Health & Safety Manager

Location: Inverness

Type: Full Time

West Fraser is a diversified wood products company with more than 60 facilities in Canada, the United States and Europe. From responsibly sourced and sustainably managed forest resources, the company produces lumber, engineered wood (OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, particleboard), and other products including pulp, newsprint, wood chips and renewable energy.
Our UK-manufactured products are used extensively in the construction, DIY and furniture sectors. Our brands, SterlingOSB Zero, CaberFloor and CaberMDF, are well known in the construction industry and are commonly specified by architects, national housebuilders, and specifiers.
We are proud that as a certified net carbon negative company we lock up more carbon in our products than we emit by making them, helping the UK construction sector comply with net zero targets and beyond.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Health & Safety Manager to join our EHS team, to support the fast-paced EHS function of our working environment. The role will establish and maintain effective Health & Safety for our business ensuring that the plant operates with the highest standards of Health and Safety, in line with compliance, H&S and Environmental legislation.

The Health & Safety Manager will be responsible for the following areas, although this list is not exhaustive:
• Evolving the existing Safety management system to cover the needs of the site, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.
• Providing specialist knowledge and support in Health & Safety to site personnel.
• Developing and co-ordinating delivery of the Safety training programme.
• Working with the other West Fraser Europe sites to share best practise, implement the West Fraser safety vision and achieve the aims and objectives of the Company’s Health & Safety Policies.
• Assist in developing systems which promote personal ownership of Safety.
• Developing a Process Safety Management System and promoting a perfect Process Safety Performance culture on site.
• High-Risk Employee Management Leader.
• High-Risk Scenario training leader.
• Completion of Hazard and Operability Studies on critical processes and all new investments/significant changes.
• Safety Steering Committee Owner – providing clear direction for leader and all safety sub-committees
• Management of Change Owner for Personal and Process Safety

Qualifications
Degree qualification (desirable)
Qualifications in Health and Safety (NEBOSH or equivalent)

Previous experience in a Health & Safety Management role essential

If you meet the above criteria and would like a full job description or more information, please send your current CV to invernesshrteam@westfraser.com Closing date for applications Friday 3rd October 2024