Job Details

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?

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.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Health & Safety leadership across workshop and site operations
• Promote behavioural safety and interaction
• Support Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
• Carry out site inspections, audits and workplace safety reviews
• Lead accident, incident and near miss investigations
• Deliver toolbox talks, inductions and safety training
• Contractor management and permit to work activities
• Build strong working relationships with operational teams and customers

We're looking for someone with:

• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Previous experience in a senior operational Health & Safety role
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation
• Experience within engineering, manufacturing, construction, industrial or heavy operational environments
• Full UK Driving Licence

What's on offer

• Rewarding package
• Company Car
• Senior leadership role
• Excellent autonomy and responsibility
• Opportunity to influence business-wide Health & Safety culture
• Join a stable, growing organisation
• Varied role combining workshop, office and UK site visits

If you're passionate about creating safer workplaces and enjoy working closely with operational teams, please apply.