Health and Safety Manager
Just Temps · Direct employer
Job Title: Health and Safety Manager
Location: Colchester, Essex
Contract: Full-time, Temp to Perm
Pay Rate: £25 - £30 per hour
Days / Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm
We’re currently recruiting for an experienced Health and Safety Manager to join a well-established manufacturing business based in the Colchester, Essex area.
Exciting opportunity to join this well-established company:
- Benefits of working with Just Temps
- Holiday pay on each hour worked
- Access to employee discounts
- Mobile phone savings
- National gym memberships
- And much more!
About the Role:
This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive Health & Safety Manager to take ownership of site compliance, drive continuous improvement and promote a positive safety culture across the business.
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation and company policies.
- Carry out risk assessments, workplace inspections and safety audits.
- Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, implementing corrective actions.
- Deliver Health & Safety inductions and ongoing employee training.
- Monitor and report Health & Safety KPIs and maintain statutory records.
- Manage contractor safety and permit-to-work systems.
- Coordinate emergency procedures, fire safety and evacuation drills.
- Support ISO 45001 compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies and external auditors when required.
About You:
- NEBOSH National General Certificate is essential.
- Previous Health & Safety experience within a manufacturing or production environment.
- Strong understanding of UK Health & Safety legislation.
- Experience conducting risk assessments and accident investigations.
- Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to influence and engage employees at all levels.
- Competent using Microsoft Office and producing reports.
- Competent in Microsoft such as Windows and Excel
- Previous management experience is a must
- Immediately available or available to start at short notice
- Must hold a full driving licence and have access to own vehicle – this is essential
If you have the relevant skills and experience and would like to be considered, please apply by forwarding an up-to-date CV as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.
Keywords: Health and Safety, Health, Safety, NEBOSH, ISO 45001
Just Temps acts as an Employment Business for the supply of Temporary staff.
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