Job Description
Job Title: Health & Safety Manager - Dungannon
Contact: Conor O'Hagan
Description:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join a leading organisation based in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. This pivotal role will see you providing leadership, governance, and assurance across the site(s), ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, robust risk management, and fostering a strong safety culture. If you are passionate about driving continuous improvement in health and safety performance and have a proven track record in a manufacturing or industrial environment, this could be the perfect role for you.
Top 3 Things to Know About this Role:
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Opportunity to lead and shape the health and safety agenda for a key site.
- Based in Dungannon with a focus on fostering a strong safety culture.
The Role:
As the Health & Safety Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Occupational Health & Safety Management: Maintaining and improving the site’s health and safety management system in line with ISO 45001, Group standards, and legislation.
- Incident and Accident Management: Leading investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions for incidents and accidents.
- Performance Monitoring: Defining and reporting on H&S KPIs, and delivering measurable improvement plans.
- Risk Assessment and Compliance: Ensuring risk assessments are completed and reviewed, and leading audit programmes.
- Contractor Management: Overseeing contractor H&S standards, onboarding, and monitoring.
- Regulatory Liaison: Acting as the key contact for regulatory authorities and coordinating site inspections.
- Emergency Preparedness: Developing and testing emergency response arrangements.
- Operational Support: Providing day-to-day support on risk mitigation and statutory compliance.
- Training and Culture: Supporting H&S training delivery and promoting a strong safety culture.
The Person:
The ideal candidate will have:
Essential:
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience managing health and safety in a food manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Detailed knowledge of UK and NI Health and Safety legislation.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Proven people-management experience.
- A relevant third-level qualification and NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent).
Desirable:
- NEBOSH Diploma, NVQ Level 6 (or equivalent).
- Knowledge of SMETA and ethical trading standards.
- Previous operational experience in the food manufacturing sector.
- Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH) or working towards this accreditation.
The Reward:
This role offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including:
- Enhanced holiday entitlement.
- Free on-site car parking.
- Subsidised canteen.
- Pension scheme and life assurance cover.
- Discounted staff shop.
- Phone and car insurance perks.
- Free health surveillance.
- Ongoing training and progression opportunities.
- Employee engagement activities and seasonal giveaways.
- Refer a Friend scheme.
- Death in Service scheme.
Next Steps:
For further information and to apply for this Health & Safety Manager role, please contact Conor O'Hagan for more details. Visit our website for a full list of opportunities in your area of expertise.
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