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Operational Health & Safety Lead

Job in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, KA3, Scotland, UK
Listing for: Escape
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-13
Job specializations:
  • Pharmaceutical
    Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Occupational Health & Safety
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 55000 - 65000 GBP Yearly GBP 55000.00 65000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Are you an experienced Health & Safety professional who enjoys being out on site, influencing people and driving real cultural change rather than sitting behind a desk?

We're recruiting for an Operational Health & Safety Lead to join a well-established engineering organisation with projects across Scotland and the UK. This is a highly visible leadership role where you'll work alongside operational teams to improve safety performance across workshops, manufacturing operations and customer sites.

You'll be responsible for embedding a positive safety culture, coaching managers and supervisors, improving behavioural safety and ensuring safe systems of work are implemented effectively.

Key Responsibilities
  • Health & Safety leadership across workshop and site operations
  • Promote behavioural safety and interaction
  • Support Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
  • Carry out site inspections, audits and workplace safety reviews
  • Lead accident, incident and near miss investigations
  • Deliver toolbox talks, inductions and safety training
  • Contractor management and permit to work activities
  • Build strong working relationships with operational teams and customers
We're looking for someone with:
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills
  • Previous experience in a senior operational Health & Safety role
  • Strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation
  • Experience with in engineering, manufacturing, construction, industrial or heavy operational environments
  • Full UK Driving Licence
What's on offer
  • Rewarding package
  • Company Car
  • Senior leadership role
  • Excellent autonomy and responsibility
  • Opportunity to influence business-wide Health & Safety culture
  • Join a stable, growing organisation
  • Varied role combining workshop, office and UK site visits

If you're passionate about creating safer workplaces and enjoy working closely with operational teams, please apply.

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