Are you ready to play a pivotal role in maintaining a safe, efficient, and high-performing manufacturing environment in South Yorkshire? Do you have a passion for protecting people while also ensuring facilities operate at the highest standard? Are you energised by working in a dynamic environment where safety, compliance, and operational excellence go hand in hand?
If so, the Health, Safety & Facilities Manager position at SBD could be the perfect opportunity for you.
At SBD, we are proud to be one of the region’s leading employers, with a culture and facilities that reflect the uncompromising standards of the products we manufacture. We are seeking an individual to lead health, safety, and facilities management across the business—providing an opportunity to collaborate closely with senior leadership, influence company-wide strategy, and ensure our environment supports both performance and wellbeing.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Reporting to the senior leadership team and collaborating with all departments across the business, you will be responsible for driving a proactive safety culture while ensuring that all facilities are maintained, compliant, and fit for purpose.
The roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Health & Safety Leadership:
- Develop and lead the company's H&S strategy, policies and standards in line with UK legislation, HSE guidance and best practice.
- Build and maintain a proactive safety culture, encouraging ownership and accountability at all levels.
- Lead risk assessments, audits, inspections, incident and near-miss investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Establish and monitor meaningful H&S KPIs, reporting and visual management.
- Support managers with practical risk reduction and safe working practices.
- Deliver inductions, toolbox talks and relevant H&S training.
- Manage key areas including COSHH, machinery safety, fire safety and occupational health.
- Ensure employees, contractors and visitors comply with RAMS, PPE and site safety requirements.
Facilities Management:
- Take overall responsibility for the site's facilities, infrastructure and maintenance activities, ensuring they are safe, reliable and fit for purpose.
- Develop and continually improve PPM and TPM practices to maximise equipment reliability and operational performance.
- Establish appropriate Facilities and Maintenance KPIs to monitor performance, reliability and service levels.
- Develop effective asset management, including equipment criticality, maintenance planning and critical spares.
- Manage contractors, statutory compliance and facilities projects while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, utilisation and the working environment.
Compliance & Continuous Improvement:
- Maintain effective systems and records covering H&S, facilities, incidents, audits and corrective actions.
- Ensure statutory inspections and regulatory requirements are effectively managed and maintained.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives across H&S, facilities and maintenance.
- Provide clear reporting to Senior Leadership on performance, risks, compliance and improvement opportunities.
THE SKILLS
We encourage you to apply if you are someone who can demonstrate the following:
Essential:
- Proven experience in a Health & Safety role within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong working knowledge of UK H&S legislation and HSE guidance.
- Practical experience in risk assessment, auditing, incident investigation and corrective actions.
- Experience managing facilities, maintenance, or site services.
- Ability to influence and engage people at all levels, from shop floor to senior leadership.
- Experience developing and using H&S, facilities or maintenance KPIs and performance reporting.
- Confident using digital systems to manage compliance, actions, maintenance and performance data.
- Ability to balance safety, compliance and operational priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Desirable:
- NEBOSH General Certificate (or higher).
- IOSH Membership (or working towards).
- NEBOSH Fire Certificate or equivalent.
- Experience implementing or improving H&S, facilities or maintenance management systems.
- Experience with asset management, PPM/TPM, equipment criticality or maintenance planning.
- Knowledge of environmental or sustainability practices.
THE COMPANY
SBD is a global sportswear brand, designing and manufacturing market-leading performance products for strength sports. Our team is proud to craft all our products in the United Kingdom, with the majority fully manufactured at our headquarters on the Advanced Manufacturing Park, Rotherham. Our commitment to quality has seen our products become the standard among strength athletes in gyms across the world, including those competing in the World’s Strongest Man and the IPF World Powerlifting Championships.
2022 Business of the Year for the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce
2022 Business of the Year for the Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce
2023 Winner Outstanding Contribution to Employee Health & Wellbeing for the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce
2024 Manufacturer of the Year (under £25m) Made in Sheffield Awards
2024 Kings Award for Enterprise
2024 ‘Be Well at Work’ Gold
THE BENEFITS
- New SBD Headquarters – Join us in our state-of-the-art building. A dynamic space designed for innovation, collaboration and sustainable growth
- Complimentary Breakfast and Lunch – Enjoy a delicious selection of food served fresh daily so you can save time & money and focus on your best work
- Casual Dress Code – Allowing you to work comfortably and be yourself!
- Free Onsite Parking – Priority spaces go to those who car share too
- Performance Related Bonus – Directly linking the success of SBD to your earnings
- 33 Days’ Holiday including Bank Holidays – Providing flexibility for your personal life and well – deserved breaks
- Employee Assistance Programme – Your wellbeing matters to us, so our EAP provides a wealth of resources and professional support for any of life's challenges
- 40% Staff Discount – Letting you experience our quality firsthand for less
- Strength Sports Event Tickets – Help us to celebrate the power and dedication we admire across the disciplines, live!
- Employee Referral Scheme – Get rewarded handsomely through our generous employee referral scheme when you help us find more great talent
SALARY: £43,000 - £47,000 dependant on experience and qualifications
HOURS: 37.5 hours per week
LOCATION: Unit 2b Lanchester Way, Advanced Manufacturing Park, Waverley, S60 5FX
Pay: £43,000.00-£47,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
- Are you a citizen of the United Kingdom or do you otherwise have the Right to Work within the United Kingdom?
- As part of our hiring process we may ask candidates to undergo a criminal background check. Are you willing to undergo that check?
- As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. Would you like your application to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme? (Optional)
- Could you please provide us a Cover Letter?
Work Location: In person
