An established UK manufacturing organisation is seeking a highly experienced Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Manager to lead and continuously improve HSE performance across a complex, multi‑process manufacturing site covering foundry, machining, fabrication, assembly and office operations. The HSE Manager will embed a pragmatic, proactive safety culture while ensuring full legal compliance, audit readiness and a consistent safety culture across senior site leadership and all operational levels.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and continuously improve health, safety and environmental performance across the site, ensuring full compliance with UK legislation and internal standards.
* Maintain audit readiness across statutory inspections, regulatory requirements and management systems, including ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
* Act as a visible, hands‑on HSE leader, promoting a positive and proactive safety culture and engaging employees and managers at all levels.
* Oversee risk management processes, ensuring risk assessments, safe systems of work and controls are practical, current and consistently applied.
* Lead incident investigations, audits and inspections, embedding robust root‑cause analysis and effective corrective action.
* Drive PUWER compliance and equipment safety, working closely with engineering and operations to address machine guarding and emergency stop standards.
* Support maintenance, facilities and contractor activities, including review and approval of RAMS, SSOW and safe delivery of contractor works.
* Manage environmental compliance and improvement initiatives, supporting sustainability, waste reduction and emissions control.
* Contribute to emergency preparedness, fire safety and occupational health programmes, supporting individual risk assessments and return‑to‑work processes.
* Report HSE performance and risks to senior leadership, contributing to site‑wide strategy, capital planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
About You
* Proven experience in a senior HSE role within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
* Strong working knowledge of UK HSE legislation, including PUWER and risk management.
* Experienced in audits, inspections and incident investigations.
* NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent Level6 qualification).
* Pragmatic, post‑infectious leadership style with strong influencing skills.
* Confident engaging operational teams, managers and senior stakeholders.
* Organised, analytical and comfortable working in a highly operational environment.
The salary on offer for this role is up to £55,000 per annum.
#J-18808-Ljbffr