Health & Safety Manager

We’ve got an opportunity for a Health & Safety Manager to join our Meat Manufacturing Site in Winsford.

The successful candidate will support the delivery of the Myton Health & Safety Strategy within the sites to drive Health & Safety Standard at sites today, Supporting our colleagues to ensure everyone’s safety is at the forefront of everything they do. You’ll also focus on effectively Integrating with the site leadership team to drive compliance to Health & Safety, supporting Environmental standards and to ensure high colleague engagement across the site. In addition to site leadership you’ll also support sites to drive continual improvements in their safety culture and all aspects of Health & Safety, including policies, procedures and risk assessments.

The role will also be responsible for the following:

• Ensure the site management team, colleagues & visitors comply with Health and Safety legislation and adhere to Myton policy and procedure in relation to safe working practices.
• Listening & responding to colleagues at all levels with the goal of supporting site to continually improve the Health and Safety culture and reducing risk.
• Any amends, improvements or updates to the sites Health, Safety and Environmental management system are documented, guidance updated and effectively communicated.
• Act with integrity at all times to drive the Health and Safety culture at site.
• Ensure full compliance with all operational standards/ specifications /policy and procedures.
• Oversee the site Health & Safety Management System, risk assessments, policies, procedures, and audits, based on site specific information and needs.
• Manage contacts from authorities, working with external partners as required; Legal, Consultants etc.
• Oversee accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, safety observations and ensure cases of occupational ill health are fully investigated using root cause analysis, and support site(s) to implement measures to prevent reoccurrence.
• Support the Environmental management, permits and authority engagement, e.g. effluent plants, draining to the watercourse, fuel spillages, etc.
• Completes independent Health & Safety audits of site, supporting the sites to close out corrective actions.
• Provides independent investigations of accidents, incidents and whistle-blowers, reporting to the HSE as required.
• Escalate high risk, incidents and decisions to Management for review and support.
• Coordinate and manage enforcement contacts and challenges to a resolution.
• Monitor and maintain compliance with safe working practices and workplace hygiene levels.
• Ensure all colleagues are trained in Health and Safety to the required level to do their role.
• Build great relationships with internal stakeholders at other sites, sharing best practice and proactively supports and coaches all colleagues ensuring Health and Safety is prioritised on site.