My client based in Southampton are currently looking to recruit a Health & Safety and ESG Manager to join their team on a full-time permanent basis. The salary on offer is up to £60,000 depending on your experience.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in H&S with a background in Manufacturing/Engineering or Machinery. There will be a small amount of travel occasionally, so your own transport will be required.

The Health, Safety and ESG Manager will be accountable for defining and managing the end-to-end approach to health and safety across the fleet, employees and premises along with driving the ESG strategy across the business. This would include creating and managing policies and ensuring management systems are tracking progress. In addition, to ensure policies and procedures are properly communicated, fully implemented and are firmly embedded in all business practices and fully support the business culture and values.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the company's external site auditors

• Advise on all H&S matters as appropriate

• Responsible for the attainment of the pertinent H&S accreditations

• Manage/stop any operation where the activity poses a serious risk to health and safety

• Represent the company to external auditors and legal bodies including ISO

• Ongoing coaching and advice to site employees

• Carrying out H&S training where appropriate

• Assisting in the implementation and management of the environmental management systems at other locations

• Lead on monthly/quarterly meetings/management reviews in relation to H&S and updating, actioning, and circulating corrective action plans

• Manage and resolve requests for information and queries from site teams, subcontractors, suppliers, and customers including tender documents

• Completing the program of inspections and audits to ensure compliance

• Completing and documenting risk assessments

• Timely production of statistics and recommendations to the senior management team including a monthly management meeting report

• Managing of permits to work/DBS checks and authorisations for access

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

 • Educated to degree level in health and safety/OSH (or equivalent), combined with excellent written and verbal communication skills

• NEBOSH Diploma or Level 5 NVQ

• Extensive knowledge and working experience as a Health and Safety Manager, or OSH Manager within industry position is desirable

• Member of IOSH highly desirable

• Up to date knowledge and understanding of ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001

• Experience in a previous ESG role.

If you have the skills and experience listed above please send your CV and covering letter to and call (phone number removed).

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