Job Title: Head of Health, Safety & Security

Department: Health & Safety

Reports to: CEO

Location: Port Glasgow

JOB PURPOSE:

 To manage the Health & Safey function and working closely with all stakeholders, to achieve a safe working environment, across all company facilities (including Greenock Warehouse) 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

 Planning and Strategy

• Develop pragmatic and robust solutions and lead implementation, to achieve an agreed level of compliance with an H&S framework.
• Support Quality and Compliance in developing and maintaining management systems such as ISO9001 & ISO45001 through development, embedding and promotion of health and safety standards within Ferguson Marine.
• Ensure the H&S Policy and supporting procedures, standards and working practices, promote appropriate safety behaviours within the business; including a continued focus on reducing the potential for accidents and injury.
• To monitor and advise on the implications of current and emerging health and safety legislation, including evaluating options, making recommendations and generating action plans to ensure compliance across the Company.
• Lead member of Health & Safety Committee.
• Actively support the Senior Management Team in promoting the company Vision, Values & Culture.
• Ensure a suitable Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan is in place and is tested at regular intervals.

Daily Operations

Co-ordination of the Emergency Response Team to ensure adequate cover at all times.

Co-ordination of regular yard and vessel inspections, checking compliance with policies, procedures and company working practices to ensure they are being properly implemented and adhered to; providing regular reporting, including recommendations and improvement plans as required.

Working closely with the Facilities Manager to ensure all regular safety related checks and controls are robustly maintained, including for example: testing of fire alarm system, annual fire evacuation, firefighting equipment, Check, tagging of lifting equipment and scaffolding.

Responsible for management of the Permit to Work system, working with the Head of Operations to ensure verifiable compliance

Co-ordinate and complete risk assessments and safe work practices/methodologies. Ensure current risk assessments are reviewed and advise management on any risks that have been identified during risk assessments and site walkabouts.

Responsible for identifying potential, hazardous workplace conditions and initiating action to reduce risk. 

Manage and facilitate all corrective and preventative actions required.

In co-ordination with the Training and Resource Managers, responsible for the delivery of a site safety induction for all new employees, subcontractor workers and visitors.

Responsible for ensuring adherence to procedures and safe use of workplace transport equipment including cherry pickers, forklifts, cranes, vans, etc.

To provide both a suitable level of support and challenge, across the business, to maintain safe systems, including provision of specialist advice, coaching and practical support.

Keeping up to date on specialist areas including fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and diseases.

Ensure procedures are fulfilled by personnel with delegated duties including First Aiders, Fire Marshals, Managers, Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work etc.

Service Provisions

To ensure the health and safety function is developed to provide the required expertise to all areas of the business.

To ensure Permitting and Emergency Response Teams are adequately trained  

To work within all business areas to ensure health and safety standards are appropriately implemented within their areas of control and are sufficiently robust for anticipated demands.

Develop and lead inhouse training with managers and employees on all relevant aspects of health and safety.

To develop a formal monthly communications strategy for all levels of staff to include written information, tool box talks and management briefs and input to board reports.

To develop a formal schedule of HSE activities to confirm a pro-active approach to HSE management

Ensure that all relevant statutory and other notices are published and properly displayed.

Liaison with HR department for initiating and co-ordinating training plan and updating information and audit requirements.

Accident Reporting and Record Keeping

Maintain all relevant HSE logs and documentation.

Record all near misses, first aid incidents and other accidents.

Investigate and report all accidents within the timeframe set by Ferguson Marine and the Health and Safety Executive.

Investigate the circumstances and causes of accidents and take necessary steps to prevent a recurrence.

Co-ordinate the issuing of notifications where required to the Health and Safety Executive.

Prepares all legal documentation as required.

Prepare monthly reports on incidents, accidents and non-conformance etc to the Head of Production.

Managing and completion of incidents, near misses and accidents and produce statistics for managers as well as identifying ways or reducing or eliminating these in the future

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACOUNTABILITIES:

• Manage and control Yard Permit Office
• General administration and reporting as required
• Keeping the site up to date with Health and Safety legislation
• Maintain and implement the companies Health and Safety management system
• Implement site Health and Safety training
• Ensure yard / ships fire systems are audited.
• Ensure fire plans up to date.
• Ensure fire extinguishers are managed and in date.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDAGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Solid technical H&S background
• Effective communication, networking and engagement skills, good team player
• Logical reasoning with a can do approach
• Shipyard or experience in a similar industry
• An understanding of current legislation
• Computer literacy covering Microsoft Office package
• Mixed heavy industrial experience in medium to high-risk environments

ATTRIBUTES

• Tenacious
• Resilient
• Flexible
• Energetic
• Capability to engage at all levels
• Take ownership of issues arising in a timely manner and know when to escalate

QUALIFICATIONS:

• NEBOSH General Certificate
• NEBOSH Dip desirable

enefits:

You’ll receive a competitive benefits package and access to our Perk Box rewards scheme.

Why Ferguson Marine?

With 120 years of expertise, Ferguson Marine is proudly looking to the future.

We plan to invest in modern technology and infrastructure that can deliver world-class vessels, fabrication and engineering services for centuries to come.

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to our recruitment team about potential reasonable adjustments.

Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria prior to an application- www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Applications can be made to: recruitment@fergusonmarine.com