Job Description
Health, Safety and Environment Manager
Wigton, Cumbria
£65,000 - £75,000 plus Excellent benefits
Are you looking for a senior HSE leadership role where you can genuinely influence culture, compliance, and long-term strategy across a large manufacturing site?
Irwin and Colton are exclusively partnering with Innovia Films to recruit a Health, Safety and Environment Manager for their flagship manufacturing operation in Wigton. Innovia Films is a global leader in speciality films, supplying innovative products to customers worldwide across packaging, labels, and sustainable materials markets.
This is a high-profile leadership role within a complex manufacturing environment, offering the opportunity to shape safety culture across a 500-person site while leading a dedicated HSE team of seven. The position will work closely with the Plant Manager and wider leadership team to drive continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
Responsibilities of the Health, Safety and Environment Manager will include:
* Developing and delivering the site-wide HSE strategy, driving a proactive zero-harm culture
* Acting as the site lead for Health, Safety, Environmental, Security, and Compliance activities across the plant
* Partnering with operational leaders to improve engagement, accountability, and HSE standards across the site
* Overseeing compliance with key regulations, including DSEAR, PUWER, COSHH, Permit to Work, contractor management, and environmental permitting
* Managing audits, incident investigations, emergency preparedness, regulator relationships, and continuous improvement initiatives
The successful Health, Safety and Environment Manager will have:
* NEBOSH Diploma, NCRQ, BSC or equivalent HSE qualification
* Experience in manufacturing, process, chemicals or heavy industry environments
* Strong knowledge of environmental and legal compliance requirements
* Experience leading or mentoring HSE teams in a complex operational setting
* Strong stakeholder engagement and leadership skills with the ability to influence at all levels
* Experience engaging with regulatory bodies, such as the HSE, is preferred, alongside process safety, fire safety, and auditing experience
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leader in their field. For further details and to apply please contact Scott Whyte on or 01923 963 652.
Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.
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