Health and Safety Manager

Job Title: Health and Safety Manager
Location: Colchester, Essex
Contract: Full-time, Temp to Perm
Pay Rate: £25 - £30 per hour
Days / Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm
We’re currently recruiting for an experienced Health and Safety Manager to join a well-established manufacturing business based in the Colchester, Essex area.
Exciting opportunity to join this well-established company:
* Benefits of working with Just Temps
* Holiday pay on each hour worked
* Access to employee discounts
* Mobile phone savings
* National gym memberships
* And much more!
About the Role:
This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive Health & Safety Manager to take ownership of site compliance, drive continuous improvement and promote a positive safety culture across the business.
* Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation and company policies.
* Carry out risk assessments, workplace inspections and safety audits.
* Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, implementing corrective actions.
* Deliver Health & Safety inductions and ongoing employee training.
* Monitor and report Health & Safety KPIs and maintain statutory records.
* Manage contractor safety and permit-to-work systems.
* Coordinate emergency procedures, fire safety and evacuation drills.
* Support ISO 45001 compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.
* Liaise with regulatory bodies and external auditors when required.
About You:
* NEBOSH National General Certificate is essential.
* Previous Health & Safety experience within a manufacturing or production environment.
* Strong understanding of UK Health & Safety legislation.
* Experience conducting risk assessments and accident investigations.
* Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
* Ability to influence and engage employees at all levels.
* Competent using Microsoft Office and producing reports.
* Competent in Microsoft such as Windows and Excel
* Previous management experience is a must
* Immediately available or available to start at short notice
* Must hold a full driving licence and have access to own vehicle – this is essential
If you have the relevant skills and experience and would like to be considered, please apply by forwarding an up-to-date CV as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.
Keywords: Health and Safety, Health, Safety, NEBOSH, ISO 45001
Just Temps acts as an Employment Business for the supply of Temporary staff
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed