Head of Health, Safety and Facilities

UTAC is a market-leading international group in digital & sustainable mobility, customisable testing solutions, vehicle engineering, homologation, regulatory advice & expertise, certification, training, corporate events and classic & sport scars festivals.

The Group provides services and test solutions to customers in the various sectors: mobility, transport, tyre, petrochemical, agriculture and defence industries. UTAC operates test centres and laboratories in France (including the official Euro NCAP facility), the UK, USA, Finland and Morocco; it has subsidiaries in China, Japan, South Korea, Italy & Romania. UTAC employs around 1300 people across its various locations.

As a group we share a strong and clear vision to deliver safe and efficient solutions and systems to our customers. We are proud and confident in our heritage, our capabilities and our people and believe that by creating a culture where individuals feel they can make a difference and enjoy coming to work, we can deliver the best possible service to our customers.

Our core values of Expertise, Innovation
and Integrity
provide a clear daily guide to how we work together safely, as one team, helping each other to succeed.

Purpose

An extremely varied, busy and challenging role, reporting directly to the Technical Director, dealing with most non-engineering activities at the Millbrook and Leyland sites, with full accountability for profit and loss accounts of non-engineering profit centres and support departments.

Responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the entire 680 acre Millbrook site including circa 400,000 sqft of buildings, extensive grounds that includes 70km of roads and tracks plus all of the infrastructure to support the laboratories, offices and workshops. In addition, responsibility for the Leyland facility and personnel, plus occasional interactions with the landlord.

Responsible for the construction element of the capital expenditure expansion plan, collaborating with the business unit leadership ensuring projects are built to the right quality, on time and to budget.

Responsible for Health, Safety and Environmental compliance across the entire business, all aspects of physical security and Millbrook site catering.

The candidate

Demonstrably experienced and a commercially minded individual with proven leadership experience gained during a career operating within a leading engineering and/or test business.

Engaging and determined leader, with a naturally collaborative and tactful style. Possessing excellent management and influencing skills, capable of inspiring confidence in those around them both internally and externally.

Results orientated, with entrepreneurial flair and commitment to delivering outstanding customer service. Can demonstrate the capability and passion to challenge the existing management team, supporting the business to achieve year on year growth and to maximise every future business opportunity.

Substantial experience of delivering complex engineering and test projects in the automotive, motor sport or transport industries.

Responsibilities

• Uphold, safeguard and promote UTAC’s values of integrity, innovation and expertise.
• Establish and maintain communication systems and management structures across the sites to protect the health and safety of our staff, customers, tenants and guests.
• Ensure the sites are secure and operating in accordance with our ISO 27001 and TISAX
• Ensure environmental compliance and deliver progress towards our ESG targets. Work with our ESG manager to deliver SBTi targets and recording.
• Ensure regulatory compliance for the facilities provided to colleagues, tenants, customers and visitors.
• Manage the provision of security, cleaning and canteen facilities
• Support the UK Leadership Team in the development and execution of the company strategic plan.
• Participate in the Business Continuity planning and delivery.
• Management, mentoring and coaching the team to prioritise resources effectively and deliver the business objectives, budgeted revenue and profitability.
• Manage human and financial resources to achieve our financial and commercial objectives including monthly forecasting…