Health and Safety Manager

Job Title: Health & Safety Manager

Salary: £45,000

Location: Penrith, Cumbria (On-site)

Are you a visible, credible Health & Safety leader who enjoys being on site and influencing safety culture day to day?

Do you want to take ownership of Health & Safety across a busy industrial manufacturing / processing facility, working closely with operations, engineering and contractors?

We're supporting an organisation operating within the FMCG manufacturing sector to recruit a Health & Safety Manager for a key site in Cumbria. This is an excellent opportunity to lead the site Health & Safety strategy, strengthen compliance and drive continuous improvement across high-risk activities and non-routine work.

The successful Health & Safety Manager will:

• Lead the site Health & Safety strategy, advising senior leaders on risk, compliance priorities and improvement plans.
• Maintain and improve the site Health & Safety management system, including audits, inspections and legal compliance.
• Oversee risk assessments and safe systems of work across maintenance, contractors and high-risk operations (e.g. LOTO, confined space, hot work, work at height and lifting).
• Lead incident and near-miss investigations, ensuring appropriate reporting and corrective actions through to close-out.
• Drive engagement and competence through coaching, toolbox talks, safety committees and targeted campaigns.

The successful candidate will have:

• NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent recognised qualification).
• Strong Health & Safety experience within industrial, manufacturing, processing or heavy engineering environments.
• Confidence influencing leaders and frontline teams, with a practical, proactive approach to risk control.
• Experience managing contractors and improving controls for high-risk work.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a safety-focused organisation and make a real impact on site performance. For further information and to apply please contact also include the phone number 01923 937 095.

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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