Health and Safety Lead

Job Description:

Health & Safety Lead

Location: Prestwick, Ayrshire
Hours: 37 hours per week (half-day Friday)
Type: Full-time
Grade: F
Salary: £49,047 – £53,000
Travel Required: Occasional
Work Location: Site-based (100%)
Security Checks: BPSS, Disclosure Scotland, pre-employment medical (including drug & alcohol testing)

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship is available); appointments are subject to pre-employment checks, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Join One of Ayrshire’s Largest Engineering Employers

Prestwick Aerosystems continues Ayrshire’s long-standing aircraft manufacturing heritage. From our Prestwick site, we manufacture aircraft wing structures used on Airbus commercial aircraft worldwide.

As part of our Environmental, Health & Safety function, you will take full responsibility for how safety is delivered across a high-risk aerospace manufacturing environment, driving standards, influencing leaders, and ensuring our people go home safe every day.

You will be the link between strategy and operations, turning policy into action, leading a team of specialists, and embedding a culture where safety is non-negotiable.

How you will contribute to the team

You will:

• Lead and direct the on-site Health & Safety team, setting priorities, driving performance, and ensuring consistent delivery of safety activity across operations
• Take full ownership of site-wide health and safety performance, ensuring risks are identified, controlled and continuously reduced in line with regulatory requirements
• Lead incident investigations, audits and assurance activity, driving root cause analysis and holding the business accountable for effective corrective action
• Influence and challenge leaders at all levels to embed health and safety into operational decision-making and day-to-day behaviours

About you

You will have:

• Strong working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and its application in manufacturing or engineering
• Proven experience leading or supervising health and safety activity within a regulated environment
• Experience delivering risk assessments, audits, and incident investigations
• NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and working towards or holding IOSH Chartered status

​What we will offer you

• 37-hour working week with half-day Friday
• Competitive salary and annual bonus linked to company performance
• 33 days annual leave (rising with service)
• Pension (4% employee / 8% employer) and life assurance (4x salary)
• Virtual GP, Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Free onsite parking

What happens next

If you’re ready to take ownership of safety across a complex manufacturing environment and make a visible impact on how we operate, apply today.

Right to Work in the UK

All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Prestwick Aerosystems is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role

Employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including references, Disclosure Scotland and a pre-employment medical.

Prestwick Aerosystems is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Prestwick Aerosystems Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Health & Safety

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