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Health And Safety Manager

Azenta Life Sciences

Irlam, England, UK
Full-time
Healthtech & Digital Health
Posted 2 Jul 2026

Job Description

The position of Health, Safety and Facility Manager will lead the delivery of health, safety and facility management across 3 UK sites. The role is responsible for ensuring legal compliance, driving continuous improvement in EHS performance and embedding a strong safety culture across the organisation. Lead the UK H&​S team and act as the subject matter expert for all health, safety and facility related matters.

What You'll Do

  • Oversee the H&​S team across UK (3 sites) and drive team development.
  • Act as the competent person under the Health &​ Safety at work Act.
  • Lead the H&​S strategy and continuous improvement roadmap and ensure legal compliance across UK sites.
  • Provide expert advice to the site leadership team on risk and compliance.
  • Oversee in the preparation of corporate H&​S assessments/management plans.
  • Support and lead responses to customer &​ corporate ESG group requests for information.
  • Support with, and ensure timely completion of incident investigations and reporting by line managers.
  • Manage and develop H&​S communications and training content as required.
  • Support and coordinate internal audits of ISO9001, ISO13485 &​ H&​S compliance.
  • Provide updates to site health &​ safety KPI data (reporting of accidents, incidents and near miss data)
  • Oversee SOP's and give guidance with risk assessments
  • Manage health &​ safety training for new starters
  • Lead monthly health &​ safety meetings as part of the health &​ safety committee
  • Hold responsibility for Facility Management across all sites. Oversee maintenance, compliance and contractor management and support business continuity planning (BCP).
  • Liase and arrange with with external organisations and contractors on; equipment inspections i.e.

LOLER and PUWER , insurance visits and inspections, Fire Risk assessments, etc.

  • Manage site infrastructure changes and layout planning.
  • Assess requirements and provide RAMS and Permits to Work for the Manchester site as needed, while supporting the UK HSE representative at sister sites (Wotton/UKBC) in delivering the same within their business unit.
  • Arrange and facilitate HSE based training for employees i.e. Manual handling, FLT, working at height, IPAF, First Aid, Fire Marshal - in line with current legislation

What You'll Bring

  • Strong leadership capabilities and experience of working with and influencing a variety of stakeholders

  • Experience of managing a team

  • Highly results driven with a strong track record of delivering outcomes

  • Experience of working with data producing different ways to present data

  • Ability to use Microsoft office suite of programs (Word, Outlook, Teams etc)

  • An awareness of Training, Auditing and Compliance in Health &​ Safety

  • Ideally multi-site experience

  • Working within an ISO 9001 Quality Assurance system &​ ISO 13485 - Quality Management for Medical Devices, ideally

  • Positive and optimistic within a fast growing organisation.

  • Strong written and verbal communicator.

  • Self-motivated in the pursuit of EH&​S objectives.

  • Ability to work as part of a larger team.

Qualifications

NEBOSH general certificate (essential)

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent (desirable)

Membership of IOSH

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