HSE Leader
Woods Air Movement
HSE Leader
Salary Not Specified
Woods Air Movement, Lexden, Colchester
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 19 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 15017d712f1742e283176a7337a00596
Full Job Description
- Be the key point of contact for all health, safety and environmental issue on the Colchester site and work closely with operational departments to continuously improve the culture within the business
- Drive a continuous improvement ethos across site
- Ensure compliance to and continued accreditation to ISO 14001/45001, including attending all relevant 3rd party audits
- Maintain and update the legal register for H&S/Env
- Develop, implement and maintain an internal audit programme
- Update the metrics across the business with up to date data
- Undertake incident investigations independently or as part of a team
- Compile monthly/quarterly statistics with reports created and published
- Ensure all statutory inspections are carried out as stipulated
- Control all HSE documents and review periodically
- Manage the risk assessment profile for the site
- Provide HSE inductions for all new starters, contractors and agency workers
- Provide on-going refresher and health and safety training where required across the company either externally or internally
- Organise appropriate external training for shop floor equipment, such as fork lift, pallet truck, slinging and lifting and other equipment and machinery as appropriate
- Communicate key HSE data to the workforce via publications, Tool Box Talks & committee meetings
- Mentor and develop the knowledge base of key roles within the business (safety reps/line managers)
- Keep the management team and relevant persons updated on any changes in legislation which may affect operations and propose actions to incorporate changes in legislation with minimal disruption to operations
- Arrange health surveillance for the site
- Chair and organise the monthly health and safety meeting
- NEBOSH Qualification
- Background/Experience in manufacturing
- ISO14001/45001conversant
- Internal auditor qualified (Lead Auditor preferred)
- Strong communication, negotiation skills
- Challenging attitude, assertive and diligent, able to stand their ground
- Problem solver with appreciative understanding of operational constraints
- Organised and motivated, with an independent and resourceful approach
- Presentation and training skills desirable
- Appreciation of the human factor with the ability to look beyond the technical aspects of a process or activity
The Woods business was established in 1909 and continues to manufacture in Colchester, United Kingdom. We have around 250 people across all business functions from sales through design and product assembly & testing, as well as businesses in USA, UK, Germany & Singapore. - Ambition: We set ambitious targets, going the extra mile to achieve them and strive for excellence in everything that we do.
- Entrepreneurship: We challenge the status quo and are proactive in finding ways to achieve our objectives. We take initiative, work sustainability, getting things done efficiently and effectively.
- Accountability: We say what we deliver, and we deliver what we say. We behave with integrity and have a strong moral compass.
- Teamwork: We work together as a team, are transparent, inclusive, and leverage the diverse resources we have in the Group.
In return we offer the following package: - Competitive salary
- 25 days Holiday (+ bank holidays)
- Christmas Shutdown
- 4% Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Company Sick Pay Scheme
- Enhanced Family Friendly Benefits
- Employee Discount Scheme
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Free Tea & Coffee
- Early finish on Fridays
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Woods Sports & Social Club (voluntary option to take part in events/activities for an additional small charge)
- Long Service Awards
- Free Car Parking
- Employee Assistance Programme & Access to Mental Health Support
- Learning and Development Opportunities
This job description is not regarded to be totally exhaustive of all duties and activities required by the post. The post is subject to the needs of the business and will develop and change in line with prevailing market conditions, competition and development of the territory.
Woods is a brand of Fläkt Group which is an international leader in wider HVAC products, systems, services, and solutions. As part of the wider group, Woods products are sold into multiple global applications through various routes to market including Group Companies, Agents & Distributors, Key Accounts as well as direct B2B.
The Colchester site is also the Centre of Excellence for the group for all Axial, Air Movement and Fire Safety products and serves to enable product & system sales in Building Services, Industrial, Original Equipment, and Tunnel & Metro applications globally. Our brand and product range is internationally recognised and flexible, from short-lead-time standard products through to technically complex design-to-order products. Manufacturing activities on site in Colchester include Assembly, Product Test, Stamping, Machining, Fabrication, and metal forming.
At Woods Air Movement, our culture and values are at our core: