SHEQ Manager

As a SHEQ Manager, with a multi-site role, you will be required to visit and support number of Ambient division distribution centres within the North Midlands and South Yorkshire area. Base location is flexible across these regions. You will support driving a culture of risk based decision making, coaching, training site management teams and ensuring legal and regulatory compliance through the imparting of expert knowledge and practical application of SHEQ principles.

Ensure practical application and guidance is aligned to business risk strategy and is consistently applied across your sites and the wider business. Occasional nights away my be required.,

• Actively drive the creation of a culture of risk based decision making in order to enable business objectives to be delivered most effectively.
• Align advice/guidance provided to Managers/SHEQ Leads with corporate strategy, ensuring compliance with all aspects of relevant legislation for H&S, BRC, Environmental Energy, risk Prevention, Insurance requirements and ensuring solutions are in scope of ISO standards and principles.
• Contribute to the development of H&S Strategy, Risk Plans and utilise KPI data to drive performance improvement and consistent delivery of Policy/Practice across the business.
• Deliver the Company's Safety Management Systems, conducting reviews on SSOW and analyse incident trends contributing recommendations to the quest for continuous improvement.
• Communicate effectively and through a variety of mediums to disseminate information on safety matters. You'll be working in conjunction with local safety committees and attending monthly meetings to implement programmes that promote, learnings, Improvements and a positive safety culture.
• Contribute and provide input through the impairing of specialist knowledge, advice and guidance to incident investigations and coach Operational Managers on incident reporting where necessary.
• Support the design and delivery of a comprehensive programme of Safety Training, bespoke to the needs of individual job roles working in partnership with Operational Managers.
• Conduct regular internal site audits aligned to ISO standards and support with external audits cross the business liaising with GM's and Head of Functions on outputs, monitoring of Improvements and evaluating ongoing compliance using HSE guidelines, BRC requirements and company policy as the basis for content/measurement.
• Liaise with representatives of the relevant official bodies and third-party organisations to develop best practice e.g. Local authorities, HSE, Fire service etc.
• Create and communicate informative safety learnings in the forms of lessons learnt, safety flashes, briefs, tool box talks.
• Reporting of events under RIDDOR, communication to our insurers, supporting and managing subsequent requests for information.

NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent. Diploma or working towards.

• NEBOSH Fire, IEMA, Manual Handling, SEMA Racking inspector, Knowledge of COMAH, DGSA are desirable
• Technical membership of IOSH or above
• A full UK driving licence
• Proven ability to drive/influence culture to promote a safety critical working environment
• Ability to design and delivery Training through the mediums of Classroom, Individual Coaching and/or Toolbox Talks
• Experience of working with external auditors, contractors and suppliers to support accreditation processes and maintain assessment standards across multi-site environments
• Experience of Managing and/or Developing Policy/Procedure with a thorough and practical knowledge of accident investigation and root cause analysis
• Thorough understanding of Health, safety, environmental legislation, PUWER, LOLER, COSHH essential
• Experience in FMCG and or workplace transport environments

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