NMIS Health and Safety Manager (691409)
FTE: 1
Term: Open-ended
Closing Date: 10 March 2025
Location: Renfrew
The University of Strathclyde is a leading international technological institution and has a long history of working with industry to deliver strong business growth from access to research and innovation expertise. The latest major initiative continuing to deliver on this track record is through the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).
As a magnet for innovation in advanced manufacturing, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) group of specialist R&D centres, supports manufacturing, engineering and associated tech businesses of all sizes, to thrive domestically and internationally through accelerating productivity, embracing new digital technologies and achieving net-zero targets.
We turn smart ideas into reality and deliver ground-breaking research.
Coming from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, our passionate team works alongside industry, academia, and the public sector to solve problems, train the workforce of the future and generate the creative ideas that will transform manufacturing.
Ultimately, we are growing the economy, developing a vibrant and skilled talent pool and helping create prosperous, sustainable communities.
NMIS is seeking to appoint a Health & Safety Manager to join the team. This role will work closely with all NMIS stakeholders to manage, co-ordinate and deliver the NMIS H&S Policy across all NMIS facilities. The post holder will receive and answer questions on a wide range of work across NMIS from the simple and straight forward to more complex engineering/scientific issues.This requires a broad knowledge of health & safety legislation and possible solutions.
To be considered for the role, you will be qualified to degree level with relevant safety qualifications, with experience working within health & safety in a manufacturing, engineering or R&D function, within an industrial, business or university environment.You should have substantial experience within health and safety, including machinery safety, COSHH, DSEAR, ISO 45001and preferably H&S auditing. You should be comfortable presenting to diverse audiences, with an ability to manage conflicting requirements and effectively transfer skills and knowledge to others.