Health & Safety Manager

For nearly 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Profile and Requirements

Working closely with the Site Lead, H&S Team, and Quality & Compliance Manger this role will be central in shaping, leading, and implementing our HSQE strategy across the Margate site.

Key Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Manager:

Oversee health, safety, quality, and environmental compliance across all projects.
Carry out and report on audits, inspections, and site visits.
Support site teams, and supply chain with practical HSQE guidance.
Oversee the management of the Maintenance Department ensuring that objectives and customers’ expectations are met.
Ensure that expenditure is controlled in line with the annual budget.
Ensure compliance with UK legislation, CDM Regulations, and ISO standards.
Review and approve RAMS, quality plans, and environmental management plans.
Lead investigations into incidents, non-conformances, and implement corrective actions.
Deliver training, toolbox talks, and awareness sessions.
Carry out performance appraisals of direct reports.
Act as the key point of contact for HSQE matters with clients, consultants, and enforcing bodies. 

Requirements for the Health and Safety Manager:

Boiler house risk assessment training (BOAS)
A degree in occupational health and safety, environmental science
Site Manager Safety Training Schem (SMSTS)
Tech IOSH or higher
In-depth Knowledge of Health and Safety Regulations
Comprehensive understanding of the laws and standards governing construction and site safety.
Risk Management, Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks
Strong communication skills to effectively disseminate safety information and conduct training sessions.
Innovative and practical problem-solving abilities to address health and safety challenges.
Organisational Skills, Proficiency in managing documentation, conducting audits, and maintaining records related to health and safety.
Full UK driving licence due to site location 

Qualifications (Nice to have)

Diploma in industrial boiler plant management (BOAS Manager)
A professional certification such as the Certified Safety Professional

Benefits: Life assurance, bonus, career development, training opportunities, free onsite parking, subsidised staff room, pay for participation on volunteer days, on-site team building, charity fundraising days, employee engagement programs.

Pension plan: 1st year employee -Company contribution 5% - Employee 4%, After 3 years: Company contribution 9% and employee 1%

Holidays - 26 days + 8 for Public holidays

Hours: 35 Hrs a week Mon - Friday (Flexibility required)

Salary: DOE - To be discussed at interview 

About Research Models & Services
Fundamental to basic research and discovery is the use of in vivo models to help identify disease targets and determine potential biological pathways that regulate the condition. As the world’s leader in the production and distribution of the highest quality research animal, with 1 out of 2 animal models produced for preclinical research globally, we understand the importance of this step. With seven decades of experience, our expertise is unmatched, allowing us to provide you with the perfect model, including disease-specific and preconditioned options, for basic research and beyond.

About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. 

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.