Head of SHEQ

Head of SHEQ £NEG + Benefits North East – Location flexible with 3 days in Office/2 days Home Working Manufacturing/Oil & Gas/Construction/Fabrication My client is a leading engineering manufacturer based in the North East. The company are looking for a SHE Manager reporting to the CEO providing leadership and direction within the Health, Safety Environment Department & Quality Assurance It is essential that you have SHE experience within a manufacturing environment where there is hot work and heavy lift activities on site. Main Responsibilities As our Head of SHEQ you will; Provide strategic direction to and support all areas of the business in SHE related issues, continually reviewing statutory and standards requirements and identifying changes applicable to the business to ensure industry leading performance. Lead and manage the SHEQ team, mentoring and developing SHE personnel & quality assurance team (8 heads) Attend Senior Management meetings on a monthly basis presenting SHEQ performance, changes in legislation, standards and industry initiatives. Produce SHEQ quarterly reports for the Managing Director. Set SHE KPI’s and continually strive to improve SHE performance. Be responsible for managing SHEQ budgets. Set up arrangements within the business to ensure statutory and standards compliance by Audit inspection. Develop and maintain the SHE Legal and aspects and impact register. Develop policies to meet statutory requirements and applicable standards. Develop systems and initiatives to continually improve the SHE performance. Develop and monitor SHE action groups, to ensure good communication and that SHE related concerns and improvements are being discussed and actioned. Attend SHE forums internally and represent the company at external SHE forums Develop emergency preparedness procedures and test / audit same (e.g. Fire evacuations / Environment impacts). Manage, investigate and lead accident / incident investigations, identifying the root cause and suggesting remedial actions. Ensure lessons learned through safety alerts and toolbox talks are effectively communicated and adopted. Maintain central accident / incident, Non-conformance and Corrective action registers. Identify trends and report on same. Liaise with authorising bodies (HSE, EA and Local Council). Monitor and assess subcontractors by Audit and report to Management Assist and drive the Behavioural Based Safety Programme Assist in ISO Audits – internal and external Key Skills Ability to communicate at all levels both written and oral Good people skills, objectivity, fairness and good integration skills Analytical thinker and problem-solving skills Self-motivated and can work on own initiative Good organiser, planner and motivator Good leadership skills, leading by example Good negotiation skills Report writing Key Knowledge Professional knowledge of organisations operations and environment Knowledge in the manufacturing, construction, fabrication and engineering Continuous improvement techniques IT, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint Professional knowledge of SHE systems and how to install the same Risk assessment / Hazid / Hazop Key Qualifications Quality Assurance Auditor/Qualification Chartered Member of IOSH NEBOSH Diploma NEBOSH Environmental Management certificate For more information on this role please call Giles Churchill at Omega Resource Group on (phone number removed) or (phone number removed)