Health and Safety Compliance Manager

Health and Safety Compliance Manager
£40k 
Temp to Perm
37.5 hour working week

The Opportunity

We are currently recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Health & Safety Compliance Manager to join their team. This is a key position reporting directly to the Managing Director, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to take ownership of Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) compliance across a multi-site operation.

This role is ideal for a hands-on H&S professional with strong working knowledge of UK legislation, ideally gained within an engineering, forklift, or transport environment.

The Role

As Health & Safety Compliance Manager, you will provide professional guidance and practical support across all operational HSE activities, ensuring compliance, continuous improvement, and best practice throughout the business.
Key responsibilities include:

• Developing, implementing and maintaining HSE systems and plans in line with legal requirements and internal standards.
• Ensuring all risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work are completed, communicated and maintained.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date compliance records, including H&S files, Fire Safety, DSEAR, RIDDOR, COSHH and risk registers.
• Managing site management systems and compliance processes.
• Overseeing day-to-day HSE compliance across office, workshop, paint shop and depot environments.
• Planning and coordinating statutory inspections and site maintenance, including ladders, ramps, paint booths, roller shutters, emergency lighting and fire extinguishers.
• Managing environmental compliance and waste management, including waste carrier licences.
• Overseeing health surveillance programmes for engineers and paint shop staff.
• Working closely with the Managing Director to identify and coordinate all health and safety training requirements.
• Delivering Health & Saftey training and guidance to employees and site contractors.
• Maintaining and reviewing company policies and procedures.
• Acting as the main point of contact for contractors and suppliers, ensuring compliance and insurance documentation is in place.
• Managing new starter Health & Saftey inductions and maintaining the employee handbook.
• Supporting transport compliance, including oversight of three company HGVs and quarterly DVLA licence checks.
• Managing and renewing accreditations such as Safe Contractor and annual memberships.
• Leading internal audits, inspections and compliance reporting.

The Candidate

Our client is looking for a candidate who can demonstrate:

• A NEBOSH qualification or equivalent (Fire Safety qualification desirable).
• Proven experience in an operational Health, Safety and Environment role.
• Experience working within the engineering, forklift and/or transport industry.
• Strong and up-to-date knowledge of UK Health, Safety and Environmental legislation.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage at all levels of the business.
• Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the confidence to work independently.

Please click apply now if you are interested or email your CV to tamworth@pertemps.co.uk