Job description:
At SI Group, we aspire for all employees to live and work to their full potential. We foster a unique environment where each employee is empowered to create value for our business with a commitment to safety and compliance. We promote personal and professional success that aligns with productivity and extraordinary results. Become a Catalyst for Change and help ignite impossible.
The Role:
We’re looking for an experienced and proactive EHS Specialist to join our team. This key role is focused on protecting the health and safety of our people, ensuring environmental compliance, and supporting our commitment to operational excellence.
You’ll work closely with the Health & Safety Manager and Quality & Environment Manager to drive compliance with UK regulations, maintain ISO standards, and foster a strong, proactive safety culture. This is a hands-on role where you’ll engage with employees on the shop floor, lead investigations, and champion continuous improvement across health, safety, and environmental performance.
How You Will Make an Impact:
· Ensure compliance with COMAH, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, RIDDOR and other UK HSE legislation.
· Conduct workplace risk assessments, ergonomic evaluations and job hazard analyses to prevent incidents.
· Lead investigations into incidents and near misses, driving root cause analysis and corrective actions.
· Monitor and improve systems for PPE, manual handling, confined spaces and hazardous substances.
· Support occupational health programs, including health surveillance and return-to-work plans.
· Maintain and update EHS documentation, SOPs and training records.
· Promote a proactive safety culture through employee engagement and visible leadership.
· Support environmental monitoring and reporting (emissions, waste, water) and maintain ISO 14001 compliance.
· Liaise with regulators and ensure timely, accurate reporting.
· Participate in audits, support quality investigations and drive continuous improvement.
· Deliver EHS training and toolbox talks to increase awareness and accountability.
· Analyse EHS data to identify trends and reduce risk.
· Collaborate with managers and employees across the site to embed safe, compliant work practices.
Creating Extraordinary Starts With:
· Degree (or equivalent) in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Chemistry or related field.
· NEBOSH General Certificate required; Diploma preferred.
· 3+ years’ experience in EHS within chemical or high-risk manufacturing.
· Strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation and ISO 14001/45001.
· Skilled in incident investigation and root cause analysis tools.
· Strong communicator able to engage and influence at all levels.
· COMAH site experience desirable.
· Proficiency with EHS software and reporting tools.
· Highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities.
What We Value:
We strive for all employees to nurture physical, mental and emotional health both personally and professionally. Our commitment to health and wellness centres around prevention, early detection and embracing a healthy lifestyle. Some offerings may vary by role or country, but may include:
· Physical Health benefits including healthcare packages and vision care subsidies.
· Financial Wellness opportunities including life assurance and enhanced employer pension contributions.
· Wellbeing benefits including additional holiday entitlement, flexible and hybrid working opportunities, access to mental health support, various optional social activities, and fruit available on site.
· Progression opportunities including access to learning and development programmes that will empower you to grow both personally and professionally.
Belonging at SI Group
At SI Group, we strive for all employees to perform to their fullest potential. We create an environment where diversity is embraced, voices are heard, boundaries are pushed, and value is created.
We celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion as a driving force toward making the impossible possible, and we’re committed to ensuring all employees embrace it.
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Note for Recruitment Agencies: We handle job openings internally and prioritise direct hiring and referrals for efficiency. If necessary, we work with agencies from our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We will not consider speculative CVs from agencies not on our PSL, and no introduction fee will be applicable.