Job title: HSEQ Manager

Reference: E(phone number removed)

Location: St Helens

Start date: ASAP

Salary: to £46,000 pa bonus, 25 days hols, 37.5 hour week

HSEQ Manager required for a successful and long established manufacturer of specialist organic and inorganic products.

The successful HSEQ Manager will have a proven track record in Quality and Health and Safety, and possess a strong technical background combined with OH&S management experience. A quality focussed, driven approach to work is also very important.

The HSEQ Manager will manage the quality department and provide support and expertise across the business units, with particular emphasis on ensuring compliance and development of existing management systems, whilst satisfying the demands and needs of customers and in addition, creating added value. Reporting to the Operations Director you will be working very closely with Production/Engineering Department and other departments on site.

As the HSEQ Manager, your main duties will include, although not limited to:

• Responsibility and Management of QMS/EMS and OH&S Management systems.
• Management of a busy QC Laboratory with 2 direct reports.
• Carry out documented inspections, process and site audits and site support ensuring all operations meet with company policy and legislation.
• Provide support on all HSEQ considerations across the site, ensuring best practice in all cases.
• Provide and/or coordinate training for all staff as required relevant to your area of responsibility.
• Lead incident investigation teams as required, supporting preventative and corrective measures using appropriate root cause analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement across all three systems.
• Ensure that business targets are met.
• Proactively support the site continuous improvement drives with focus on waste reduction, noise reduction, energy reduction and efficiency.
• Ensure that all monitoring and reporting systems are adhered to and maintained.
• Develop working relationships with raw material suppliers and customers.
• Identification of areas for improvement and innovation within the function and across departments.
• Take the lead, ensuring project work is prioritised and target completion dates are met.
• Manage the site risk assessments, fire audits and coordinate risk reduction actions as appropriate.

To be considered for the role, you will ideally have the following experience, skills, qualifications and attributes:

• Degree in Chemistry/NEBOSH Diploma.
• Experience of laboratory management.
• Experience of the management of an accredited QMS/EMS including hosting external audit and conducting internal audits.
• Experience in the management of a document OH&S Management system.
• Experience in risk management and business continuity planning.
• A proven track record in H&S compliance requirements.
• Quality focussed with a high attention to detail.
• Hands on attitude with the ability to lead from the front.
• Ability to work as part of a cross functional team.
• Driven, with the tenacity to get the job done.
• Strong integrity.
• Confident, professional with a 'can do' attitude.
• Excellent communication skills.

Please note, the successful candidate can come from a Health and Safety background with a bias for QMS / EMS or can be a Chemist leaning towards Health & Safety.

On offer is

• A salary to £46,000 pa
• Profit related bonus
• 37.5 Hour working week
• 25 days holiday per year
• Contributory pension scheme on completion of qualifying period

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