Health and Safety Manager

David Wood Foods is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to join our team in Bolton. You will be responsible for ensuring the safety of our employees and customers by implementing and monitoring the company’s safety policies and procedures. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a safety role, preferably in manufacturing or food processing.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Carry out risk assessments and consider how risks could be reduced.
• Outline safe operational procedures which identify and take into account all relevant hazards.
• Carry out regular site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented.
• Ensure working practices are safe and comply with legislation.
• Prepare health and safety strategies and develop internal policies.
• Keep records of inspection findings and produce reports that suggest improvements.
• Record incidents and accidents and produce statistics for managers.
• Ensure training targets are met and maintained in accordance with current legislation
• Lead in-house training with managers and employees about Health & Safety issues/risks, and Food Safety.
• Liase with department managers to analyse & identify staff training and development needs, and deliver out training programmes to suit.
• Participate in the co-ordination, development and delivery of the company induction programme for new employees, and delivering mandatory training in order for them to carry out their duties safely.
• Identify and source training funding from various funding streams.
• Advise on a range of specialist areas i.e. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safe guarding machinery and occupational diseases.
• Managing emergency procedures (i.e. fire alarm drills, administering first-aid) and organizing emergency teams such as first-aiders/fire marshalls.
• Conduct monthly Health & Safety meetings.
• Offering general health & safety advice to all employees.
• SEDEX - Maintain a system for compliance in accordance with the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) base code requirements.
• Update and maintain the SEDEX SAQ. Audit and maintain employee personnel records.

Education:

• Good general education with minimum GCSE C or equivalent in English and Math’s
• IOSH/NEBOSH (or studying towards) is highly desirable

Experience: Previous experience in a safety role preferred, preferably in manufacturing or food processing.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From £40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Transport links