Operational Health & Safety Lead

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Are you an experienced Health & Safety professional who enjoys being out on site, influencing people and driving real cultural change rather than sitting behind a desk?

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We're recruiting for an Operational Health & Safety Lead to join a well-established engineering organisation with projects across Scotland and the UK. This is a highly visible leadership role where you'll work alongside operational teams to improve safety performance across workshops, manufacturing operations and customer sites.

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You'll be responsible for embedding a positive safety culture, coaching managers and supervisors, improving behavioural safety and ensuring safe systems of work are implemented effectively.

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\n Key Responsibilities\n
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• Health & Safety leadership across workshop and site operations
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• Promote behavioural safety and interaction
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• Support Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
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• Carry out site inspections, audits and workplace safety reviews
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• Lead accident, incident and near miss investigations
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• Deliver toolbox talks, inductions and safety training
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• Contractor management and permit to work activities
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• Build strong working relationships with operational teams and customers
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\n We're looking for someone with:\n
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• Excellent communication and influencing skills
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• Previous experience in a senior operational Health & Safety role
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• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation
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• Experience within engineering, manufacturing, construction, industrial or heavy operational environments
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• Full UK Driving Licence
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\n What's on offer\n
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• Rewarding package
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• Company Car
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• Senior leadership role
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• Excellent autonomy and responsibility
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• Opportunity to influence business-wide Health & Safety culture
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• Join a stable, growing organisation
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• Varied role combining workshop, office and UK site visits
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If you're passionate about creating safer workplaces and enjoy working closely with operational teams, please apply.

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