HSE Manager

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Requisition ID: 53632
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement: #LI-Onsite

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

We are currently recruiting for a HSE Manager at our Sweet & Fruit Ingredients manufacturing site in Tenbury Wells. The facility produces a range of fruit preparations including preserves, fillings, fruit sauces and toppings as well as chocolate, caramel and savoury sauces for yogurt, ice-cream and other dairy product manufacturers, for the baking industry and for foodservice groups.

This role supports factory management teams as the primary lead and coordinator for Health, Safety & Environmental activities processes on the site, advising management teams on legal requirements, industry best practice, and prevailing group standards.

The successful candidate will also work in conjunction with site management team and regional HSE lead to drive the Safety agenda incorporating training, accident investigation, culture and staff involvement, administration, insurance compliance, setting and improving standards etc, and in accordance with wider employee engagement programmes.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and delivers induction and H&S skills/awareness trainings.
• Drive culture change / reinforcement of good safety cultures - creates the forums and opportunities to involve and communicate
• Create standards & performance frameworks for performance assessment and benchmarking (e.g. ISO ISO14001).
• Coordinate the generation and routine maintenance/review of risk assessment and safe systems of work processes,
• Coordinate accident investigation processes, recording and reporting injuries as required by the company and legal requirements.
• Designate and carryout routine Site Health, Safety & Environmental audits to comply with the local site and wider regional requirements.
• Chair the co-ordination of the activities of the site HSE Committee(s).
• Review, update and maintain Site Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems taking account of industry best practice and any prevailing Kerry Group standards (Human Element/Hazardous Processes)
• Coordinate & support required Occupational Health Programmes, supporting and advising management/HR on prevailing Health & Safety concerns and job-related impacts.
• Drive continuous improvement and target delivery across all key OHS and sustainability metrics including total recordable incidents, energy, carbon, waste, water and compliance.
• Represent the site/Company at local, regional, or national H&S forums, exhibitions & conferences to obtain and improve safety awareness in the workplace building up appropriate and effective networks both internally and externally.
• Responsible for all activities associated with the co-ordination of the Environmental Management System for the site.
• Carry out environmental compliance audits and maintaining records to demonstrate compliance with environmental legislation and other requirements.

Qualifications and skills

• Minimum NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent qualification
• Similar Health, Safety & Environment experience at a supervisory level within a manufacturing environment or service company. Food industry experience would be an advantage.
• Strong leadership and people skills.
• Well-developed communication skills - able to present written and verbal reports that are understood by the target audience. Can communicate with both internal and external contacts and stakeholders at all levels.
• Good knowledge with UK H&S & Environmental Legislation

Why apply?

As well at the opportunity to develop your career within a global leader in taste and nutrition you will also receive:

• A competitive / industry benchmarked salary
• 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays).
• Performance Bonus
• Healthcare
• Life Assurance
• Matched pension scheme- matched ER &EE Min 2%, Max 10%.
• Share Purchase Scheme
• Benefits platform offering discounts and cashback at major retailers.
• Employee Assistance Programme

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a "starter kit," investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

Recruiter: #LI-JP2
Posting Type: LI