Health and Safety Manager

Job Description

We are excited to be advertising the role of Health and Safety Manager to join our dedicated team at Bath Spa University

Key Responsibilities

The main objective of this role is to assist the Health and Safety Compliance Team in the overall maintenance of the University’s QHSE Management Systems. Actively participating in the University’s continuous improvement initiatives ensuring all quality, health safety, environmental and customer requirements are met or exceeded.  As the Health & Safety Manager you will be responsible for all daily administrative aspects of Health & Safety and the environment as well as supporting the upkeep of all Health and Safety management system iProtectu).

Key Skills

Being a Health and Safety Manager demands strong leadership, you should therefore have excellent communication and teamwork skills.  This role is as much about managing people and their behaviour as it is creating policies. You must therefore be able to communicate to Leaders at all levels, the range of health and safety risks in their part of the organisation and give proportionate attention and advice to each of them.  You should have the skills to coach and mentor employees and leaders to create a safe and trusting work environment. You should have extensive background knowledge of the industry and have the ability to identify, evaluate and address risks so you can positively affect the outcome by handling that risk in the best-suited way. You should also hold the NEBOSH General certificate in Safety and Health, and ideally be working towards your Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health.

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