Irwin and Colton
Head of Health and Safety
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Head of Health and Safety
Mansfield, Newcastle or Glasgow with Nationwide Travel
£80,000 - £90,000 + Car or Car Allowance and Excellent Benefits
Are you ready to take ownership of Health and Safety across a growing, multi-site waste and recycling business where you can make a genuine, lasting impact?
We are seeking a senior Head of Health and Safety to lead the safety strategy across a specialist UK-wide operation, with responsibility for approximately eight sites and further growth through organic expansion and acquisitions. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is a key leadership position, working to shape strategy and drive a consistent Safety First culture across the organisation.
This is a senior role for someone who can operate strategically while maintaining a visible presence across the sites. Based from Mansfield, Newcastle or Glasgow, with regular nationwide travel this is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact on safety performance and support the business through its next phase of growth.
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Responsibilities
- Leading the Health and Safety strategy across a multi-site UK operation, embedding a consistent Safety First culture
- Providing senior leadership and challenge to operational teams, ensuring robust standards, controls and risk management are consistently applied
- Overseeing safety performance, including incident investigations, audits, reporting and corrective actions, driving continuous improvement
- Maintaining and developing Health and Safety systems, policies and standards, ensuring compliance with legislation and industry best practice
The Ideal Candidate
- Proven senior Health and Safety leadership experience within a waste, recycling, industrial or high-risk operational environment
- Strong knowledge of UK Health and Safety legislation, risk management and safety management systems
- NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Health and Safety qualification
- A practical, visible and collaborative leadership style, with the ability to operate strategically while remaining close to the frontline operation
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This is an excellent opportunity to work for a world-leading brand within their field in a professional working environment. If the role is of interest, please contact Scott Whyte on or 01923 937 123.
Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.
Irwin and Colton Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website irwinandcolton.com. Irwin and Colton is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.
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