Join Our Team as a Health & Safety Manager
Location: Bourne, PE10 0AT
Contract Type: Full-time / Permanent
Salary: Competitive – depending on experience
Are you passionate about creating a safe, compliant, and high-performing workplace? Do you enjoy influencing positive change, developing people, and driving continuous improvement?
At Lincolnshire Herbs Ltd, we're looking for an experienced and proactive Health & Safety Manager to join our Operations Team. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring the highest standards of health and safety across our growing, production, packing and storage operations, while helping to embed a positive and proactive safety culture throughout the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, implement and continuously improve our Safety Management System.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant Health & Safety legislation, regulations and company policies.
- Lead site-wide audits, inspections and risk assessments, identifying opportunities to reduce risk and improve performance.
- Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, ensuring root causes are identified and effective corrective actions implemented.
- Drive behavioural safety initiatives and continuous improvement projects across all departments.
- Monitor and report on Health & Safety KPIs, using data and trends to support business improvement.
- Chair monthly Health & Safety Committee meetings and communicate key safety messages throughout the business.
- Manage contractor safety, including permits to work, inductions and risk assessments.
- Support engineering and capital projects to ensure Health & Safety requirements are considered throughout project delivery.
- Line manage and support the Training Coordinator, ensuring all mandatory compliance, health and safety training programmes are effectively delivered and maintained.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies including the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and other external stakeholders as required.
You'll Work Closely With
- Operations Manager (your direct line manager)
- Senior Management Team and Department Heads
- Production, Growing, Engineering and Operational Teams
- Training Coordinator
- External Contractors and Regulatory Bodies
What We're Looking For
- NEBOSH General Certificate as a minimum (Diploma desirable).
- Previous experience in a Health & Safety management or senior advisory role.
- Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and best practice.
- Experience within manufacturing, food production, agriculture, horticulture or FMCG environments would be advantageous.
- Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong auditing, investigation and problem-solving abilities.
- A proactive, hands-on approach with a passion for continuous improvement and employee engagement.
Why Join Lincolnshire Herbs?
We're proud of our values-led culture, where:
Sustainability is central to everything we do.
Continuous improvement is encouraged and rewarded.
Integrity and teamwork are part of our DNA.
- Customer focus and product quality set us apart.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of Health & Safety within a growing business that is committed to investing in its people, systems and culture.
Ready to Apply?
If you're ready to take the next step in your Health & Safety career and make a real impact within a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.
Please submit your CV and a short cover letter outlining why you're the right fit for this role
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