Vacancy Details

Job Reference: HS0924001
Application deadline: 31/10/2024

Job Description

Role purpose

As a member of the group’s Senior Leadership Team, the Head of Health & Safety is responsible for devising, implementing and leading the company’s Health & Safety strategy, driving a culture where Health & Safety is front of mind with everyone (employees, contractors and visitors) every day, and in which everyone feels responsible, capable, and empowered to take action to protect their own Health & Safety as well that of their work colleagues.

Leading a team of three Health & Safety advisors, as well as Health & Safety committees across our sites in Bridge of Weir and Paisley, the role is very hands-on but equally strategic in the development and implementation of initiatives for the continual development of our Health & Safety culture and performance across our two Scottish sites. The role will also have responsibility for the development of Health & Safety at our recently opened but rapidly expanding cut-and-sew facility in Guangzhou, China.

We are proud to have been ISO Health & Safety accredited since 2011 and have recently, for the twelfth year in a row, been awarded RoSPA Gold. The Head of Health & Safety will ensure that we continue to raise our performance to maintain these, as well as other accreditations and recognitions.

 

Key accountabilities

• Ensure that the business operates in compliance with all relevant Health & Safety legislation, through the development, refinement, and management of its safety management system, policies, and procedures, that ensure the Health & Safety of all group employees, contractors, and visitors.
• In collaboration with peers in the Senior Leadership Team, develop a culture across all locations of the business, and across all levels of the business, where Health & Safety is front of mind with everyone (employees, contractors, and visitors) every day, in which everyone feels responsible, capable, and empowered to take action to protect their own Health & Safety as well that of their work colleagues.
• Use all available communication channels to promote this culture.
• Identify and address capability and knowledge gaps, within the Head of Health & Safety’s direct team as well as directors, managers, team leaders and supervisors across the business, to enable the whole business to feel responsible, empowered, and capable in driving improvements to protect their own Health & Safety as well as that of their work colleagues.
• Take forward and further develop the effectiveness of existing quarterly Health & Safety Committee meetings across the business.  
• Take forward Health & Safety continuous improvement actions resulting from the Health & Safety 360 evaluation and roadmap and further develop same and better on an annual basis.
• Refine existing Health & Safety metrics, to measure and drive continuous improvement, and report on these monthly to the CEO, Senior Leadership Team, and the board.
• Evaluate all accidents, incidents, and near-misses, and develop and implement actions to mitigate the risk of their re-occurrence or their escalation into more serious incidents and accidents.
• Evaluate, mitigate, report, and reduce RIDDOR reportable incidents.
• Liaise with Insurers at appropriate times in relation to unplanned events
• Ensure compliance Risk Assessments are completed and acted upon from across the Group, including COSHH Air Monitoring, Fire and Legionella.  
• Develop e-learning tools for Health & Safety Induction, Emergency Procedures and Permit to Work, for all employees, contractors, and visitors as appropriate, with auditable tracking of this induction and training.
• Keep abreast of and inform the Senior Leadership Team of changes in Health & Safety legislation and how the business should adapt to same.
• Manage the performance and development of direct team members, ensuring an inclusive, diverse environment in which team members are treated equally and fairly.
• Ownership of Q-Hub, Eco-online, HSL SCT and AMS Gas Reporting IT systems.
• Ensure timely and complete submissions to RoSPA Awards annually and identify other opportunities for improvement in Health and Safety recognition for the Group.

 

Desired Qualifications and Experience

• Chartered ISOH
• Qualified to NEBOSH Diploma/NVQ Level 5 Diploma level, with evidence of CPD (through IOSH) achievement as well as proven experience of working with and improving management systems.
• Experience of ISO 45001 with auditing experience.
• 5+ years of experience in similar roles with demonstrable success in leading a Health & Safety cultural transformation in a multi-location manufacturing business.
• Demonstrable success in previous senior Health & Safety roles, in driving positive changes in Health & Safety culture, capability, empowerment, accountability, and practices.
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• Demonstrable success in developing and implementing meaningful Health & Safety KPI’s and their use in driving continuous improvement.
• Demonstrable success in collaboration and influence, with peers and teams across all levels of the business, to develop capability, responsibility, and accountability.
• Demonstrable experience in dealing with regulatory bodies, suppliers, and customers.
• Demonstrable experience in Health & Safety communication with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrable leadership and line management skills with a coaching style that gets the best out of people focused on collaboration, continual improvement, personal and professional growth, and empowerment.
• Strengths and motivation to work both hands-on and strategically, as well as both analytically and in the development and follow-through of actions plans.

 

Key Competencies Required

 

Role Model

• Being an exemplary role model and taking the lead in promoting and living our values
• Establishes norms of behaviour (from the shadow he/she casts) for the team and takes appropriate actions if they are broken

 

Develop Yourself

• Invests in Personal Development
• Is self-aware and authentic
• Is open to feedback

 

Develop your People

• Develops, empowers and motivates teams and individuals
• Drives employee engagement   

 

Provides Direction

• Translates strategy, creating a positive vision
• Inspires while managing change

 

Drives for results

• Delivers against targets in a way which is fast, agile and in line with our company values

 

Communicating

• Uses effective influencing strategies  
• Clear, concise, consistent and relevant for individual situations. Understands, manages, and clarifies expectations
• Engages with key stakeholders prior to an important presentation/meeting to enlist their support

 

Problem solving

• Always seeking valid information in order to solve and eliminate root causes of problems/ issues.

 

Customer Service

• Concern for internal and external customers

 

 

Key relationships

 

· CEO

· COO

· Operations Director

· Group Tanning Operations & Hide Procurement Director

· Head of Engineering

· Operations Managers and Supervisors

· HR Director