SHQE Manager

The Position reports to the QHSE Manager EMEA with dotted line reporting into the Site Director, CRC Industries UK Ltd., in relation to local activities. The position has one direct report.

Office based, with scope for occasional remote working, as agreed with Line Manager. The position will require regular presence within the production and warehouse floor areas of the business. The position will require some limited, occasional travel to our sister Company located in Belgium.

To assume full responsibility for the maintenance, development and continual improvement of all aspects of the Company’s Safety, Health, Quality and Environmental management systems to ensure compliance with the requirements of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and the COMAH Regulations.

To promote and communicate site Safety, Health, Quality and Environmental policies to all personnel; and to develop, revise and implement written SHQE programmes that ensure overall compliance with all regulatory requirements.

To provide general support to local site-based functions and to collaborate closely with the Plant Manager to support safe, compliant and efficient site operations; and to engage with regional and global colleagues in relation to the execution of project initiatives and the continuous improvement of the Organisation’s SHQE systems.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Safety

• Ensure that the Company continues to discharge its legal obligations as an operator of a Lower Tier COMAH registered site.
• Act as the routine liaison with the Competent Authority for COMAH, The Health and Safety Ensure, together with the Plant Manager, the execution and follow-up of (potential) action plans. The Plant Manager acts as the senior site authority for COMAH-related decisions, resource allocation and regulatory closures; the SHQE Manager provides system governance, documentation and regulatory coordination.
• Develop and improve the Company’s Safety Management System and any associated plant and site safety programmes.
• Promote a culture of safety that encourages the timely reporting of accidents, incidents/ near-misses and unsafe conditions; and make recommendations to reduce and/or eliminate incident re-occurrences.
• To work as part of a wider management team to ensure that the Company continually improves its processes to meet the requirements of the DSEAR Regulations.
• Ensure that regular safety audits are conducted, records are maintained and that corrective actions are followed up.
• Support an effective Management of Change process.
• Ensure that effective induction programmes are maintained to protect the safety of new employees, external contractors and visitors.
• Ensure that effective policies and arrangements are in place to ensure the correct provision and use of PPE and RPE appropriate to the tasks and activities carried out on site.
• Provide safety advice to line management and lead training initiatives related to safety matters.
• To be a key member of the on-site emergency response team and to respond to out-of-hours incidents, as required.

Health

• Ensure that the Company meets its statutory requirements to protect the health of its employees.
• Ensure that effective workplace exposure monitoring programs are implemented, maintained and improved to protect the health of employees handling dangerous substances.
• Liaise with third party OHS consultants to carry out health screening activities outsourced to external parties.
• Manage activities relating to first aid requirements, ensuring that a sufficient number of trained first aiders are available for the size of workforce.
• Review ‘SDS’ of any proposed new chemical substances required for use in formulations, in conjunction with the R&D function.

Quality

• Manage the Company’s QMS (Quality Management System) in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001.
• Ensure that all necessary internal audits, external audits and management reviews are conducted and that documented records of all relevant activities are maintained.
• Lead and manage the internal audit team, ensuring that effective training is in place to maximise the skills and effectiveness of its members.
• Ensure that documented processes are in place…