Health And Safety Manager in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Health & Safety Manager – Manufacturing

Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire (DN21)
Salary: £45,000–£50,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

About the Role

Contek Recruitment Solutions is representing an established manufacturing business based in Gainsborough, who are looking to recruit an experienced, hands-on Health & Safety Manager to support and drive health, safety and environmental standards across their manufacturing site.

This is an important site-based position for someone who combines strong technical health and safety knowledge with a practical, approachable and confident management style.

Working as part of an established H&S function, alongside the Head of H&S and H&S Co-ordinator, you will take responsibility for driving day-to-day health and safety performance across the site, ensuring that policies and procedures are not simply in place but are understood, followed and embedded into everyday working practices.

A significant part of the position will involve spending time within the manufacturing environment, building relationships with employees, supervisors and operational managers, identifying potential risks and influencing behaviours to create a safer working environment.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable having difficult conversations when necessary, challenging unsafe practices and holding people accountable, while maintaining a positive and collaborative approach.

This is an opportunity for an experienced H&S professional to make a genuine difference within an established manufacturing operation.

Key Responsibilities

Health, Safety & Environmental Management

• Take ownership of day-to-day health and safety management across the manufacturing site.
• Maintain and develop health, safety and environmental management systems, policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with relevant health and safety legislation and company standards.
• Lead and undertake risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
• Have a strong focus on PUWER assessments, machinery safety, guarding and the implementation of appropriate control measures.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, identifying root causes and ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Conduct regular workplace inspections, safety audits and shop-floor assessments.
• Monitor health, safety and environmental performance, identifying areas for improvement.

Shop-Floor Engagement & Workforce Management

• Maintain a visible and approachable presence throughout the manufacturing environment.
• Build effective working relationships with production managers, supervisors and shop-floor employees.
• Actively challenge unsafe behaviours and working practices, ensuring appropriate action is taken.
• Influence and encourage employees at all levels to take responsibility for their own health and safety.
• Deal confidently with difficult situations, adapting your approach depending on the individual and circumstances.
• Support managers in addressing health and safety performance issues and ensuring accountability.
• Deliver inductions, toolbox talks, safety briefings and ongoing workforce training.
• Promote a positive safety culture through regular conversations, engagement and employee involvement.

Occupational Health & Continuous Improvement

• Support the management of occupational health matters, including workplace health risks, exposure assessments and appropriate control measures.
• Work with HR and management teams on health-related workplace issues, reasonable adjustments and employee wellbeing.
• Review working practices and identify opportunities to reduce occupational health risks.
• Support the development and delivery of site health and safety improvement plans.
• Contribute to environmental management and sustainability objectives.
• Work alongside the wider H&S team to support group policies, reporting requirements and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

To be considered for this position, you will ideally have:

NEBOSH General Certificate or higher, or an equivalent recognised health and safety qualification.

Previous experience in a hands-on Health & Safety Management or senior H&S role within manufacturing, engineering or an industrial environment.

Strong practical knowledge of PUWER, machinery safety, guarding and machinery risk assessments.

A good understanding of occupational health risks and their management within a manufacturing environment.

Proven experience undertaking risk assessments, accident investigations, workplace inspections and audits.

The confidence and ability to challenge unsafe behaviours and influence employees and managers at all levels.

Experience driving improvements in workplace safety culture and employee engagement.

Good knowledge of health and safety legislation and management systems, ideally including ISO 45001.

The ability to work effectively within a corporate structure while maintaining a strong presence at site level.

 Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.

An understanding of ISO 14001 and environmental management would be advantageous.

Personality and approach are particularly important for this position. We are looking for someone who is approachable, practical, confident and proactive, with the ability to read situations, adapt their communication style and get the best out of people.

You should be equally comfortable discussing compliance with senior management as you are having a conversation with an operator on the shop floor about an unsafe working practice.

Salary & Benefits

- Salary of £45,000–£50,000 per annum, depending on experience.

- 25 days' annual leave, increasing with service to a maximum of 28 days.

- Company pension scheme, with a 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution under the standard arrangement.

- Medicash healthcare scheme, providing contributions towards eligible dental treatment, diagnostic tests, scans and complementary therapies.

- Company sick pay scheme, subject to successful completion of probation.

- Employee Assistance Programme, providing access to confidential advice and support.

- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, subject to qualifying service requirements.

- Access to an employee benefits platform offering discounts and cashback.

- Discretionary attendance bonus scheme.

- Free on-site parking.

- Employee forums, safety forums and employee recognition initiatives.

Apply Now

If you are an experienced Health & Safety professional with a strong manufacturing background, practical knowledge of machinery safety and the confidence to influence people and drive improvements on the shop floor, Contek Recruitment Solutions would like to hear from you.

This is an opportunity to join an established manufacturing business in a key site-level position, where you can take ownership, influence working practices and make a tangible difference to health and safety performance.

Apply today to discuss the opportunity further.