Health & Safety Lead - Sheffield, United Kingdom - GFG

GFG

Verified Company

Sheffield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Liberty Speciality Steels currently have an opportunity for an EHS Lead to drive, lead and implement a focused strategy for High Value Manufacturing and Narrow Strip businesses to ensure the achievement of Business Health, and Safety (EHS) objectives and targets.

Within this role you will maximise opportunities for the development and implementation of best practice HS systems, standards and practices that improve the control of risk and secure the desired performance improvements across the legal entity.

Your focus will be on developing and implementing Liberty Speciality Steels Health and Safety Management System and the achievement of ISO45001.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
In leading the development and implementation of the annual HS improvement process that is consistent with the Speciality Business Health and Safety improvement plan, duties and responsibilities include:

Establishing and coordinating the HS aspects of Operational Control, specifically through the development and promotion of the 'Safety Pyramid', ensuring hazards are continuously identified and closed and advising Plant Managers which daily / weekly metrics to review in their Daily Operations Meeting.
Ensuring that the Walk The Floor routines are developed and fit for purpose with actions being addressed through weekly Plant and monthly Site HS reviews.
Establishing best practice Health and Safety standards, systems and practices including emergency plans and promoting their implementation for the wider benefit of the Business.
Providing a professional health and safety advisory service that supports managers in their health and safety responsibilities and monitors HS systems and processes for compliance and continuous improvement.
Contributing to the HS training and development of local managers to ensure their competence to meet corporate and legal accountabilities.
Statistical analysis and monitoring of safety information to enable identification of causes and trends.
Maintaining the relationship with and being the primary point of contact with Regulators (HSE, Competent Authority) and recognised representative bodies.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Applicants should:

Be educated to degree standard, or equivalent, and with professional functionally qualifications i.e. NEBOSH Diploma and Process Safety knowledge.
Demonstrate strong strategic awareness and extensive experience, ideally in a heavy manufacturing industry at management level.
Demonstrate the vision and depth to define and articulate strategy and policy in a persuasive and confident manner to influence the senior management population within area of responsibility.
A proven ability to engage and influence Safety Representatives to harness their contribution to improving EHS performance.
Determined, quality orientated, organised, and disciplined.
Able to uphold and maintain systems/standards
A team player with a handson approach
Good verbal communicator and listener
Analytical, numerate, and computer literate
Change Agent, willing to challenge the status quo.
Highly developed leadership, interpersonal and influencing skills.

Personal competencies to be successful within this role include:

Establishing Focus
Aligning departmental goals with the strategic direction of the business, ensuring that individuals understand how their work relates to the business' mission.

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Managing Change

Demonstrating support for innovation and for organisational changes needed to improve the organisation's effectiveness; initiating, sponsoring, and implementing such change.

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Managing Performance

The ability to take responsibility for performance, by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against the goals, ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.

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Collaborative Relationships

The ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support.

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Forward Thinking

The ability to anticipate the implications and consequences of situations and take appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies.

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Decisiveness

Able to make difficult decisions in a timely manner. Willing to make decisions in difficult or ambiguous situations when time is critical and make tough decisions.

BENEFITS