Purpose of the Role
To lead and manage the company's Health & Safety and Human Resources functions, ensuring legal compliance, promoting a positive safety culture, supporting employee wellbeing, and implementing effective HR policies and procedures across both manufacturing and construction operations.
Key Responsibilities
Health & Safety
- Develop, implement and maintain the Health & Safety Management System.
- Ensure compliance with relevant legislation.
- Carry out site inspections and audits.
- Complete and review risk assessments, COSHH assessments and safe systems of work.
- Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses.
- Maintain accident records and RIDDOR reporting.
- Organise Health & Safety training and inductions.
- Ensure appropriate PPE is available and used.
- Liaise with external advisors and regulators.
- Monitor contractor compliance.
- Chair Health & Safety meetings and report to management.
Human Resources
- Manage recruitment, onboarding and induction.
- Maintain HR policies and employee handbook.
- Advise managers on employment law.
- Manage disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance procedures.
- Maintain personnel records.
- Coordinate performance reviews and training.
- Ensure compliance with employment legislation.
Compliance & Administration
- Maintain training records.
- Support ISO management systems (ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001).
- Prepare KPIs and management reports.
- Coordinate external audits.
Essential Qualifications
- NEBOSH General Certificate.
- CIPD Level 5 or equivalent HR experience.
- Full UK driving licence.
Experience
- Health & Safety management.
- HR management.
- Manufacturing and/or construction.
- Accident investigation and risk assessment.
- Employee relations.
Skills
- Excellent communication.
- Leadership.
- Organisation.
- Report writing.
- Problem solving.
- IT literacy.
Salary
Competitive, dependent upon experience.
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
