Regional HSQE Manager

Skilled at Health and Safety Management? Local to Manchester or Birmingham?

Regional HSQE Manager (North)

Manchester / Birmingham area

Good salary c. £41,000 dependent on experience plus company car / allowance

Full Time, permanent position

Do you have good longevity in a HSQE management position (Health, Safety Quality and Environment)? Are you enthusiastic about HSQE with a keen eye for detail? Do you have an environmental qualification and experience in Waste Management? Are you an advocate for change and ready to embrace new challenges?  If you’ve answered ‘Yes’ to these questions, we have the perfect role for you!

We are phs Group – the leading Hygiene Services provider in the UK, and we are looking for a motivated Regional HSQE Manager to join us. We’re most famous for washroom services and products. However, we do much more, offering a broad range of solutions to help keep organisations running smoothly. In fact, we take care of over 200,000 customers at over 450,000 locations across the UK and Europe. We have an expert understanding of the practical and legislative issues that our customers face daily basis in their workplace. Our business comprises of an extensive product and service range, addressing customer needs across two key areas - Hygiene and Specialist.

As our new Regional HSQE Manager, you’ll be an integral part of a supportive and evolving team. You’ll be based near a regional phs site, integrating with c. 18 phs sites in various waste management and service processes. The role involves you implementing maintaining and improving the Group HSQE standards, whilst ensuring the HSQE standards meet the verification requirements for ISO 9001 and ISO14001. Your knowledge of Waste Management will be vital, and you will be able to positively impact the team’s HSQE performance.

Your role as a Regional HSQE Manager at phs Group will include:

• Providing safe, suitable workplaces through hazard identification and risk assessment in each HSQE discipline.
• Provide Legislative and Regulatory advice to the phs Group HSQE Team on all matters relating to HSQE to ensure we achieve and exceed legal compliance.
• Provide HSQE advice to ensure we meet all contractual and customer/ commercial compliance requirements.
• Manage and continually improve 9001, 14001 & 45001 management systems.
• Plan and conduct audits to standards that meet ISO internal audit status.
• Manage and coordinate the third party HSQE audit process, and HSQE documentation.
• Produce and deliver staff inductions, training and briefings as identified by risk, project and legislative requirements.
• Collaborate with training to ensure suitable training packages are available to reduce risk.
• Liaise and communicate with external interested parties and PHS stakeholders.
• Lead on all incidents and accident investigations and learnings.
• Be the liaison and interface between the phs sites and contractors, including contractor approval
• Be the point of contact for the HSE and Environment Agency.
• WAMITAB approved assessment and internal quality assurance (training provided).
• Environmental permit activities including application, variation and surrender.
• The role involves travel throughout the UK and extensively within the region.

   

  Skills and Requirements for this role

   

• An Auditors Qualification, and have experience in ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001/45001.
• Be a member of IOSH.
• Have at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Hold a full clean driving licence.
• NEBOSH General Certificate, AIEMA are essential for the role.
• WAMITAB (COTC) technical competency for waste is desirable.
• Willingness to travel and on occasions stay in accommodation to conduct audits and site visits relating to the less local depots.
• Prepared to conduct ‘Ride Along’ days to enhance visible leadership and exposure to frontline challenges.
• Proficient using Microsoft packages (Word, Excel & PowerPoint).

In return for your commitment and expertise at phs Group, you’ll benefit from:

• A good salary based on experience and qualifications
• Company car or car allowance
• Real savings with major supermarkets and retailers through amazing employee discounts with phsPerks.com
• Further savings with our phs Direct Online shop
• Free Parking on-site so no parking costs
• Excellent career opportunities
• Accredited ILM training through external and in-house training
• Flexible training scheme
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Buy / Sell holiday scheme
• Other benefits such as improved parental leave, a 24-hour wellbeing helpline, cycle to work scheme, pension scheme, life assurance and more…

We want to speak with you! Apply now.

About phs:

phs Group was founded in 1963 and are the leading provider for Hygiene Services in the UK, Spain and Ireland. We have over 120,000 customers across 300,000 locations incorporating numerous businesses during 62 years of business.

At phs, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.