Job Title:  Facilities and HSE Manager

Position Summary

The Facilities and HSE Manager is the site lead for all Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) matters at Taylor Hobson, Leicester, and an integral member of the Operations leadership team. The role is responsible for maintaining and improving HSE management systems, driving adherence to external and internal standards, and defining and guiding the site HSE improvement strategy, including the execution of improvement projects and activities.

The role also has responsibility for site facilities: planned and preventative maintenance, statutory building compliance, contractor management and the facilities team, within the site budget.

Main Duties/Responsibilities

• Coach and guide the leadership team and other managers to improve and develop management styles and behaviours that strengthen the safety culture on site, acting as a role model so that non-compliance with regulation in the workplace is not tolerated.
• Develop the Health, Safety & Environmental Policy and improvement strategies in line with site and company strategy.
• Act as the subject matter expert (SME) on site for HSE issues, providing guidance to all managers and staff, and acting as the focal point for all external regulatory authorities, including reporting of incidents to meet national HSE reporting standards and AMETEK group requirements.
• Maintain and develop the HSE management structure to drive improvement in safety performance, employee engagement and the reduction of risk to all employees; chair the H&S, First Aider and Environmental Management meetings.
• Manage communication of site safety and environmental performance in line with business expectations, including AMETEK reporting (e.g. lost working hours, waste) and attendance at the monthly AMETEK EHS briefing.
• Ensure the site has robust systems and procedures that demonstrate risk profiling and compliance with all relevant HSE legislation, with a regular audit and site inspection schedule to validate compliance.
• Ensure risk assessments (including COSHH, display screen equipment, individual, and new and expectant mothers assessments) are completed and maintained to a defined schedule, or when changes are made to the process via a recognised change management system, with timely completion of resulting action plans.
• Ensure full root cause analysis is carried out, using appropriate investigation techniques, on all significant incidents (first aid, recordable, lost time incidents, fires etc.), and that action plans and stakeholders are followed up to completion to prevent reoccurrence.
• Manage fire safety, hot work permits and risk assessment method statements (RAMS) for contractors, and oversee asbestos management and awareness.
• Ensure the Company is made aware of any new, revoked or amended Health & Safety and environmental legislation and its implications.
• Ensure employees (including agency, contract and permanent staff) are trained in HSE topics to meet minimum site safety standards for each role, and complete an HSE induction before commencing work; organise refresher, manual handling, fire and first aid training.
• Ensure the site meets, maintains and develops emergency response procedures, with drills and desktop exercises that meet business and national emergency response standards, and maintain the Business Continuity Plan.
• Engage and liaise with occupational health surveillance monitoring (e.g. noise, air, skin, lung and hearing checks) to ensure employees are not exposed to long-term risk and the organisation is not exposed to liability from employee behaviours.
• Act as process owner for ISO 14001: maintain the environmental management system, deliver annual environmental training, and manage external audit liaison and responsibility.
• Manage waste, sustainability initiatives and environmental performance reporting, keeping up to date with changes in environmental legislation and ISO 14001.
• Manage site facilities: planned and preventative maintenance, contract maintenance and up-to-date insurance records, legionella management, pest control, racking inspections, access control and site security.
• Manage contractors and the annual Safe Contractor submission; oversee on-site building projects and contractor liaison.
• Line manage the Facilities Lead, the facilities team and cleaning services.
• Develop and manage the site safety and facilities budget and CAPEX, understanding causes of over- and under-spend; contribute to operational financial planning of safety items and consumables (PPE) and improvement activities to optimise HSE spend efficiency.
• Carry out any reasonable request from any member of the Management team within the general scope and purpose of the job.

Essential and Desirable Skills

• Proven manufacturing background and a track record as an HSE Manager in a production environment.
• Able to perform activities within key operating targets (where appropriate) and to report related KPIs and statistics covering: overall site HSE performance; adequacy of HSE resources; standards and training requirements; and unsatisfactory HSE practices.
• Strong people manager and influencer, able to integrate effectively into an SME business where resource can sometimes be stretched and systems are not fully integrated.
• Strong working knowledge of UK HSE legislation, risk assessment, incident investigation and root cause analysis, emergency preparedness and occupational health surveillance.
• Experience of managing facilities, maintenance contractors and statutory building compliance (e.g. legionella, fire, asbestos) within a budget.

Desirable Skills

• IT – MS Navision MRP system.
• Project management skills.
• Experience of ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 (internal auditor qualification an advantage).
• Background and/or technical understanding of electronics / hardware / proprietary and bespoke manufactured components.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-marking, work quality, and to reduce costs.  The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Required Personal Attributes

• Proactive “Can Do” attitude.
• Strong negotiation and teamwork skills.
• Ability to communicate at all levels.
• A willingness to question, understand and challenge.
• Creative and analytical

Qualifications or Relevant Work Experience

• NEBOSH qualification (minimum Certificate, e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety).
• Proven track record as an HSE Manager in a manufacturing / production environment.
• Desirable: NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate and/or ISO 9001 internal auditor qualification.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and 28 days holiday including Easter & Christmas
• Mentoring and guidance for accreditation – IMechE, MIET, CPhy
• Continuous training provided using world class manufacturing tools and equipment
• 1pm Friday finish
• Supportive working environment
• Perkbox – corporate discounts, GP service & 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Active sports and social club including annual Christmas party and social events
• Free onsite parking and easy access to the city centre