Main characteristics
- Location
- Liverpool, Merseyside
- Company
- Irwin & Colton
- Employment type
- Permanent
- Category
- Other
Job summary
Safety Director - UK & IrelandHomebased with national travel across the UK and Ireland
Attractive salary plus excellent benefits and bonus
We're delighted to be partnering with Smurfit Kappa, a FTSE 100 company, and one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging solutions in the world, to secure a new Safety Director. This is a unique opportunity to define and shape safety management and strategy across the UK and Ireland region.
With approximately 47,000 employees globally across 36 countries and with annual revenue of €12.8 billion in 2022, the company is a true leader in their field.
Reporting directly to the UK&I Operations Director, this role will oversee and lead the safety strategy across 35 sites based in the UK and Ireland region.
Responsibilities of the Safety Director will include:
* Leading the overall strategy for safety, in line with European standards and policies, supporting the drive towards continuously improving safety performance
* Driving improvements in safety performance through strategic gap analysis, developing programmes to reduce risk and strive for best practice
* Coaching, managing and mentoring a team of Health and Safety leaders across operational sites throughout the UK and Ireland
* Engaging across the business, including working with business unit leads, function leads and heads of operation, to drive a positive safety culture
The successful Safety Director candidate will have:
* Proven experience in large and complex organisations, ideally within manufacturing, engineering or an industrial environment
* Proven leadership and management experience within a national matrix, multi-site role and an ability to communicate and engage with a wide range of stakeholders
* A strong technical knowledge across health and safety legislation, with relevant professional qualifications and membership of relevant professional body (e.g. CMIOSH)
* Strong project management experience, with a demonstrable desire for continuous improvement
This is a true leadership position, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to shape policy and strategy across the region for a global pioneering leader in the packaging industry.
If the role is of interest, please contact Michael Colton on or (phone number removed)
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