AddressJob Description
Health & Safety Manager
Knowsley
Your team: Newsprinters are the chosen manufacturer for many of the UK’s well known and respected newspapers, we make the news happen on a daily basis. We guarantee quality, reliability and an end-to-end solution that ensures a cost-effective robust route to market.
Your role: You will be responsible for coordinating and managing all H & S activities on site with Newsprinters and Business Partners. Company values must be demonstrated at all times, taking responsibility for performance, health and safety, quality, continual improvement, administration and development.
The role is full time, but as the site operates 24:7, you would be expected to provide support to all areas where required.
Day to day you will:
Ensure thorough investigation of incidents are undertaken with learning implemented and shared with other sites
Conduct regular audits to ensure best practice around Health and Safety is maintained at the site
Lead site wellbeing initiatives including mental health first aid and other business programs
Identifying H & S training needs and developing / delivering of H & S training
Represent and discuss H & S at site production meetings
Work with local H & S rep’s to ensure engagement, participation and consultation
Prepare site reports in relation to health and safety, analysis and presenting/communicating effectively and concisely
Attend relevant training and development activities to support learning in the role and personal development
Manage the site H & S meetings (H & S Committee)
Undertaking and reviewing CoSHH and other technical risk assessments
Management of the DSE program at site including undertaking desk assessments
What we are looking for from you:
NEBOSH National Diploma or equivalent
Chartered membership of IOSH desirable
Manufacturing background would be an advantage
Be a good influencer and communicator at all levels using a variety of media
Knowledge of current H & S legislation
Analyse complex situations and make recommendations for appropriate action
Organised, flexible, adaptable and able manage own day to day workload
Have an innovative approach to problem solving with good knowledge of continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and other business improvement techniques and methodologies
We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, TalkTV and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.
Life at News
Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.
To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.
Benefits
Some of our benefits include:
Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year
We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.
