Health & Safety Manager UKI

Health & Safety Manager UKI

OASIS Group is the largest privately-owned information management provider in Europe, securing and managing over 115 million barcoded items, 200TB of digital data, and scanning more than 17 million images per month.   Since forming in 1999 we have grown steadily, and we now employ over 1,700 Team Members across six countries.

Together we support more than 11,500 clients through our network of over 70 secure, monitored and compliant record centres.  As our clients’ single source partner for information management, we offer solutions that cover the full record lifecycle, including file storage; secure online access; data protection; business continuity; and secure destruction.

The Role

The Health & Safety Manager is the leader responsible for promoting a safe working environment and fostering a culture of safety across the UKI geography and wider group.

By drafting, implementing, and maintaining adherence to effective health, safety, and environmental (HSE) policies and procedures they will ensure compliance with legal requirements and industry best practices, whilst engaging all colleagues to be part of the Health & Safety community.

Working closely with operational teams and senior leadership, the H&S Manager will provide coaching and training to all team members as required, whilst providing additional inputs to managers regarding wider H&S responsibilities eg accident/incident investigations and subsequent actions, conducting risk assessments and adherence to safety standards. The role will also involve defining, monitoring and reporting of performance metrics, and driving continuous improvement at all levels.

In addition to UKI responsibilities, the H&S Manager UKI is also responsible for adoption, analysis and reporting of group level Health & Safety performance and statistics.

Key Responsibilities

• To be the subject matter expert in Health & Safety within UKI.
• Drive a culture of ownership & accountability providing guidance, coaching and training on Health & Safety matters to all stakeholders, with a particular focus on Operational Supervisors/ Managers.
• Draft, review and implement Health & Safety policies and procedures across UKI to ensure safe and compliant working practices for our colleagues
• Ensure robust reporting regimes are in place for Health and Safety statistics. Monitor, analyse and report on accident statistics, develop KPI's and utilise them to drive improvements in personal and organisational H&S performance.
• Facilitate and lead cross functional and cross border H&S meetings to communicate on H&S matters and support the development of nominated colleagues in becoming local H&S champions
• Keep up to date with all aspects of relevant health and safety at work legislation and ensure our policies and procedures remain compliant if changes are required
• Be the point of contact for statutory bodies (eg HSE) and insurers for all H&S matters.
• Be a “Critical Friend” in visiting operational facilities to ‘walk the floor’, observe working practices, conduct audits / inspections and deliver training. Coach all colleagues via observed behaviours. Challenge or congratulate as appropriate.
• Define, then train and coach teams to be efficient and self-starting in the execution of H&S legislative requirements e.g. workplace risk assessments, accident investigations reports. Ensure team members are accountable for these within their span of control.
• Where necessary, lead investigations into major accidents or incidents.
• Ensure serious issues are escalated to Leadership in a timely manner and key learnings are identified, shared and incorporated into policy.

Candidate Requirements

• You should have an excellent understanding and working knowledge of Health & Safety regulations across UK and Ireland.
• Demonstrable depth of practical expereince leading an H&S function.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.
• NEBOSH Fire certificate in Fire Safety.
• Good presentation, written, analytical and IT skills.
• Training and presentation experience throughout all levels of an organisation.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to guide and educate/train at all levels
• Self-confidence to build strong working relationships internally and externally.
• Travel to our various office across the UK and Ireland is a requirement for this role.
• Frequesnt travel is required in order to deliver this role.

The Company is required by law (Immigration Act 2016) to have proof of right to work in the UK, prior to commencement of employment.

The Company is required to conduct a background screening check as set out by the British Standards Institution BS7858 prior to commencement of employment.

OASIS is an equal opportunities employer.

The Company confirm that our legitimate interests comply with GDPR and data protection.

Agencies: When we require external assistance with our vacancies, we will reach out to our PSL supply chain.  Please be aware that we operate a very strict PSL policy with close relationships with our suppliers and cannot respond to agencies outside of the PSL. Please do not contact individual hiring managers.