Health And Safety Manager

Health and Safety Manager (Machinery & Automation)

to c£60k + benefits neg dep exp

East Midlands (commutable from Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and surrounding area)

Our client has been established for almost a quarter of a century and are recognised as market leaders in the provision of bespoke innovative materials handling and automation solutions to a diverse range of clients and industry sectors throughout the UK, and as a result of continued success and an ongoing programme of exciting strategic growth, they are now seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Health and Safety Manager to complement their dynamic and professional team.

Working out of prestigious offices near Nottingham, the successful Health and Safety Manager will thrive within a technology focussed solutions environment and will be responsible for a range of duties that will include (but not be limited to):

• Technical leadership
• Conducting and assisting with machine risk assessments during the design phase to ensure Machinery Directive requirements are met and assisting projects during the development and installation phases in order to ensure that all H&S and Safety rules, guidelines and policies are understood and adhered to at all times.
• Reviewing all aspects of machinery compliance on an ongoing basis and supporting the design team in order to ensure adherence to relevant machine design directives, UKCA/CE marking and applicable international standards.
• Assisting in the creation and maintenance of associated machinery documentation and manuals and verifying information detailed therein once design pass off is achieved.
• Liaising with the design team and other departments as required, utilising excellent communication and influencing skills to ensure safety systems are integrated and risks are assessed and adequately managed.
• Liaise with the customer in relation to UKCA/CE concerns.
• Keeping abreast of new machinery directives and legislation and maintaining a working knowledge of all HSE legislation whilst maintaining existing company policies and procedures

To be considered for this exciting Health and Safety Manager opportunity within a genuinely unique environment, it is envisaged that the successful candidate will demonstrate at least 5 years' experience gained within a special purpose machinery design or manufacturing environment with experience ideally gained within an industrial automation or engineering environment - and CMSE (Certified machinery safety expert) qualified.

In return, an attractive remuneration and benefits package and genuine scope to progress within a structured and dynamic environment are available for suitably motivated, enthusiastic and experienced individuals.

Contact the Executive Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email your cv in confidence to (url removed) for further details.