Position: Group Health & Safety Manager
Location: Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Salary: £55,000-£70,000 DOE
Working Arrangement: Site-based / Group-wide responsibilities
Employment Type: Permanent

A Group Health & Safety Manager is required in Wombwell, Barnsley, for our client, a UK-based group specialising in structural steel and engineering activities across the UK and European markets.

Group Health & Safety Manager Job Overview

This role will lead the development and implementation of the Group's Health & Safety strategy, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance, improving safety performance and promoting a positive health and safety culture across all Group companies.

Working with colleagues across the business, you will oversee health and safety management systems, lead incident investigations, provide guidance on legislative compliance and ensure consistent standards across factory and construction environments. You will also manage a team of health and safety professionals and maintain certification to ISO 45001.

Group Health & Safety Manager Job Requirements

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent qualification in general Health & Safety or Construction.

• Preferably Chartered IOSH membership, with experience of relevant health and safety legislation and standards.

• At least three years' experience in a health and safety role at a similar level.

• Experience working within a construction or factory environment.

• Knowledge of large-scale construction, CDM regulations and working at height.

• Experience developing and implementing health and safety strategies, policies and management systems.

• Experience investigating accidents and incidents, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.

• Knowledge of risk assessments, safe systems of work (SSoW), COSHH assessments and legislative compliance.

• Experience conducting site and factory inspections and maintaining ISO 45001 certification.

• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.

• A proactive, safety-first mindset and the ability to promote continuous improvement.

• Experience managing and developing a team of health and safety staff.

• Competent IT skills.

Group Health & Safety Manager Salary & Benefits

• Salary: £55,000-£70,000 DOE

• Working hours: 37.5 hours per week

• Pension: Company pension scheme

• Additional benefits: Sick pay scheme, health plan, cycle to work scheme, share save scheme and the option to purchase additional holidays.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex, operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy. In accordance with GDPR, by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.