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HSE Manager

Worthington
3 weeks ago
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HSE Manager

Wigan

£45,000 - £50,000

Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm

My Client who are a leading manufacturer within their field, is seeking an experienced HSE Manager to join their team due to continued growth and expansion.

The main purpose of this role is to ensure compliance with government and legal regulations through policy enforcement or adherence to legal guidelines

HSE Manager 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
Educated to Degree Level in Relevant Subject
Hold a NEBOSH Level 3 certificate
Hold IOSH Managing Safely

HSE Manager Duties:

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 site and or restricted areas, site signage and access is gained via suitable procedure through induction of different access requirements; staff, delivery, visitor, consultant, 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 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
Key Skills

HSE Manager, Health, Safety and Environment Manager, Environmental Manager, Environmental Specialist, Environmental Coordinator, QHSE, HSE

Please contact Amy Laplace-McHugh on (url removed) for more information.

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