Head of Health, Safety & Environment

This business has a strong market presence and is committed to driving improvement and further developing their site performance. As the Head of Health, Safety & Environment, you will be instrumental in leading the site and supporting the wider operation in delivering sustainable HSE standards and processes.Key Responsibilities:

• Management of the health and safety department, providing competent health and safety guidance and leadership to all stakeholders across the site.
• Strategic lead for health and safety matters ensuring a robust approach to risk assessment, audit and inspection.
• Development of policy, ensuring teams across the site are working in accordance with legislative requirements.
• Lead the organisation in ensuring environmental sustainability and the health and well-being of the workforce.
• Drive engagement cross functionally and at all levels in the business ensuring deterrence to the HSE standards and driving a positive effective health and safety culture.
• Move the business from earlier largely dependent culture to an independent culture through inspired leadership of the HSE agenda.
• Develop of the company wide KPIs with improvement targets
• Develop relationships with external HSE bodies to ensure a collaborative working relationship.
• Prepare, monitor & analyse health, safety and environmental trends, identifying corrective actions.
• Work with the wider senior management team to implement and promote systems and processes that further the Health & Safety culture.