Safety Manager

2 weeks ago


Dover, United Kingdom Port of Dover Full time

Are you passionate about ensuring safety in the workplace? Do you challenge conventions to create innovations? Are you convinced that changing safety behaviours can lead to a stronger safety culture? We are on the lookout for a talented Safety Manager to join our dynamic team in Dover

As a Safety Manager, you will provide professional support across a diverse business, covering all aspects of Health and Safety. Your role will involve collaborating closely with the wider SHEQ (Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality) department, ensuring that policies, processes, and tools are aligned and effective. You'll drive compliance with safety legislation, champion safety initiatives, and cultivate a culture where every individual takes personal responsibility for their safety. This position also involves offering timely advice, providing solutions on safety issues, demonstrating corporate values, and managing the safety team to maintain and enhance our safety management systems.

Hours of Work: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Safety Manager Requirements:

  • Extensive experience of safety management (+5 years)
  • Experience in safety culture change and application of behavioural safety programmes
  • Detailed knowledge of safety legislation
  • Previous experience of liaising with internal and external stakeholders
  • Experience of chairing meetings and leading safety committee structures
  • Previous experience of leading audits
  • Effective project management - you are responsible for coordinating and delivering a variety of projects, campaigns and strategies  
  • NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent qualification or professional membership

Safety Manager Benefits:

  • Salary around £45k DOE
  • Be part of a fantastic team
  • Exciting place to work
  • 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
  • Generous contributory pension scheme
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Private Health Care
  • Life assurance
  • Employee assistance programme
  • 3rd party discounts
  • Employee volunteering programme
  • Cycle to work scheme

Meet the Organisation: Who We Are and What We Do

The Port of Dover is closing the gap every day between the UK and the world by connecting trade, travel, visitors and communities locally-globally, collaborating with local and international partners to create a more seamless, sustainable and tech-enabled port. As the UK's busiest international ferry port and a vital gateway for the movement of people and trade, Dover handles £144 billion of trade per year, 33% of UK trade in goods with the EU and welcomes over 11 million passengers. Dover is also an award-winning cruise port, delivering world class travel and visitor experiences to the most prestigious cruise lines. With a growing and diversifying cargo business operating from state-of-the-art facilities, a brand-new marina which is a major feature of the exciting waterfront development, and opportunities for further expansion in the future, Dover’s proud history dating back 400 years has a new modern twist."

If you believe you are the right fit for this exciting Safety Manager role, don’t hesitate- Apply now


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