Health and Safety Manager

SFM
Binley Woods, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Last month
Posted
9 Apr 2026 (Last month)

Health and Safety Manager

Location: Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2RQ

Salary: Competitive, DOE

Contract: Permanent, Full time, 30-37.5hrs

Benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Contributory pension scheme

• Life cover

• Incapacity benefits

• Cash Back Medical Scheme

About the Company:

We are an innovative medical devices manufacturer of advanced wound care products, including combination products, from gelling fibres and fabrics.

We deliver innovative, cost effective and quality products and solutions for the advanced wound care industry helping to improve patient care and wellbeing.

About the Role:

We are seeking a motivated and driven Health & Safety professional who leads by example and is passionate about creating a positive, proactive safety culture.

The ideal candidate will have the confidence and influence to inspire behavioural change across the organisation, driving continuous improvement and embedding a strong health and safety mindset at every level.

If you’re energised by the opportunity to make a real impact, champion best practice, and foster a workplace where safety is truly at the heart of everything we do, we’d love to hear from you.

Duties to include:

Health & Safety Leadership

• Lead the development of a positive and proactive HSE culture across all levels of the business.

• Deliver processes, systems, and programmes aligned with industry best practice.

• Act as the SME for the HSE Committee and support its ongoing development.

• Provide coaching, guidance, training and task-specific instruction to operational and managerial personnel.

• Deliver and maintain an effective new-starter HSE induction programme.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Conduct site HSE inspections and internal audits.

• Undertake and maintain PUWER assessments for all equipment.

• Conduct risk assessments for new and existing equipment, processes and activities.

• Maintain and report compliance registers and KPIs on a monthly basis.

• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance across all HSE, QMS and medical device requirements where applicable.

ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 Responsibilities

• Maintain, improve and develop all documentation associated with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems.

• Lead preparation for and management of surveillance audits and recertification audits.

• Ensure effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) arising from audits.

• Facilitate management review processes and ensure continual improvement activities are delivered.

Environmental Management

• Manage and maintain the company’s Environmental Permit, ensuring full compliance with permit conditions.

• Coordinate monitoring, reporting and engagement with environmental regulators as required.

• Lead initiatives focused on pollution prevention, waste reduction, carbon reduction and sustainability.

• Ensure environmental risks are identified, assessed and controlled.

Performance Measurement & Reporting

• Produce and report monthly HSE KPIs through established dashboards.

• Contribute to the review and revision of HSE policies, plans, procedures and forms.

• Promote innovation and continuous improvement across all HSE disciplines.

Key skills / abilities:

• NEBOSH General Certificate essential.

• Minimum 10 years’ experience as a health and safety professional, ideally on a large-scale industrial or COMAH site.

• Experience developing or managing ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 management systems.

• Proven experience managing Environmental Permits.

• Qualified to conduct PUWER assessments.

• Internal auditor qualification for HS & E (ISO 14001 & ISO 45001).

• Strong influencing and communication skills; proven ability to deliver change.

• Desirable: Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH).

Important Information:

Due to the number of applications we receive, we will only contact those candidates that we want to take forward to interview; if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

If you have the skills and experience we require for this role and are looking for a new challenge, please click on APPLY Today and forward an up-to-date CV and cover letter, explaining why you are a good fit for this role.

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