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Health and Safety Manager

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Health and Safety Manager - Facilities Management | Outside IR35 | 40hr week Mon - Fri

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a Leading Facilities Management company who are experiencing significant growth. The Health & Safety Manager is responsible for upholding health and safety standards And maintaining a positive culture towards behavioural safety at sites nationally. This role will include national travel, and you will have full autonomy on managing your diary. You will be the go-to person and will be manage all facilities duties by providing an efficient, well-maintained and safe working environment for employees and visitors by using best business practices. 

Day rate: DOE

 Responsibilities:

  • Undertake regular observation inspections and audits in keeping with an agreed programme in all operating regions and act and report accordingly.

  • Investigate and report on incidents, dangerous occurrences, ill health, wellbeing concerns and near misses. Identify opportunities for improvement.

  • Prepare and present leading and lagging indicator statistics relevant to the development of the safety strategy.

  • Advise and assist site and office-based staff on all aspects of the Company's, Health & Safety Environmental and Energy Systems and procedures.

  • Source, plan, and deliver training to employees to recognised/acceptable standards. - Assess competence of sub-contractors. - Contribute to the development of operating procedures and other aspects of the Safety, Health, Environmental and Energy Management Systems.

  • Carry out risk, COSHH assessments and writing of method statements whilst ensuring compliance with H&S and legal obligations.

  • Continuous Improvement of processes within Quality Management System

  • Coordinate internal annual audits for site health & safety, catering, contractors, security and the IMS. The successful candidate:

  • Relevant H&S, Certificate IOSH Managing Safely essential or equivalent qualification.

  • Experience preferably in a health and safety/environmental/energy related role with the FM/Building Services Industry.

  • Experience in delivering presentations/training sessions.

  • Experience of health and safety, environmental, and energy management systems

  • Auditing and Compliance experience

  • Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office and Databases

  • Outstanding communication both written and verbal across all levels of internal and external interface

 

Requirements:

  • A flexible approach to meet business and customer needs. 

  • Ability to travel to sites in a geographical area with flexibility to travel across the UK 

  • Role requires occasional overnight stays.

  • Full UK driving licence.

 

 

lee.spiers@thornbaker.co.uk