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.
- Competitive salary dependent on experience
- 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
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