Health, Safety and Compliance Manager

Health, Safety & Compliance Manager – Preston

Montgomery Transport – Established in 1970, Montgomery Transport is one of Europe’s leading suppliers of logistical services. The company is a privately owned business, part of the Ballyvesey Holdings Group that has grown significantly in recent years, now providing a diverse range of Logistics Services throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.

We are now recruiting for a Health, Safety & Compliance Manager to join our team in Preston.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that the organisation addresses health and safety issues on a day-to-day basis.
• Keeping abreast of H&S legislation/ACOPS/HSE guidance affecting the road haulage industry.
• Driving forwards and championing a health & safety culture across the group.
• Undertaking risk assessments where required.
• Developing and rolling out SOPS (standard operating procedures) where needed.
• Liaising with representatives from the enforcing authorities and our insurers.
• Reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences under RIDDOR
• Ensuring that the organisation promptly investigate accidents, identifying the root cause and appropriate preventative actions.
• Compiling a monthly accident return and submitting it to the BVH Health & Safety Manager.
• Providing health and safety training to line management and drivers alike.
• Engaging in relevant ISO standards – 45001 in particular and ensuring its implementation across the group.
• Convening and participating in regular H&S committee meetings which provide a valuable format for employees to raise H&S concerns.
• Advising line management on their health and safety obligations.
• Carrying our regular site safety inspections to identify hazards and ensuing compliance with the H&S policies and objectives.
• Liaising with the Ballyvesey Holdings Health & Safety Manager in relation to these responsibilities.
• Making customer visits where necessary to comprehend their H&S expectations and develop site specific SOPs.

Ideal Candidate:

• A recognised H&S qualification – NEBOSH General Certificate as a minimum.
• Previous compliance/H&S management experience in the road haulage industry.
• The ability to oversee and audit recognised industry standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• A persuasive communicator who can interact with all levels of management.
• The ability to develop and deliver training programmes appropriate to the needs of the business.
• The ability to work autonomously, achieving agreed objectives but with limited external supervision.
• Having the confidence to deal with representatives from the enforcing agencies where the need arises.
• Willing to travel to Northern Ireland regularly when the business requires.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• L&G Pension scheme
• Additional holidays for long service
• Life Assurance policy
• Health Shield scheme

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