Health & Safety Lead

Vickerstock are working in partnership with a well-established and highly respected manufacturing organisation to recruit a Health & Safety Lead . This is a key, site-based role where you will work closely with operational teams to embed a proactive, people-focused safety culture and drive continuous improvement across all health and safety activities. Reporting into a senior Group Health & Safety function, this position offers the opportunity to influence safety standards at site level while contributing to wider group initiatives.

You will act as a trusted partner to site leadership, ensuring compliance, engagement, and best practice are consistently achieved. In your new role:
Lead and promote a zero-harm, shared-responsibility safety culture across the site Develop, implement and maintain site-level Health & Safety management plans aligned with group strategy Ensure all risk assessments, safe systems of work and safety audits are current, practical and effectively implemented Monitor compliance with all relevant Health & Safety legislation, policies and procedures Conduct regular site inspections and audits, driving close-out of actions and improvements Lead and support incident and near-miss investigations, ensuring root cause analysis and preventive actions Manage contractor safety compliance and monitor safe working practices on site Prepare accurate weekly and monthly Health & Safety performance reports Support the continuous improvement of group-wide Health & Safety procedures and initiatives Act as a visible, approachable safety presence on site, engaging teams at all levels What you will need to succeed: NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent Health & Safety qualification) Experience in a Health & Safety role or high-risk operational environment Working knowledge of safety regulations in the UK and Ireland Knowledge of auditing, risk assessments, and incident management IT and numeracy skills (MS Office) Excellent communication and influencing skills, ability to engage stakeholders at all levels Desirable (it would be great if you have this, but don't worry if you don't):
Degree in Health & Safety, Quality, or a related discipline.

Experience with in food manufacturing or FMCG environments Knowledge of ISO standards and integrated management system auditing Other relevant Health & Safety certifications For a more detailed brief and a confidential conversation on how Vickerstock can help support you with your next move, get in touch with Sam Geddis , our Health and Safety Specialist today.

Skills:

Health and Safety HSEQ HSE NEBOSH Manufacturing Engineering ISO Benefits:
Bonus