Assistant Manager Health & Safety

Coats is a world leader in thread manufacturing and structural components for apparel and footwear, as well as an innovative pioneer in performance materials. These critical solutions are used to create a wide range of products, including ones that provide safety and protection for people, data and the environment.

Trusted by the world's leading companies to deliver crucial, innovative, and sustainable solutions, we provide value-adding products including apparel, footwear and specialty threads.

With a proud heritage dating back more than 250 years and a spirit of evolution to constantly stay ahead of changing market needs, we have operations across 50 countries with a workforce of over 17,000, serving our customers worldwide.

Headquartered in the UK, Coats* connects talent, textiles, and technology to make a better and more sustainable world.

For more info, visit our website: www.coats.com

Role Purpose:

The role is responsible for ensuring a safe and compliant working environment by implementing and maintaining the Group Health & Safety (H&S) Policy and management systems in line with local legislation. This includes developing and applying H&S guidelines, conducting risk assessments and audits, coordinating training, monitoring safety data, and driving a proactive safety culture across the site. The position also ensures timely reporting, investigation, and follow-up of incidents while providing management with accurate performance insights and actionable plans to achieve continuous improvement in H&S standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain the effectiveness of the group H&S Policy and management system to meet all local legislation requirements.
• Developing the necessary H&S guidelines based on specific local requirements and helping the relevant departments to implement both local & global guidelines.
• Conduct & facilitate internal safety audits, inspections according to H&S management system & work with the unit’s safety committee on H&S communication; to promote H&S culture.
• To make sure that the employees, visitors, contracted labor & general contractor on site receive necessary safety training to fulfill their job requirements and safety responsibilities.
• To ensure that all areas of hazards and risk within the site are identified through performing regular tasks & risk assessment in coordination & involvement of concerned employees.
• Analyze & monitor respective site H&S data according to the management system & review regularly to make sure data is correctly entered with quality of inputs.
• Timely reporting of all incidents and ensuring that all serious accidents and near-misses are investigated promptly and necessary actions are taken to prevent recurrence.
• To develop clear and achievable action plans that address the shortfalls in compliance with both the group H&S system and local legal requirements.
• Ensures that documentation concerning the H&S department of respective sites is up to date.
• Monitor, collect, and analyze safety data to track performance against established KPIs.
• Develop and prepare regular reports, dashboards, and presentations on safety Key performance indicators for management and all levels of the organization.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Graduate in Science, with professional certification preferred (IOSH / NEBOSH).
• 2–3 years of hands-on experience managing Health & Safety matters in a manufacturing environment.

At Coats Group, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and fostering a diverse and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive. If you are passionate about making an impact in the textile industry and eager to join a global leader with a rich heritage and a forward-thinking approach, we invite you to take the next step in your career with us.

Apply now to be part of our dynamic team and help shape the future of textiles.