Assistant Health & Safety Manager

Join Our Team as an Health & Safety Advisor based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Salary: £42,000 to £42,000 Annum

Hours: Full Time, Permanent

A career at Davenham Switchgear offers far more, including the combination of the stability and resources of being a brand of Legrand, with the close-knit, agile team we've built  well as exciting opportunities to work on cutting‑edge switch gear which is powering data centres for some of the biggest tech companies in the world.

We're proud of the continued success of our Dublin operation over the last 40 years and we are excited to be expanding into the UK at our new state‑of‑the‑art Nottingham site.

• Death in service
• Health plan after probation
• 25 days holidays
• On site parking
• EAP
• Paid lunch break
• Christmas shutdown
• On site

Hours: 37 hours - 8-4.30 Mon-Thu, Fri 8
-1pm.

This is a stand‑alone role, reporting to the Health & Safety Manager, who is based in Dublin; the Assistant Health & Safety Manager will have a lead role in the management of safety, health and welfare in our production facilities in Nottingham, with ongoing travel to our Dublin operation. Operations comprise the production of Low Voltage electrical power distribution panels, stores and offices.

• Ensuring that Davenham meets all statutory health, safety, and welfare obligations & maintenance.
• Maintaining and continuously improving EH&S performance in line with ISO 45001 & ISO 14001 standards.
• Identifying suitable measures to enhance health and safety, in agreement with relevant departments and the H&S Manager.
• Conducting inspections and audits at each production facility.
• Ensuring all equipment undergoes statutory inspection, examination, and testing.
• Ensuring all health & safety incidents, including near‑misses, are reported, investigated, and that effective corrective actions are implemented.
• Conducting and documenting hazard identification and risk assessments for production facilities, equipment, and activities.
• Regularly reviewing and updating all health & safety policies, risk assessments, and procedures as necessary.
• Delivering and organising relevant training for employees and identifying additional training needs.
• Ensuring appropriate PPE is provided and used correctly by all employees.
• Regularly testing the effectiveness of emergency procedures at suitable intervals.
• Assisting in the management of contractors, including pre‑qualification, review and approval of contractor method statements and risk assessments, induction, monitoring, and supervision as necessary.
• Performing any other duties related to the management of safety, health, and welfare as reasonably required by management.

• NEBOSH general certificate & IOSH managing safely qualifications or equivalent.
• Experience of leading projects and implementing initiatives.
• Experience in conducting incident investigations and ‘Root Cause Analysis' to prevent recurrence.
• Experience of formulating, implementing and revising Health and Safety documentation and procedures.

If you're an experienced Assistant Health & Safety Manager looking to work with a forward-thinking, people-focused business, we'd love to hear from you.

Note:

We reserve the right to amend this job description in line with business needs. All changes will be communicated accordingly.

No agencies please.