Health & Safety Manager

About us
We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of collagen products for the food industry. We supply high quality edible films and coatings to over 1,000 customers in more than 100 countries, delivering our purpose of ‘Creating the Added Layer of Value’. Primarily used by customers in the production of a wide variety of sausage and meat products, our aspirations reach way beyond our current products and services, and appeal to our natural curiosity to improve what we do.

As a global organisation, we currently employ around 2,000 people spanning the Americas, UK/EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. We offer careers in research and development, science and food technology, manufacturing and supply chain operations, engineering, sales, and a range of other business support functions. We are always seeking talented people to join the amazing colleagues we have, to keep growing our business.

Our mission is to sustainably utilise technology and biomaterial science-based solutions, to delight our customers. We are a business committed to the pursuit of better. The constant pursuit of what’s next, what’s needed, what’s possible now, and in the future.

About the Role
Working as part of our Gendt facility, which has around 25 employees locally we will be offering a reduced working week of up to 32 hours, as Health & Safety Manager you will be responsible for development, implementation, and monitoring of the Health and Safety management systems, to ensure the safety of staff, visitors and contractors for Devro BV locations. Provide the on-site technical competence in delivering the health and safety programme and liaise with enforcing authorities.

Responsibilities
• Support the development of a generative culture in the field of Health & Safety leading to an improvement in Leading and Lagging Indicators
• Monitor, evaluate and review existing, new and upcoming Health and Safety legislation and ensure that Devro has systems and procedures in place to meet legal compliance. Ensure compliance with, and implementation of all policies and procedures that impact on the delivery of effective Health and Safety systems
• Work proactively with managers and other key staff to establish and maintain a programme of continuous improvement in the management of Health and Safety within their areas of responsibility, which includes conducting implementation of an effective behavioural safety programme, regular audits and monitoring that safety actions are being implemented within agreed timescales
• Ensure that rigorous risk assessment and accident management systems are in place to enable departments to undertake risk assessment processes to identify hazards and to ensure that appropriate control measures are in place. To receive and investigate reports of incidents, determine their causes and make recommendations for improving recurrence prevention and controls
• Liaise with Occupational Health Service staff on health surveillance where a risk assessment has identified a need. Maintain appropriate records. Ensure all workplace occupational hygiene programmes and implemented and maintained
• Provide staff with comprehensive and relevant information and training on Health and Safety systems and procedures, including advising on equipment purchase and workplace practices.
• Prepare and coordinate health and safety audits, behavioural safety audits and safety inspections to ensure compliance

Experience: A minimum of five years experience of managing Health & Safety within a manufacturing environment, preferably within a food/drink or chemicals industry.

Dutch language desired

Skills: Strong communicator with good verbal and written skills. Influencing skills at all levels within the organisation and with external safety bodies.

Document management in ensuring appropriate records are maintained in compliance with legal requirements.

Knowledge: Qualified to degree level in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent. Chartered Safety professional (or working towards).

Ability to interpret and apply national health and safety legislation and policy.

If you feel this role is of interest and your experience aligns, please apply with your updated cv and a member of our talent Acquisition team will be in touch.