Health & Safety Manager

Job title:
Health and Safety Manager

Hours:
37.5

Location:
Havant Leisure Centre

Salary: £45,000-£49,000

Looking for a workplace that ignites your passion, values respect, encourages innovation, and embraces being dynamic? Look no further! This role offers you the opportunity to join a team that believes in empowering its colleagues to unlock their full potential with Horizon.

Horizon Leisure Centres is a leisure trust operating since 1997, with centres in Waterlooville, Havant and Guildford. We are passionate about health and wellbeing and are committed to making an outstanding positive impact on our customers and within our local community. Our mission is to support and inspire our local communities to live healthier and happier lives by providing affordable access to sport and leisure facilities to all.

As Horizon's Health and Safety Manager, you'll be at the forefront of driving a proactive, safety-first culture across all our leisure facilities. This role isn’t just about overseeing policies and compliance, it’s about leading the way to ensure we set the highest standards of health and safety every day. You will have the responsibility and authority to shape Horizon’s Health & Safety management system, ensuring that policies and procedures are not just followed, but are lived and breathed by every team member.

Visibility and leadership are at the heart of this role. You’ll lead by example, bringing energy, accountability, and a results-driven approach to health and safety. Your proactive mindset will help you identify opportunities for improvement and drive continuous development, ensuring Horizon’s facilities are always ahead of the curve when it comes to safety and compliance. You’ll be a key influencer in the business, collaborating closely with senior management to make sure that health and safety standards are consistently maintained and elevated across the organisation.

This is an opportunity to lead, inspire, and make a real impact on the safety culture at Horizon.

Interested? Want to know how you can join our team? Take a look at this great opportunity!

We are looking for a Health and Safety Manager to join us in transforming our business from 'good' to 'great'! This is a thrilling time for our company, and we need a key team member like you to help us achieve unprecedented success.

A hands-on role that requires you to:

• Develop and Maintain H&S Systems: Lead the development and continuous improvement of Horizon’s Health & Safety management system, ensuring all policies, procedures, and regulations are adhered to across all leisure facilities. Communicate updates clearly and ensure compliance at all levels.

• Compliance & Auditing: Oversee regular compliance checks and audits to ensure building safety and regulatory adherence. Work with the operational team to prepare for Quest Assessments and external Health & Safety audits. Conduct ‘in-house’ audits, ensuring any issues are identified and resolved proactively.

• Data Analysis & Reporting: Utilise the STITCH software system to gather and analyse key health and safety data. Present monthly reports, identifying trends and areas for improvement to senior management.

• Legionella Compliance: Act as the Competent Person for legionella, ensuring full compliance and effective management of risks.

• Risk Assessments & Documentation: Ensure that comprehensive and up-to-date risk assessments, including fire risk assessments, are conducted across all facilities. Review and refine as necessary to maintain high standards of safety.

• Accident Investigations: Document and investigate accidents thoroughly, making recommendations for improvements and ensuring lessons learned are implemented. Ensure that any…