Health & Safety Engineer
Coatbridge | Site-based | Days | Competitive salary + benefits
We’re partnering with a specialist high-hazard manufacturing business to appoint a Health & Safety Engineer for their site in Coatbridge.
This is a rare opportunity to step into a site-owning process safety role, combining hands-on engineering, regulatory compliance and operational improvement within a tightly controlled explosives environment.
The business is open to candidates from COMAH, chemical, energy, fuels, gas or other high-hazard sectors, with full explosives training provided — making this an excellent move for a process or process safety engineer looking to broaden into a niche, highly valued specialism.
The role
Reporting into the Operations and Engineering leadership team, you’ll take responsibility for all aspects of explosives and high-risk process safety compliance, acting as the technical authority for the site.
Key responsibilities include:
* Ensuring manufacturing and storage operations comply with Explosives Regulations, DSEAR and COSHH
* Owning risk assessments, audits and safe systems of work
* Managing the site explosives licence and stock controls
* Leading incident investigations and ignition event reviews
* Driving continuous safety improvements and behavioural culture change
* Supporting process engineering and CAPEX projects to reduce risk at source
* Delivering training and technical guidance to operators and engineering teams
* Acting as the key interface with regulators and external bodies
About you
We’re keen to speak with engineers who bring:
* Process or Process Safety Engineering experience in a high-hazard/COMAH environment
* Strong working knowledge of DSEAR, COSHH, fire/explosion risk and hazard identification
* Experience leading risk assessments, audits, investigations or safety studies (HAZOP/LOPA etc.)
* Confidence influencing site teams and driving compliance improvements
* A proactive, hands-on approach to site-based engineering
Desirable
* Explosives or energetic materials exposure
* NEBOSH (General or Diploma)
* Dangerous Goods or similar certification
* Direct explosives experience is not essential — transferable high-hazard process safety backgrounds are strongly encouraged.
Why consider it?
* Genuine site ownership and decision-making authority
* Specialist, niche environment with strong job security
* Blend of engineering, operations and safety leadership
* Clear progression and ongoing professional development
* Competitive salary aligned to experience
If you’re interested in discussing this opportunity confidentially, please apply or get in touch directly for more information