Head of Health and Safety Manager - Logistics – Wakefield, Yorkshire - £70,000 - £85,000 + Benefits Package
Principal People are excited to be working exclusively with a growing organisation who are looking to appoint a Head of HSE.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Health, Safety and Environmental professional to take ownership of a multi-site role, driving both cultural change and continuous improvement across multiple locations.
The successful candidate will join a market leading business that is growing steadily and places health, safety and environmental at the heart of its operations. This is an on-site, operationally focused role with the opportunity to influence senior stakeholders.
The key duties include:
- Developing and implementing the HSE, Facilities and Security strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, legislation and company values.
- Providing expert advice and guidance to Senior Leaders on all HSE, Facilities and Security matters while driving a positive safety culture across multiple sites.
- Leading the development and maintenance of HSE policies, procedures and management systems, ensuring effective risk assessment, COSHH, SSOW and permit-to-work processes.
- Overseeing accident and near-miss investigations, audits, regulatory visits and corrective actions, ensuring robust root cause analysis and continual improvement.
- Leading Facilities Management across multiple locations, including preventative maintenance, statutory inspections, building infrastructure and equipment compliance.
- Managing contractors and suppliers, ensuring appropriate risk assessments, permits, compliance registers and performance management processes are in place.
- Developing and implementing the organisation's security strategy, including security risk assessments, access control, CCTV, incident response and site security procedures.
- Leading, coaching and developing the HSE, Facilities and Security teams, building capability through mentoring, training and succession planning.
Why should you apply for the role?
- An opportunity to take ownership of HSE, Facilities and Security across a multi-site operational business.
- A highly influential senior leadership position with direct exposure to Senior Leaders.
- The opportunity to shape and implement the organisation's HSE strategy and safety culture.
- Lead and develop an established team while building capability across the wider business.
- Excellent opportunity for long-term career progression within a growing organisation
We would love to see CVs from people who have
- A Level 6 Health and Safety qualification such as the NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent.
- Significant Health and Safety experience within a logistics, distribution, FMCG, manufacturing or warehouse-based retail environment.
- Proven experience operating within a multi-site operational environment.
- Previous management experience, with a track record of recently leading, coaching and developing people.
- Strong knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, risk management, audits and HSE management systems.
- Strong communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate across multiple sites.
Why should you apply for the role?
- Opportunity to lead HSE with great scope across the business
- The opportunity to step into a Head of Health and Safety position in the years to come
- High levels of autonomy to make positive change, backed by engaged senior leadership
- A varied role covering multiple sites, each with challenges
- A chance to make a real difference within the company
- A wide variation within the company’s risk profile
We would love to see CVs from people who have
- NEBOSH Diploma certificate
- Experience within a higher risk industry sector such as Manufacturing, Logistics, Waste and Recycling, Engineering etc.
- Experience within an operational safety environment
- Someone who has managed a team in a health and safety setting
- Someone who’s collaborative who can communicate well, is personable with drive and resilience.
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