Interim Health & Safety Manager
Posted Today by Michael Page
£400 Per day
Outside
Onsite
Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Health & Safety Manager will oversee the enhancement of Safety, Health, and Environmental practices at the Wigan site within the FMCG industry. This role involves implementing risk management processes, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and fostering a safety culture among teams. The position requires collaboration with operational managers to improve safety systems and processes. The successful candidate will lead a small EHS team and contribute to the organization's safety standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with Operational Managers and teams to improve and implement safe systems
- Collate safety data and complete management reviews of plans
- Deliver key training activities
- Ensure compliance to legislation
- Track and plan improvements to safety processes
- Improve the site's compliance
- Maximise regulatory compliance
- Manage a small EHS team
Key Skills:
- A recognised qualification in health and safety, such as NEBOSH or equivalent
- Experience in implementing health and safety policies in an FMCG or manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of UK health and safety regulations and compliance requirements, including Fire and the Environment
- Previous experience of implementing systems and demonstrating improvements in EHS metrics
- Excellent communication and leadership skills to engage with teams effectively
- The ability to analyse data and generate actionable insights to improve safety practices
Salary (Rate): £400.00/daily
City: Wigan
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
The Interim Health & Safety Manager will ensure the continuous improvement in all aspects of Safety, Health and the Environment at the Wigan site through the implementation of robust risk management processes.
Client Details
The organisation operates within the FMCG industry and is a well-established name with a strong presence in the market.
Description
The interim Health & Safety Manager (EHS) will support operational and capital project teams, to ensure formal and robust risk management compliance, improving systems and processes to ensure legal compliance, that reduce and control the accident and environmental incident performance. They will help, empower and engage teams towards a more established safety culture.
You will:
- Work closely with Operational Managers and teams to improve and implement safe systems
- Collate safety data and complete management reviews of plans
- Deliver key training activities
- Ensure compliance to legislation
- Track and plan improvements to safety processes
- Improve the site's compliance
- Maximise regulatory compliance
- Manage a small EHS team
Profile
To be a successful Interim Health & Safety Manager you should have:
- A recognised qualification in health and safety, such as NEBOSH or equivalent.
- Experience in implementing health and safety policies in an FMCG or manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of UK health and safety regulations and compliance requirements, including Fire and the Environment.
- Previous experience of implementing systems and demonstrating improvements in EHS metrics.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills to engage with teams effectively.
- The ability to analyse data and generate actionable insights to improve safety practices.
Job Offer
The Interim Health & Safety Manager role offers:
- Competitive daily rate depending on experience, potentially outside IR35.
- The opportunity to work onsite in a well-established FMCG organisation in Wigan.
- 6 month contract, immediate start.
- Engagement with a professional and safety-conscious team.
- Contribution to enhancing safety standards in a fast-paced environment.
This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive professional to make a significant impact in a manufacturing environment. If you are based in or around Wigan and possess the required skills, we encourage you to apply today!