Location: You will be based at one of our sites in Northeast England, with the potential for some hybrid working. You will spend a percentage of your time each week visiting our various sites across the UK.

About this opportunity:

This is a great chance to join the team at National Timber Group, during an exciting phase in our development, as we aim to be the UK’s leading distributer of specialised value-add timber products.

We are looking for a dedicated and knowledgeable Health & Safety Manager to oversee the development, implementation and maintenance of the organisations Health, Safety and Environmental systems. This role ensures that all operations are conducted in compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements, whilst promoting a culture of safety, sustainability and continuous improvement.

What you'll be doing:

Reporting to the Senior Manager QHSE you will:

·Embrace Continuous Improvement (CI) to engage employees and drive behavioural change in all aspects of H&S performance.

·Create a H&S assurance approach where the culture is built through awareness, recognition, and sense of pride.

·Work with operational and functional leaders to develop and deliver H&S strategies that support business performance.

·Provide expert advice and practical support on all H&S matters, including policies, procedures, risk assessments, and incident investigations.

·Promote Health and Safety working practices, engaging with all employees to raise awareness, and provide a medium to invite opportunities for improvement.

·Lead, coach, and develop the team and promote wider team engagement with all functions throughout the business.

·Support our ISO accreditations and explore opportunities to enhance our current certification suite.

·Coordinate regular audits and inspections to identify areas for improvement and drive safety, quality, and environmental initiatives across all areas of the business.

·Support investigations into accidents, incidents, and near misses to identify patterns, root causes and implement corrective and preventative actions.

·Develop and implement environmental policies and procedures to minimise the company's environmental impact.

·Remain up to date with regulations in quality, health, safety, and environmental standards, to ensure the company not only remains compliant, but is recognised as the industry leader.

Some important KPI’s for this role include measurement and analysis of:

·Staff Safety Observations (SSO) and Near Miss - trend analysis

·Audit performance

What you'll need:

·Preferably degree qualified – for example, Safety, Health and Environmental Management, or NEBOSH Diploma. ISO Lead Auditor credentials (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001) are also desirable.

·Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Health & Safety preferably within a manufacturing or engineering environment.

·Proven experience in Health & Safety management, with an understanding of Safety management systems.

·Experience of working cross-functionally across all levels of the business.

·Conversant in root cause analysis and knowledge and understanding of PDCA.

·Excellent communication skills for policy implementation, training, and stakeholder engagement.

About working for us:

Our focus is to ensure we're safe and inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

Why National Timber Group:

As a +£300m turnover business with 1200 colleagues, National Timber Group is the largest independent distributer and processing group in the UK.

We are timber experts, with a collection of specialist businesses that serve a diverse range of customers across the construction sector. Our people are experienced, knowledgeable, and helpful, delivering a full suite of solutions and product expertise to serve our customer needs.

We offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A competitive salary - up to £55k depending on experience
• Company car
• Company Pension contribution
• An annual performance-related bonus
• 22 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• Access to our employee discount programme that allows shopping across a range of outlets
• Employee Assistance Programme – confidential counselling and advice on work and personal issues

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, please get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Wholesale Building Materials

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