Health and Safety Manager

Health & Safety Manager
Location: Inverness, Scotland
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000

NEBOSH OR EQUIVELENT REQUIRED 

Are you passionate about driving a world-class safety culture? We are looking for a dedicated and dynamic Health & Safety Manager to join our team at Westfraser Inverness. This role offers the opportunity to shape and promote a proactive health and safety environment, ensuring the highest standards across our site.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the evolution of our Safety Management System, ensuring full compliance with relevant legislation.
• Be the dominant lead for the Safety Star Programme, championing personal health & safety across the workforce.
• Provide specialist health & safety knowledge and support to all personnel.
• Develop and coordinate the delivery of comprehensive safety training programmes.
• Work with Westfraser's Europe and North America sites to share best practices and implement safety visions aligned with company policies.
• Develop systems to encourage personal ownership of safety, ensuring both personal and process safety performance remains flawless.
• Take charge of high-risk employee management, scenario training, and hazard/operability studies on critical processes.
• Own and lead the Safety Steering Committee, providing clear direction and leadership for safety sub-committees.
• Drive continuous improvement in personal and process safety, ensuring the highest levels of compliance and safe behaviours.
• Regularly audit work areas, engaging directly with employees to understand and mitigate potential risks.
• Manage incident/accident investigations, ensuring safety reports are compiled, shared, and used to inform future prevention measures.

About You:

• Proven experience in health & safety management, with a deep understanding of safety legislation.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to promote an interdependent and accountable safety culture.
• Analytical mindset, with the ability to assess safety data and drive continuous improvements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a passion for engaging and motivating teams.

If you're ready to take the lead in building a safer future at Westfraser, we want to hear from you! Apply today to become a key player in delivering top-tier safety performance at our Inverness site.

Apply now and be part of a forward-thinking team that values safety and employee well-being at its core!