Health & Safety Lead

Who We Are:

At Mergon we mould ideas for a sustainable future. We work with leading brands like Tesla BMW Xerox and Abbott to design manufacture and deliver sustainable products for the vehicles and equipment of the future.

We care deeply about our colleagues customers and our community and we have a curiosity that constantly pushes us to innovate and improve.We are competent capable and we invest in our people and in our processes to ensure we continue to grow and do our best work every day.

The Role:

Mergon UK are currently hiring a Health and Safety Lead to join our team in Blackburn. This role will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all statutory Health and Safety Regulations and proactively driving benchmark performance in terms of Health and Safety. You will be the lead for all things Health and Safety for the site.

Hours of Work:

8.15am 5:00pm Monday Friday one early finish at 1pm; day tbc 45 minutes unpaid lunch break.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the Mergon UK Health and Safety Management System
• Update Safety Statement
• Carry out Risk Assessments and ensure Risk Assessments are carried out by others as appropriate
• Complete Audits and Inspections
• Identify health and safety training needs and deliver appropriate and regular training programmes
• Coordinate all employee involvement and communication in relation to Health & Safety issues
• Liaise with all other departments to ensure all new processes and equipment and changes to existing processes and equipment meet health and safety requirements.
• Coordinate all emergency response teams and procedures.
• Manage all accidents and post-accident activity including effective and robust root cause investigation and corrective action implementation.
• Benchmark and share information in relation to safety best practice within the Group

Skills & Experience:

To be successful in this role you will likely have:

• At least 3 years experience in a Health and Safety role ideally in a manufacturing environment
• Experience implementing and leading Health and Safety initiatives
• Working knowledge of ISO 45001 Health & Safety Management system
• Strong knowledge of HSE regulations and best practices
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence others and work as part of a team
• Ability to work independently and part of a team.

Benefits:

• Salary up to 42000 per annum dependant on experience
• Option to join the Private healthcare scheme
• 34 days holiday
• Full Christmas and New Year shut down
• Free on-site car park
• Canteen facilities including hot drinks
• Employee Assistance Programme (Wellbeing platform)
• Company Wellbeing & Events programme (such as summer BBQs free annual health checks pie days and much more)
• Career growth; Learning & Development opportunities
  
  
  

The document is a guide only and should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of the areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changing needs of the organisation.

Dont meet every single requirementWe know that some people are less likely to apply if they dont meet all the committed to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workspace. If you are passionate about this role and believe you can bring value to our team wed love to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please apply with your CV via the advertising platform. For further information please contact:

Equality and Diversity

Mergon is committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment and to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race colour nationality religion or belief sex sexual orientation marital status age ethnic and national origin disability or gender reassignment.

Safer Recruitment

Mergon is committed to promotion welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. The successful applicant will be required to provide proof of rights to work in the UK.

Required Experience:

Manager