Senior HSE Manager

at  Refresco

Refresco the world’s leading independent soft drink’s manufacturer, have a fantastic opportunity for an ‘agile’, ‘excellent’ and ‘responsible’ Senior Health &Safety Manager to join the leadership team at our Refresco Bridgwater site in Somerset.
Reporting to the Site General Manager and a key member of the Site Leadership Team, you are a subject matter expert on HSE issues, across the manufacturing site. You lead the site safety programme and contribute to delivery of the UK HSE agenda. You will be responsible for driving forward the HSE management systems on site and will be part of a team of HSE Managers working across our UK sites together with our Head of HSE, to ensure consistency is achieved and best practice is shared.

COMPETITIVE SALARY, PERFORMANCE BONUS, PRIVATE HEALTHCARE, GOOD COMPANY PENSION SCHEME

Refresco Bridgwater is one of the largest and most progressive drink’s manufacturing sites globally. Some statistics for you – 650 colleagues across 158,000 square metres, 4 factories, a large warehouse and transport facility, all under one roof, housing the latest, leading edge engineering technology producing 800 million litres per annum of soft drinks for our many own label and contract manufacturing customers from 28 production lines.
This is an excellent career opportunity if you are an experienced HSE Manager seeking a new challenge in a growing and stable company.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Bridgwater site is a 24/7 operation. As Senior HSE Manager you are an important role model and member of the site leadership team. You own and manage the site HSE objectives, HSE training, audit schedules, non-conformances and close outs, employee liability claims and PPE requirements. You will need to manage and report on accident statistics, environmental annual permit returns, and KPI’s. You manage a small team including a Sustainability Manager.

AS HSE MANAGER HERE ARE SOME OF YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain and continuously improve the site HSE MS procedures to ensure robust processes are in place
• Provide technical support, advice and guidance to managers on HS&E legal compliance and best practice
• Work closely with the Engineering department to deliver capital projects
• Play an active part of yield/waste reduction on site with the production team, and play an active part in the management of the Refresco Sustainability programme
• Actively promote a HSE culture to ensure participation is across all levels
• Co-ordination of site EMS and Environmental Permit
• Providing support, assistance and guidance to Departments on risk assessment, emergency response, HSE audits and inspections and development of HSE operating procedure