Environment, Health & Safety Manager
Date: 23 Aug 2024
Location: Ledbury, GB, HR8 2JQ
Company: Ornua Co-operative Limited
Environment, Health and Safety Manager
Reports to: Operations Director Ledbury
Location: Ornua - Ledbury
Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week
Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 per annum – depending on experience
Benefits: Free Onsite Parking, Generous holiday allowance, Company Pension, Bonus scheme, Company Shop (offering discounts on products), Confidential Employee Assist Programme plus many more
Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.
Are you a HSE Manager looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?
Ornua is actively seeking a HSE Manager to join our Operations Department as we continue our growth trajectory. The HSE Manager will lead the development and implementation of the site’s Environment, Health & Safety deployment plan to deliver Health & Safety objectives in line with the Ornua Group Global Sustainability and Health & Safety Strategy and Targets.
Why Ornua?
- Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.
- The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.
- Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products and for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufactures and foodservice customer across the world.
- Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
- Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.
- We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
- Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.
Why This Role Is Valuable:
As our next HSE Manager, you will;
- Support the site’s functional heads and other relevant stakeholders to establish, implement and maintain EH&S programmes that will deliver EH&S objectives in line with the Ornua Group Global Sustainability and H&S Strategy and Targets.
- Lead the implementation of Ornua Group Global H&S Standards at the site, ensure these are communicated and consistently applied across the site.
- Develop and implement Environmental Management System and structures to manage sites Significant Environmental Aspects and impacts.
- Interpret Ornua Group Global H&S Standards and local applicable legislation and develop effective EH&S risk management programmes to ensure compliance with these requirements.
- Lead the investigation of work-related accidents, Environmental and H&S incidents and support the site’s functional heads to identify, establish, implement and maintain corrective and prevention risk management actions.
- Analyse EH&S lagging and leading KPIs and support the site’s functional heads to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Provide formal and informal EH&S performance updates to internal and external stakeholders as required.
What You Bring To The Role:
- Environmental Management Qualifications (IEMA/NEBOSH or Equivalent)
- Previous experience as site EH&S Lead or Manager
- EH&S Management System Development and Audit
- Passionate about H&S.
- Excellent communicator.
Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.
Would you like to make an impact?
We are open to discussing both permanent and temporary options for this role
To learn more, please visit Ornua at www.ornua.com