Health and Safety Manager
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Position Overview & Specifications
Purpose
The Health & Safety Manager will be responsible for managing Health, Safety and Environment Management systems and activities across production and warehouse facilities. The H&S Manager will lead safety across the site identifying hazards, reducing risk and preventing accidents.
Tasks & responsibilities: (Not limited to)
- Advise all levels of the site, providing technical support and motivating stakeholders to follow proper administration of health, safety and environmental programs.
- Implement ALPLA programs, apply relevant technical guidance and control physical, chemical, electrical, mechanical and ergonomic hazards and potential risk from the operations.
- Arrange Health & Safety training for all plant employees and communicate tool box talks.
- Promote a positive HSE culture amongst all employee groups, engaging stakeholders when appropriate.
- Facilitate a risk assessment programme for continuous review.
- Present incidents, near miss and injuries data for the management morning meeting and take corrective actions
- Arrange external risk assessments and surveys
- Ensure the management team undertake the management of change and impact assessments prior to variation effecting health, safety and environment.
- Participate in the management review process
- Arrange a schedule of internal audits and reporting against the ISO45001 standard.
- Chair a programme of health and safety committee meetings
- Other site team responsibilities and projects as may arise
Education / Experience:
- Relevant qualification in HSE, NEBOSH Diploma / certificate
- Substantial Health and Safety management experience within a FMCG organisation (ideally packaging)
- Experience of a multi-site role with exposure to a variety of production machinery and associated ancillary equipment.
- Experience of managing external parties and 3rd party contractors
- Extensive Knowledge of health and safety standards working within ISO14001 and 45001 frameworks
- Excellent MS Office user experience
- Ability to analyse rules and guidance to assess business impact
- Identify and analyse organisational needs with solid problem solving to provide pragmatic solutions.
- Line management experience
- Confident and professional with the ability to inspire and motivate people
Health and Safety Manager
Golborne Location (WA3)
Monday to Friday - Salaried circa £54,000 per annum
Benefits package (Annual Bonus, Generous pension contributions, Life Assurance, Employee Christmas vouchers, PerkBox – High Street brand discounts, Long service awards, Subsidised onsite canteen)
At ALPLA, we stand for high-quality plastic packaging throughout the world. Around 22,000 colleagues produce quality packaging for foodstuffs, cosmetics and industrial cleaning brands for many blue-chip clients across 182 ALPLA sites in 45 countries
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Machinery Manufacturing
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Health and Safety Manager roles across ALPLA UK Limited's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Machinery Manufacturing.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £54,000 - £54,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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