The posting
Join our team as a Health and Safety/Facilities Manager and play a key role in creating a safe, compliant and well-maintained working environment across our Royston site operations. Combining Environmental, Health and Safety leadership with responsibility for facilities and general services, you will oversee the resources, contractors and services that keep our sites running safely and effectively. This is a hands-on, site-based role requiring a visible presence across the workplace and an opportunity to contribute to what matters most: better health for more people.
Grow with us – Your Responsibilities
- Lead and promote Environmental, Health and Safety policies, objectives and initiatives, helping to build a proactive safety culture and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, internal policies, standards and guidelines
- Oversee Health and Safety activities through the Assistant Health and Safety Manager, including risk assessments, audits, corrective actions, incident investigations, fire safety arrangements, statutory inspections and contractor compliance
- Take responsibility for facilities and general services across distributed buildings, ensuring grounds, offices, laboratories, production areas and welfare facilities are maintained to the required standards
- Coordinate planned preventative and reactive maintenance and oversee services including cleaning, waste management, pest control, recycling, security and energy expenditure, while supporting business continuity, emergency preparedness and site resilience
- Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary resources, including permanent and temporary reception staff, as well as facilities contractors and service providers, monitoring delivery against agreed service levels, budgets and timescales
- Manage and optimise the allocated facilities budget, balance value, quality and speed while maintaining accurate records and reporting to relevant stakeholders
- Plan and deliver facilities and infrastructure projects, carrying out pre-studies and preparing scopes, business cases, procurement documentation and investment proposals for renovations, developments and building extensions
What will convince us
- NEBOSH National Certificate or Diploma or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated experience in hands – on facilities management, maintenance management, workplace health and safety management ideally in a pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry though candidates from other regulated industries in manufacturing will also be considered
- Demonstrated line management experience of a small team, the ability to remain calm under pressure, resolve conflict and confidently prioritising competing demands
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and influence across the organisation
- Understanding and know how on legal framework regarding environmental, health and safety law
- Experience of budget management and using data to support effective decision-making.
- A highly organised and logical approach, combined with sound judgement and a practical, solutions-focused mindset.
In order to commence working with us, the successful candidate will have the right to work in the UK.
What we offer
As a growing global life science company, stock listed on the German MDAX and TecDAX, Sartorius offers a wide range of benefits:
- Personal and Professional Development: mentoring, leadership programs, LinkedIn Learning, internal seminar offerings
- Making an impact right from the start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform – even before joining
- Welcoming Culture: Mutual support, team-spirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics such as coaching, agile working and businesswomen network
- Health & Well-Being: Wide section of health and well-being
Benefits
Attractive Working Conditions:
· 37.5 hours working week
· 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays
· Free parking on site
· Annual option to buy, sell or carry forward annual year
· Free hot and cold drinks
· Regular social events and free exercise classes
· Competitive benefits package, including:
o Group Personal Pension Plan
o Private Medical Insurance
o Private Dental Insurance
o Group Life Assurance
o Group Income Protection
o Cycle to work scheme
About Sartorius
Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide.
We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.
Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application. www.sartorius.com/careers
