Environmental Health & Safety Specialist
Bishop Meadow Rd, Loughborough LE12, UK
Job Description
Posted Tuesday 5 May 2026 at 23:00 | Expires Thursday 4 June 2026 at 22:59
Our Work Matters
At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world.
The Impact You Will Make
We are seeking an experienced Environmental Health & Safety Specialist to support the development and delivery of effective EHS programs across the organisation. This role plays a key part in ensuring compliance with environmental, health, and safety legislation, promoting a strong safety culture, and reducing operational risk. The EHS Specialist will conduct risk assessments, audits, and incident investigations, provide training and guidance to colleagues, and work closely with stakeholders to drive continuous improvement in safety performance and environmental standards.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Driving continuous improvement to reduce risks on site.
* Maintain SOP’s, document templates related to risk management, including general and equipment risk assessment.
* Manage the site risk assessment system
* Ensuring that any actions arising from assessments are suitably tracked
* Support external BSI audits to maintain compliance with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001standards.
* Support any other external EHS audit for the site, e.g., HSE
* Close gaps on audits by implementing processes, controls, or projects, and support the closure of audit findings.
* Work with Emergency Response Team Leader to arrange annual planned evacuations of all areas to assess adequacy of program, review and audit emergency preparedness,
* Monitor legal changes through external portal and ensure these are rolled out where required.
* Carry out audits and inspections to ensure site meets compliance requirements.
* Investigation and implement improvements.
* Responsible for ensuring compliance to key EHS Management Standards.
* Assist with departmental Integrated Audits and support site legislative audits.
* Review and update training materials, where necessary deliver training to key departments.
* Support projects which will enable the site to meet its water, energy and waste goals.
Skills & Experience:
* NEBOSH Diploma and/or General Certificate or similar Safety qualification essential or working towards
* Experience of working with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
* Experience of delivering EHS training
* Environmental awareness qualification or willingness to be trained.
* IOSH membership preferred but not essential with relevant experience and demonstrable CPD for the relevant grade
* Engineering skills/qualifications are an advantage.
* Experience of Lower-tier COMAH
* Experience working with Process safety
Key Capabilities:
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written & oral at all levels.
* Able to work both as part of a cross-functional team and also act independently.
* Enthusiastic and determined to achieve set objectives.
* Comfortable working with detailed technical information, but also able to see the overall business picture.
* Possess strong computer skills and excellent organisational capabilities.
* Demonstrate flexibility, strategic thinking, and drive to succeed.
* Able to deliver results accurately within demanding time frames.
* Able to handle a crisis situation in a professional and positive manner.
* Demonstrate a firm understanding of the overall role within the wider business.
* Adapt to changing priorities, timelines, and regulatory expectations without compromising on quality.
* Maintains a high standard of accuracy, completeness, and documentation.
* Champion data integrity and a right-first-time culture.
What we Offer:
* Attractive compensation package.
* Company pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution).
* 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays) plus service days after 5 years.
* Private Medical Insurance.
* Company sick pay.
* Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential helpline support for employee and their immediate family.
* Life assurance of four times life cover salary.
* Wellness programmes.
* Employee recognition program.
* Free on-site parking.
* Discount and cashback at many retailers.
* Cycle to work scheme.
Additional Information
Location: Derby Road, Loughborough
All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
We believe our people make the difference at Kindeva. We look for skilled, passionate, and driven professionals to come and work with us to help us excel in manufacturing technologies and processes, which bring lifesaving products to patients worldwide.
Kindeva is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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