Safety, Health and Environmental Lead

If you are a hands on and motivated Health & Safety or Environmental professional with fantastic communication skills, then we have the perfect role for you.

We are working exclusively with an award winning, international ingredients manufacturer, in the search for a Safety, Health and Environmental Lead to join their team in Suffolk. This is an exciting role with a company going through significant growth and transformational change. Reporting into the Group QSHE Manager, the Safety, Health and Environmental Lead will be supporting the site to deliver high safety standards and improvements.

The person that will be successful as the Safety, Health and Environmental Lead will:

• Be a fantastic communicator across all levels
• Have an approachable attitude
• Be resilient in the way they work
• Have the ability to make analytical judgements and informed decisions

As a company, they are going through huge transformational change with advancement and opportunities for you to grow in the future. Our client is all about sustainability and their people. They’ve created a haven for their staff with a multitude of onsite benefits including wildlife walks and allotments, as well as areas for sitting nestled within the fields, this has led to them having fantastic staff retention. From a sustainability perspective, they’ve always been forward thinking in their commitment to the environment and are championing sustainability across the supply chain. This has led them to be awarded a platinum Ecovadis sustainability rating in 2022.

The experience you need will be:

• A background in manufacturing, ideally within food
• An established background working in the Health and Safety or Environmental function
• A recognised H&S qualification
• Strong IT capability
• Experience working to ISO standards

Some of the key responsibilities of the Safety, Health and Environmental Lead:

• Assist the Group QSHE Manager to provide leadership and expertise on Health and Safety matters and to maintain an effective system of Environmental, Health and Safety documents
• Develop, assist, and participate in Health and Safety training, toolbox talks etc particularly legislative and other changes that may impact site and its undertaking
• Assist the Group QSHE Manager with developing and maintaining relevant Health and Safety policies, documentation, working instructions and campaigns to maintain an effective Health and Safety system and culture 
• Lead Health and Safety audits and review performance – ensuring that corrective actions arising are dealt with to prevent reoccurrence
• Assist / Lead H&S Culture – development of safety-based intervention program that drives a robust effective Health and Safety Culture

They are offering the successful candidate £40,000 - £45,000 + company bonus and benefits.

You will not want to pass up this opportunity with a company who are offering a direct and supportive route to the Group QSHE role!

Attach your CV to apply today or give us a call on 01775 729590 to discuss further!

Whilst we aim to respond to all applicants, there are times where this is not possible due to the high number of applicants we receive. If you haven’t heard back from us within 10 working days of your application, you have unfortunately been unsuccessful.

Corvin Fox is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate difference and encourage candidates from all backgrounds and walks of life to apply. If you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements for the recruitment process or the role, please contact us on 01775 729590 and we will be happy to discuss.