EHS Advisor
Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
We are looking for an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Advisor to help create a workplace where everyone leaves and returns safe, healthy and well. This role plays a key part in shaping and strengthening our safety culture within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment. You’ll partner with leaders and colleagues across the business to proactively identify and manage risks, influence behaviours, and drive continuous improvement in EHS practices.
Key Responsibilities
* Support and evolve a positive safety culture, encouraging learning from incidents and focusing on system improvements rather than blame
* Advise managers and employees on EHS policies, systems and compliance with ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 standards
* Conduct audits, inspections and risk assessments (e.g. PUWER, COSHH, manual handling), identifying improvements and ensuring actions are completed
* Lead on incident, accident and near‑miss investigations, ensuring learnings are captured and shared
* Analyse trends and KPIs, providing insight and recommendations to senior stakeholders
* Deliver or coordinate EHS training, including inductions and behavioural safety initiatives
* Engage with stakeholders across the business to influence and embed best practice
* Proactively participate in shop‑floor activities (e.g. GEMBAs) to observe, coach and support teams
* Support environmental initiatives and ensure targets are achieved across the site
* Collaborate with external bodies including auditors and regulatory organisations
* Play an active role in continuous improvement and behavioural‑based safety programmes
Your Experience
* Previous experience in an EHS role within a manufacturing, engineering or heavy industry environment
* Experience conducting risk assessments and leading incident investigations
* Strong understanding of ISO standards (45001, 14001, 50001)
* Comfortable working within a hands‑on, shop‑floor environment
* Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders
* NEBOSH Certificate (or equivalent)
* Knowledge of UK health, safety and environmental legislation and its application
Desirable
* Experience of behavioural safety and culture change initiatives
* Environmental or sustainability knowledge/qualifications (e.g. IEMA)
* Experience auditing ISO standards
Your Skills
* Strong influencing and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trust at all levels
* Proactive and solutions‑focused mindset, with a continuous improvement approach
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
* Ability to prioritise workload and deliver within tight timeframes
* High attention to detail and commitment to compliance and best practice
* Team‑oriented, with a genuine passion for health, safety and wellbeing
* Confident in coaching, mentoring and challenging behaviours where needed
Benefits
We offer a competitive salary, discretionary bonus, flexible working, 27 days holiday (before bank holidays), 3 days paid volunteering leave, private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, share ownership option, free on‑site parking, and flexible benefits.
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