Principal People
Health And Safety Manager
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Health and Safety Manager – Manufacturing – Kingston-upon-Thames – £55,000 to £65,000 + Benefits Package
Principal People are delighted to be working exclusively with an established manufacturing business to recruit a Health and Safety Manager.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced health and safety professional to join a growing, design-led organisation and take ownership of the health and safety function across a busy, hands-on operation.
The successful candidate will lead the day-to-day health and safety function across the business, taking responsibility for the continual improvement of policies, procedures and management systems across manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and office environments.
This is a highly visible role with the opportunity to influence managers, support operational teams, and build a proactive safety culture where safety is viewed as an integral part of how the business delivers its work.
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Key Duties
- Leading the day-to-day health and safety function across manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and office environments.
- Developing, implementing and continually improving health and safety policies, procedures and management systems.
- Overseeing safety across production and workshop activities.
- Managing safety across the sites, including contractor management and RAMS.
- Leading incident investigations and root cause analysis and maintaining risk registers and corrective actions.
- Delivering a structured programme of workplace inspections, internal audits and health and safety training.
- Supporting managers to take ownership of safety within their teams and driving continuous improvement across the business.
Why should you apply for the role?
- The chance to take ownership of the health and safety function and shape it within a growing business.
- A creative production environment where no two projects are the same.
- A business that genuinely values health and safety and is investing in it, including working towards ISO 45001.
- A varied role that combines hands-on operational work with strategic responsibility.
- Working as part of a close-knit and supportive team.
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We would love to see CVs from people who have:
- NEBOSH General Certificate as a minimum (NEBOSH Diploma advantageous).
- Experience in a health and safety role within manufacturing, production or a similarly hands-on operational environment.
- Strong working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation.
- ~5 years’ experience in Health and Safety (Management experience preferred).
- Excellent communication, coaching and problem-solving skills.
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