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Biffa

Health and Safety Manager

Biffa
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onsite mid full-time London

First indexed 24 Apr 2026

Description

Be part of driving positive change as a Health & Safety Manager. This role involves supporting Site Managers in growing a profitable recovery and treatment operation, ensuring compliance with SHEQ standards and permit conditions.

Your core responsibilities will include:

  • Working at our Edmonton site in north London
  • Reporting into the Head of MRFs SE
  • Undertaking regular health and safety inspections, audits, and promoting a positive safety culture across the site
  • Delivering health and safety training and providing mentorship to staff to ensure effective policy implementation
  • Acting as a key member of the management team, leading by example and supporting high safety standards
  • Monitoring and auditing compliance with site health and safety policies and procedures, analysing data to identify trends and maintaining robust safeguards
  • Liaising with the central SHQ team to manage hazard and near miss reporting, audits, behavioural surveys, and conducting thorough incident reviews
  • Serving as the site's fire safety lead, ensuring all statutory inspections and fire prevention plans are completed and up to date
  • Inducting visitors, new starters, and contractors, verifying that contractor risk assessments and method statements (RAMs) are suitable and sufficient
  • Overseeing site traffic management plans and collaborating with environmental and facilities teams to ensure compliance with statutory inspections and smooth operational delivery

Requirements:

  • NEBOSH General Certificate qualification as a minimum is essential
  • Previous experience in a Health and Safety role, preferably within the waste industry
  • Proven management experience with strong analytical skills, able to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and computer literate
  • Excellent communication skills, organised with the ability to prioritise workloads and remain calm under pressure
  • Full UK driving licence and availability for on-call emergencies required

Benefits:

  • Ongoing career development, training and coaching
  • Competitive salary
  • Generous pension scheme
  • Retail and leisure discounts
  • Holiday and travel discounts
  • Life cover
This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://apply.workable.com/j/58A7074DBD