EY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Health & Safety Leadership

• Lead the development of a positive and proactive HSE culture across all levels of the business.
• Deliver processes, systems, and programmes aligned with industry best practice.
• Act as the SME for the HSE Committee and support its ongoing development.
• Provide coaching, guidance, training and task-specific instruction to operational and managerial personnel.
• Deliver and maintain an effective new-starter HSE induction programme.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Conduct site HSE inspections and internal audits.
• Undertake and maintain PUWER assessments for all equipment.
• Conduct risk assessments for new and existing equipment, processes and activities.
• Maintain and report compliance registers and KPIs on a monthly basis.
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance across all HSE, QMS and medical device requirements where applicable.

ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 Responsibilities

• Maintain, improve and develop all documentation associated with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems.
• Lead preparation for and management of surveillance audits and recertification audits.
• Ensure effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) arising from audits.
• Facilitate management review processes and ensure continual improvement activities are delivered.

Environmental Management

• Manage and maintain the company’s Environmental Permit, ensuring full compliance with permit conditions.
• Coordinate monitoring, reporting and engagement with environmental regulators as required.
• Lead initiatives focused on pollution prevention, waste reduction, carbon reduction and sustainability.
• Ensure environmental risks are identified, assessed and controlled.

Performance Measurement & Reporting

• Produce and report monthly HSE KPIs through established dashboards.
• Contribute to the review and revision of HSE policies, plans, procedures and forms.
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement across all HSE disciplines.

KEY SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• NEBOSH General Certificate essential.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience as a health and safety professional, ideally on a large-scale industrial or COMAH site.
• Experience developing or managing ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 management systems.
• Proven experience managing Environmental Permits.
• Qualified to conduct PUWER assessments.
• Internal auditor qualification for HS & E (ISO 14001 & ISO 45001).
• Strong influencing and communication skills; proven ability to deliver change.
• Desirable: Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH).