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Environmental, Health and Safety Lead

Job Posted: 2 months ago

Salary: £ 50,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear

Expire in: 19 days

Job Description

Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a leading international manufacturing organisation in their search for an Environmental, Health and Safety Lead.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate environmental professional to drive the organisation's sustainability and environmental compliance initiatives, champion responsible manufacturing practices, and support the development of a strong culture of environmental awareness alongside health and safety excellence.

Overall Purpose: 

The Site Health, Safety and Environmental Professional will provide both leadership and tactical support to the Environmental, Health and Safety programs on site. 
Ensure local legislative compliance, develop and maintain ISO systems, develop an autonomous EHS culture, promote defined Health and Wellness programs, define EHS standard operating procedures, provide EHS training, develop risk identification and reduction awareness and methods, all achieved through participation and employee engagement.Key Duties:

Establish both a short term and long term EHS strategy for the site.
Become a technical expert on the site process technologies.
Gauge and correct the execution of site EHS programs through inspections, audits, SMATs, cold-eye reviews.
Coach, mentor, and support the development and guidance of line management on EHS topics. and
Help operations navigate complex regulations and company standards.
Proactively drive awareness and communicates best practices related to Safety, Health and Environment, promoting an autonomous EHS culture.
Develop, schedule and deliver impactful and interactive training to supervisors, employees and contractors on subjects related to EHS.
Identify and champion impactful initiatives seeking continuous improvement in safety performance and environmental compliance.
Lead high quality incident investigations, track corrective actions and monitor data for at-risk trends.
Manage the site Environmental Permit and Water Discharge consent.
Responsible for the generation and submission of all internal, corporate, and required government reporting relating to regulatory compliance.
Maintains an EHS compliance calendar, audits the compliance system routinely, and ensures compliance gaps are corrected.
Maintain site ISO 14001 certification and manage the internal audit process.
Ensure compliance with site permits and plans (indirect discharge, SPCC, SWPPP, Air).
Manage and ensure compliance with the waste management program (hazardous, non-hazardous, and universal) and perform internal/ external Duty of Care audits on waste contractors.
Manage and ensure compliance with Climate Change Agreements.
Manage and ensure compliance with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Scheme.Key Requirements: 

5 or more years' experience in a manufacturing environment with a proven track record of success in reducing occupational injuries, working knowledge and expertise in Environmental regulations and maintaining compliance with pertinent regulations.
Experience managing ISO 14001 systems and internal audits.
Relevant Environmental, H&S qualifications/degree. 
Strong Bias/knowledge of Environmental regulations. The Package:

£50K - £60K per annum depending on experience. 
Pension scheme with 4% employee contribution and 8% employer contribution.
Death in service benefits.
Bonus scheme dependant upon personal/ company performance.
Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm

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