Health & Safety Manager

VACANCY:

HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Health & Safety Manager to join our team on a permanent basis. The successful candidate, reporting to our Factory Manager, will join our team at Middleton where we produce classic British Brands alongside authentic Japanese sushi seasonings and vinegar. With a passion for continuous improvement and improving cross-department ways of working, the Health & Safety Manager will have a strong focus on aligning approach and processes with Mizkan’s Bury St Edmonds site as well as ensuring compliance with legislation, reporting and adopted standards.

Your responsibilities:

As a key member of the site management team, you will:

• Be accountable for ensuring the site’s health & safety management systems are up to date and are compliant with health & safety legislation and Mizkan Euro local rules.
• Act as a source of information and advice to maintain site statutory compliance.
• Assist with the management of site health & safety projects, training and risk assessments, working with departmental teams to ensure all are kept up to date and accessible.
• Ensure all health & safety related issues above manager level are reported to the site Factory Manager and Operations Director as applicable.
• Promote health & safety standards and behaviours by leading by example, coaching others and challenging unsafe practises and behaviours.
• Lead on ensuring the site OHSMS ISO 45001 certification is maintained.
• Provide support to department managers in relation to control of chemicals and CoSHH assessment.
• Supports the Senior Leadership Team in creating an engaging and proactive safety culture.
• Must lead by example in embracing the two principles; to offer only the finest products and continuously challenge the status quo.

Our ideal candidate will:

• • Hold NEBOSH General Certificate – pre 2018 specification
  • First Aid Trained
  • Level 2 Food Safety
  • Fire Marshall Trained
  • Experience of conducting internal audits
  • Experience working in a Health & Safety role within food manufacturing
  • Construction Design Management (CDM) Awareness and Responsibility Training

Benefits:

• • Free Food Wednesday (the Wednesday before payday)
  • Subsidised canteen
  • Free access and use of the Employee Assistance
  • ProgrammeStar recognition scheme / rewards
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free on-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Wellness programmes
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays 
  • Enhanced Company pension contributions
    
    

Salary: From £45,000.00 per annum (DOE) + 10% performance related bonus