Laboratory / Workplace – Manager – Safety Level 4 – Microbiology
Location: Salisbury / Wiltshire
Salary: £37,700 – £43,800
Benefits: Exceptional Pension (26 – 30% Employer Contributions), Bonus, Learning & Development support, 25 days holiday (rising to 30), subsidised gym, discounts with retailers, rental deposit support, option to buy & sell holiday.
The Client:
Curo are partnering with an organisation, whose talented scientists and technologists have built an enviable reputation for innovating world class science and technology. They are known for bringing together people and a huge range of disciplines in science and technology. There is a wealth of variety in their projects, and they benefit from state of the art technology, in their well-equipped labs.
The Candidate:
This role would suit a candidate with a relevant Biology /Microbiology/Life Science degree, HND or equivalent. Additionally experience within the workplace of managing health safety and environmental aspects within high-containment ACDP levels 3 or 4.
PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance.
The Role:
This role carries delegated authority to manage work activities in a designated work area safely, securely, sustainably, and resiliently at all times for all users, contractors and visitors. The Workplace Manager (WPM) role provides the key interface between the setting of work requirements and the implementation into a facility or work area. You will establish effective relationships with the Facilities Management (FM) provider, subcontractors and the scientists performing the research in your labs.
A work area may be an office, laboratory, workshop, storage area, building, iso-container, range (or part of a range), magazine, animal area or facility as deemed appropriate.
This role will be based in the Microbiological containment level 4 laboratories and associated facilities where the organisation carries out critical research to understand and protect against highly hazardous materials.
You will have suitable qualifications and experience, but we will also be given extensive training.
Duties:
* Be responsible for ensuring your allocated Microbiology laboratories and associated facilities are safe to operate in accordance with the policies, procedures and applicable legislative and regulatory requirements.
* Planning and allocation of laboratory studies, ensuring they are safe and fit for purpose, maintained to regulatory standards.
* Implement existing and develop new safe systems of work associated with the research being done in your workplaces and ensure compliance.
* Ensure equipment is safe, fit for purpose, and maintained to regulatory standards.
* Ensure hazards and risks arising from activities are as low as reasonably practical.
* Assure that users are competent to work.
* Verify with the user that the planned work can be completed within the defined operating envelope for the facility.
* Agree any proposed changes to planned activities with the Facilities Manager (FM) if they exceed the agreed defined operating envelope.
* Cease work should you have safety concerns and raise these concerns swiftly in compliance with emergency procedures.
* Be point of contact for the facility management team, keeping them informed of any issues and agreeing actions.
* Ensure statutory and internal inspections are completed at specified intervals and any identified defects are addressed in a timely manner.
* Oversee maintenance contracts; ensuring that contractors are booked to attend on specified dates.
* Act as point of contact for Health, Safety, Environmental and Security issues during regulatory inspections.
* Ensure safety of all users, visitors, and contractors, including implementing necessary access controls.
* Provide local safety and security briefing to all users, visitors, and contractors prior to granting access.
* Be point of contact for advice out of hours and support out of hours emergency on-call cover as required.
* Work occasionally out of hours and weekends if required.
* Collaborate with other Workplace Managers and Facilities Managers to ensure constant area coverage.
* Comply with the organisations Resilience and Emergency Planning processes.
* Liaise with Waste Supervisors to ensure all waste is stored and disposed of safely and responsibly.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
* Relevant Qualification (e.g. Microbiology/ Biology /Life Science degree, HND etc) or equivalent experience.
* Extensive experience managing health safety and environmental aspects within high-containment ACDP levels 3 or 4.
* Leadership skills to manage a workplace and develop safe systems of work.
* Ability to critically assess safety aspects of work activities and suitability of work equipment.
* Effective communication skills to identify hazards and control measures.
* Ability to lead Health & Safety inspections and audits.
* Ability to manage visitor and contractor safety.
* Ability to enact emergency plans and manage operations within designated work area.
* Ability to ensure compliance with policy, legislative and regulatory requirements.
* Ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders.
* Willing to undertake relevant safety qualifications (NEBOSH/IOSH).
* Willingness to complete the Learning Journey for Workplace Managers.
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