiatives, projects and campaigns for the company are clearly communicated where required
• Align and develop strategic relationships with; Site Directors, associated managers, departments and production workforce to communicate the HSEMS which has an emphasis on human and cultural aspects
• Liaise with Finance Business Partners to communicate and advise on budgets and costs associated with HSEMS and accident/ near miss investigation platforms.
• Liaise with the internal and external stakeholders to ensure that our strategic HSEMS is effectively communicated

Person Specification

Essential

• Minimum Grad(IOSH) preferably CMIOSH
• Comprehensive knowledge of HS&E legislation
• Implementation of positive behavioural change programmes
• Passion and motivation for Health, Safety & Environment
• Competent using Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Project Management skills – able to plan, organise and lead projects
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in running initiatives, projects and campaigns
• Good at problem solving and supportive at a practical level
• Proactive with attention to detail and quality
• Confident and enthusiastic
• Good time management
• Ability to work under own initiative or part of a team
• Good team building skills with ability to liaise with a wide range of people

Desirable

• • Member of Institute of Environmental Management Assessment (IEMA)
  • Experience with ISO 45001 & 14001-2015
  • Experience within the manufacturing or marine sector​

Benefits

• Holiday – above statutory guidelines
• Pension – employer contributions
• Generous sick pay scheme
• Perkbox employee discounts nationally and locally
• Life Assurance
• Car Park
• Boat Trips
• Boat Shows
• Christmas Kids Party
• Training and Development
• Long Service Awards / Money / Badges / Letters
• Simply Health Cash Plan
• Family Days
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme – free counselling/Wellbeing advice)
• OH / Physio support
• Bereavement Leave – above statutory guidelines
• Retirement support / working days run down
• Private Health Care (dependant of level of position – Management level and above)

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