Health, Safety & Environment Site Lead

Tanfield (Home of Penn State Pretzels)

We’re seeking an ambitious, enthusiastic, experienced site HSE Lead to join our team based at and covering our Tanfield site. In this challenging and rewarding role, you will manage Health & Safety and Environmental on a day to day basis supporting the site Leadership team and colleagues to build capabilities and maintain Legal Compliance

The HSE Site Lead role is part of the site Leadership Team and therefore needs to be a key influencer to ensure that the site is achieving legislative compliance, zero losses and developing a safety culture through engagement and capability building of our colleagues.

The role requires the ability to facilitate change and be involved in interesting and diverse projects which will improve safety and behaviours at the site

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

* Development and implementation of procedures to ensure legal compliance is achieved and maintained

* Building capabilities through coaching and engagement to drive positive safety culture at all levels on site

* Ensuring that Health and Safety performance indicators are tracked with expectations understood and annual plans developed to drive continuous improvement

* Determining and prioritising of site loss opportunities manage HSE budget and annual capital allocation

* Acting as a proactive and energetic member of the leadership team and UK HSE Pillar team

The multi-award-winning culture at KP Snacks is friendly, welcoming and supportive. We encourage everyone to be the best they can be, working together to achieve great results.

What we would like to offer you:

* Competitive salary plus 5% bonus

* 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

* Additional holiday buy available

* Private Healthcare

* KP Matching Pension plus Life Assurance and Income Protection

* KP4ME- discount scheme, online benefits and information platform

* Free parking onsite

Essential knowledge, skills and experience:

* Qualified health and safety professional with good manufacturing experience who is looking to further develop their career in HSE

* NEBOSH Health & Safety Diploma (essential)

* IEMA Environmental Certificate or equivalent (essential)

* Internal Auditing Qualification (preferred)

* Able to demonstrate good influencing skills

* Experience of working with Safe Teams/ Committees to drive improvements in culture and performance

* Excellent understanding of relevant health and safety and Environment legislation/law and how it is practically applied

* Good understanding of change agents

* Able to demonstrate effective Team work at both site levels and regional level

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