HSE Manager
Due to continuous growth, our client based in the Wigan area is looking for an experienced HSE Manager to join their team on a permanent basis.
About the role:
Ensuring compliance with government and legal regulations through policy enforcement or adherence to legal guidelines.
To ensure the effectiveness of the EHS Department. To contribute to the executive decision-making processes to ensure a commitment to achieve progressively higher standards within the company and move it towards being the best in its field of activities and to be an advocate for improvement and change across all its functions and at all levels.
To promote a positive climate in which EHS is seen by management, employees, neighbours, customers and other off-site agencies as being fundamental to the company’s day-to-day operations. Ensuring that policies, programmes, systems, procedures and registrations are developed and maintained to meet company and regulatory health, safety, environmental and quality assurance requirements.
To ensure current awareness with relevant HSE issues is maintained through liaison with the Chemical Industries Association and other organisations.
HSE Manager Responsibilities:
Management, Implementation and Communication of the Management Systems [45001 & 14001]
Accident and incident investigations, report findings and Identify countermeasures to prevent reoccurrence by RCA and Risk Management; identification of hazard and planning of action to remove or reduce.
Acknowledge, Investigate, and resolve non-conformance.
Implementation, communication and Review of Audit requirements both internal and external
Required to keep up to date with legislation and industry best practice and prepare, communicate changes highlighting any risk or operations requirements.
Management of Legislation Register, ensuring of site compliance through documented checks and protocol.
Organise all required HSE training programmes for relevant site personnel,
Develop, implement, and manage regulations under the health and safety at work act 1974 safety programs (Confined Space Entry, LOTO, Safe Isolation of plant, Hazard Communication, Hazard Waste Management, Emergency Response, Fall Protection, Respiratory Protection, Hearing Conservation, etc.) to ensure compliance with applicable health and safety standards.
HSE duties around the safety and environmental complaint operations of the facility, completion, and communication of any required documentation to any third party [or interested party]
Site safety protocol including, communication and awareness to all who access the site and or restricted areas, site signage and access is gained via suitable procedure through induction of different access requirements; staff, delivery, visitor, consultant, and contractor ensuring other staff understand their role and responsibility in the management of safe operation of the site ensuring awareness of hazard and required protocol.
Coordinate and lead the site safety committee activities.
To assist the Process Safety team in process hazard assessments (PHA), including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, HFA and the development of ALARP demonstrations, as required under COMAH.
Liaise with all interested parties; enforcing competent authorities on HSE matters, the Emergency Services, to arrange regular Emergency Drills to enable the testing and review of the on-site Emergency Response Plan and development and maintenance of the off-site Emergency Response Plan with the local Emergency Planning authority.
To act as Fire Officer for the site, and to ensure site fire risk assessments are up to date and necessary control measures are implemented, monitored and reviewed.
Report and communicate department performance, risk and opportunity to senior management.
Manage the sites COSHH Assessment process, including carrying out of such assessments.
To carry out any reasonable requests within the work environment in the interests and support of the company that may not be specifically detailed above.
Responsible for developing the environmental strategy and environmental performance.
Manage the site environmental permit and prepare any correspondence to the regulator or applications for variations that may be required and reporting of any permit breaches.
Undertake environmental risk assessments including source-pathway-receptor trio assessment as per CDOIF methodology.
Product Life Cycle Assessment
Internal improvements on 12 principles of green chemistry
Essential HSE Manager Skills / Knowledge / Experience
Model and promote an organisational culture that fosters safety through effective leadership.
Completion and management of risk assessments including COSHH
Experience of a COMAH site
Ability to lead scenario training and emergency drills
Knowledge of 45001 & 14001
Internal audit experience
Desirable HSE Manager Skills / Knowledge / Experience
Good working knowledge of the chemical industry and associated legislation
Chair meetings or committees
Experience in a similar role
Presenting to groups including senior management
Co-ordination of site training
HSE Manager Qualifications:
Supervisory / Management Qualification (ILM, NEBS) (Essential)
Educated to Degree Level in Relevant Subject (Essential)
NEBOSH Level 3 certificate (Essential)
IOSH Managing Safely (Essential)
Lead Auditor 45001 & 14001 (9001) (Desirable)
Benefits:
Location: Wigan
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 8am to 4pm – Monday to Friday
Salary: £45,000 to £50,000 per annum subject to experience
Holiday Entitlement: 33 days – includes bank holiday entitlement
Company Benefits: Company Pension - Company contributes 3% and the employee contributes 5%
Healthcare - Eligible for BUPA cover after 6 months probationary period.