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ASR Group/Domino Sugar Health and Safety Manager in Plaistow, United Kingdom
ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.
As our Health and Safety Manager you will report directly to the Regional Health and Safety Manager with a dotted line to our Plant Manager. In this critical role, you will provide professional advice and support a robust Health and Safety Management System for Tate & Lyle Sugars at Plaistow Wharf and in support of Thames Refinery.
Responsible for defining our site's vision for health and safety, aligning it with corporate business objectives, and implementing a robust system for health and safety auditing. You will lead the overall implementation and evaluation of critical safety procedures to achieve goals, objectives, and continuous improvement related to compliance as well as injury reduction.
Day to day you will provide professional advice and support to our Plaistow site in ensuring the company’s legal duty of care to its employees, contractors and visitors to assure a safe working environment, is fully met.
Your focus will be on controlling risks effectively, highlighting areas of concern, and fostering a culture of individual safety responsibility to enhance overall safety performance. You will oversee and continuously improve Safety KPIs for our site, suppliers, and contractors, identifying and implementing interventions where necessary.
Your role will involve fostering strong cross-functional partnerships to drive enhanced safety performance and boost employee safety engagement across our operations. You will be instrumental in developing and maintaining group standards, effectively communicating them locally and ensuring their seamless integration.
A huge focus for us is continuous improvement, in your role as Health and Safety Manager you will drive continuous Improvement in safety performance through meticulous investigation, root cause analysis, and effective implementation of corrective actions.
Additionally, you will be instrumental in developing and maintaining engagement programs, effectively communicating safety initiatives, safe working instructions, and updates on relevant legislation. Your active involvement in the annual review of the EHS Management Systems and providing technical support on design/project activities for Capex Projects will be crucial.
Location - Plaistow Wharf (non-refinery location – Packaging)
Hours – Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm
What are we looking for
This role is for a true Health and Safety expert who comes from the manufacturing / plant industry, with the ability to Champion safety and improve performance.
Specific safety qualification e.g. Nebosh Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health
Extensive Safety Management experience in managing occupational safety and health in manufacturing operations environment.
Experience in managing contractors, from an EHS standpoint (Risk Assessment, Training, Work Permits, etc.)
Strong knowledge of UK health and safety regulations and European Safety Directives as well as relevant UK, EU and ISO consensus standards.
Employee compensation claims management experience.
Behavioral safety auditing experience.
Incident investigation and root cause analysis experience
What can Tate & Lyle offer you
Be part of a team that values your expertise and contributions. We offer a competitive compensation package, a supportive work environment, and opportunities for professional growth.
We are proud of the suite of benefits we offer and there’s more to share with you as you go through our recruitment process!
26 days annual holiday plus bank holidays
9.2% Company Contributed Pension Scheme (when you contribute a minimum of 3%)
Private Medical Insurance
GP Service
3 Volunteering/ Charity Days per year
Employee Assistance Programme
Training – We will support you by providing the tools to identify and pursue your own personal development plan, having dedicated time to discuss performance, development, and career progression. Full training will be provided whether that’s learning on the job, community volunteering experiences, mentoring, secondments or formal learning like apprenticeship and leadership programmes. We want you to achieve your full potential!
At Tate & Lyle Sugars, our goal is to be the most admired sweetener Company.
Service Excellence- Be the industry's Gold Standard by a relentless focus on reliability, providing products with superior quality and excellent customer services. Efficiency and Sustainability- Eliminate inefficiency to be a sustainable, low cost producer and to generate fuel for reinvestment. Value-Add: create strategic advantage and enhanced profitability through value-added products and services. The foundation of our values is Talent and Culture as we aim to build, retain and motivate a winning team.