HSE Manager

Jackson Hogg are proudly supporting a specialist manufacturing business in the County Durham area on a HSE Manager position, reporting into the Plant Director.

HSE Manager Responsibilities

• Proactively implementing industry best practice in relation to HSE management in a heavy engineering environment.
• Maintaining, improving and enforcing the Company’s HSE management systems and policies.
• Ensuring compliance with all statutory duties related to HSE (including radiation protection).
• Maintaining the Company’s ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 accreditation.
• Ensuring that all Risk Assessments (RA) and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) are accurate, appropriate, consistent and up-to-date.
• Ensuring that all training is thorough, consistent and up-to-date.
• Leading accident and incident investigation and the implementation of corrective actions.
• Collecting and analysing accident and incident data to inform safety policy.
• Managing the Company’s Make Our Plant Safer (MOPS) accident reduction incentive scheme.
• Coordinating Occupational Health screening and associated medical arrangements.
• Liaising with outside authorities including the Health & Safety Executive, Environment Agency, local council and industry associations.
• Chairing monthly HSE meetings.
• Liaising with the Company’s insurers regarding Employers Liability claims.
• Liaising with contractors for major construction or plant installation projects.
• Leading on environmental sustainability activities and associated reporting.
• Coordinating security arrangements (excluding Cyber Security).

HSE Manager Requirements

• Ability to lead the HSE function across a dynamic and successful organisation
• Proficiency to drive HSE excellence driven by an understanding of risk management.
• Passionate and clear commitment to (and belief in) the message that all incidents and injuries are preventable.
• Clear and demonstrable desire for continuous improvement.
• Relationship building within the wider operational team.
• Analytical strength to define systems and documentation based on empirical knowledge and insight.
• Project management skills.
• Clear and effective communication skills with a good proven track record in people management and development
• Proven experience in similar organisations, ideally within high risk or complex manufacturing, engineering or hazardous environments
• Supporting HSE Qualifications, i.e NEBOSH/IOSH