SHEQ Manager
* Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum
* Type: Full Time
* Region: UK - South East
* Town/City: Reading, Berkshire
* Posted: 13/05/2026
* Listed in: Health & Safety
* Reference: TARG002_1778702187
Reading | Up to £65,000 + Car Allowance
Own the safety culture on a 80-person, four-line manufacturing site that is investing millions into its next chapter.
This is the SHEQ seat you’ve been waiting for. Not a desk job. Not a policy-writing role buried in a regional team. You’ll be the senior SHEQ voice on site, reporting into senior site leadership, trusted with genuine autonomy over site delivery within a strong group framework, and backed by a FTSE-listed business that treats SHEQ as a boardroom priority, not a tick-box exercise.
The Site
A long-established heavy manufacturing operation less than 10 miles from Reading, producing at scale across four production lines. Eight decades of heritage, but this is no museum. The site is in the middle of a major investment programme. New infrastructure, new technology, advanced problem‑solving and continuous improvement techniques are being rolled out across every line. You’re coming in at the exciting bit.
Responsibilities
* Lead the site safety culture and continuous improvement programme, embedding a genuine "home safe every day" mindset on the shop floor
* Own ISO 45001, 14001 and 9001 compliance, audits, and the full site SHEQ management system
* Drive incident investigation, root cause analysis and corrective action – and actually see it closed out
* Partner with production, engineering and maintenance leaders to design safety INTO the process, not bolt it on afterwards
* Own environmental reporting, permits, waste streams and sustainability targets
* Run IOSH/NEBOSH-level training, toolbox talks and contractor management
* Represent the site to HSE, EA, Group SHEQ and external auditors
* Build and coach a site-wide SHEQ mindset across 80+ people and a strong leadership team
Qualifications
* NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) essential. IEMA and Quality qualifications highly desirable
* Hands‑on SHEQ leadership experience in manufacturing or construction – heavy industrial, building materials, aggregates, concrete, cement, steel, automotive, FMCG process or large construction sites; all transfer brilliantly
* Proven track record implementing safety culture programmes that actually changed behaviour
* Strong across ISO 45001, 14001, 9001 (auditor qualifications a bonus)
* Credible with shop‑floor operators AND senior leadership – you flex both ways
* Environmental compliance experience (permits, emissions, waste) – we take this seriously
Benefits
* Salary between £55,000 to £65,000 depending on experience
* 26 days holiday + bank holidays
* 5% employer‑matched pension scheme
* Health care cash plan – dental, optical, prescriptions and more
* Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave
* Cycle to work scheme
* Staff discount on products
* Retail discounts & wellbeing hub
* Life assurance and share purchase scheme
* Genuine autonomy – you run SHEQ on this site
* Career runway – the site sits within a FTSE-listed group with a UK-wide manufacturing footprint
#J-18808-Ljbffr