Health & Safety Lead

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Your role : Health & Safety Lead

The H&S Lead is responsible for providing strong on-site leadership/management and expert guidance to ensure the effective implementation, continuous improvement, and integrity of the Health & Safety management systems across the Speke operation.

This role acts as the primary point of contact for health and safety matters, ensuring compliance with legislation and fostering a proactive safety culture at all levels.

The role is responsible for COAMH Compliance along with our `Right to operate`.

Provide hands-on, physical presence across the site with daily face-to-face engagement, supporting plant activities and key operational tasks/projects.

Work closely with teams to identify hazards, assess risks, and promote safe systems of work.

Act as the focal point for engagement with regulatory authorities and external auditors, ensuring timely and accurate communication, documentation, and follow-up actions.

Manage Compliance Training for site, engage with external providers along with managing booking and the tracking of activities to ensure compliance training is maintained and managed effectively.

Your responsibilities:

Provide Expert H&S Leadership/Management and Support


* Deliver professional Health & Safety guidance, leadership, and technical expertise through written policies, procedures, and standards, as well as verbal communication and hands-on involvement across the site.

Support operational decision-making and partner closely with site along with site leadership to uphold safe working practices.

Lead the Development and Implementation of the Safety Management System


* Drive the creation, improvement, and implementation of the site Safety Management System (SMS).

Represent H&S in site and departmental meetings, promote the SMS philosophy, and gather feedback to ensure consistency of standards and approach across all functions.

Interpret and Apply UK H&S Legislation


* Analyse, interpret, and correctly apply relevant UK health and safety legislation into site-specific policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Monitor legislative changes and proactively prepar...