We are looking for a proactive Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Manager to take a leading role in driving Health, Safety and Environmental standards across our UK site. Guided by UK regulations to meet Health and Safety standards and our own targets, you will act as the site’s go-to specialist for HSE matters – advising managers and teams, conducting risk assessments and audits, and leading initiatives to strengthen our safety culture and environmental performance. You’ll provide clear, practical guidance to ensure compliance and play a key role in developing and improving our Environmental Management Systems.
Salary: Between £40,000-£45,000 dependent on your skills and experience.
Contract and Hours: Permanent. Full Time, working Monday to Friday 08:30 – 17:30 (40 hrs per week), but with a flexible approach depending on the business needs.
Benefits: Company Pension Plan (with 7% company investment) / Westfield Health Plan (reclaim some basic healthcare costs) / Company Sick Pay and Income Protection Plan / Life Assurance.
Note: We are currently not able to support visa sponsorship for this position.
About You:
You’ll bring solid knowledge or experience in Health, Safety and Environmental management, ideally gained in a food manufacturing environment. You will be confident advising managers, influencing behaviours and driving improvements. We’re looking for someone who can:
Oversee the implementation of the company’s HSE policies, alongside their review and development.
Provide expert HSE advice and support at all levels of the business.
Manage a small HSE team through effective training, development and performance evaluation.
Lead risk assessments, incident investigations and audits, advising on preventative actions.
Develop and monitor action plans to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
Analyse safety and environmental data to identify trends and propose solutions.
Champion sustainable safe systems of work and behavioural safety initiatives.
Drive improvements and awareness in the site Environmental Management System.
Essential qualifications:
NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent).
You may be able to demonstrate:
Previous experience working within the food manufacturing industry
IOSH membership (TechIOSH) desirable.
Working towards other recognised environmental or safety qualifications.
Your Key Qualities:
Articulate in verbal and written communication appropriate to your audience.
Open and approachable to encourage open dialogue with your peers.
Resilient and self-assured when faced with challenging people, processes, and problems.
Analytical of process and people to drive workable solutions and quality data.
Proactive approach enjoys working autonomously with initiative driving results.
Adaptable in your approach to driving standards across a wide-ranging audience.
Collaborative leadership when managing your own small team and gaining input from key stakeholders.
About Brioche Pasquier:
This is your opportunity to work for one of the largest food manufactures in Europe, Brioche Pasquier. We have been present in the UK for over 2 decades and sell a range of French bakery products to major UK food retailers, wholesale and food service markets. The company is still family run and has a culture reflective of the closeness and respect this brings with a history reaching back to 1936. We are still a growing international company with a strong manufacturing presence in Europe, South Korea and USA and products presence in over 50 other countries.
We are at our 240,000 sq. ft. technologically advanced production facility to service the UK market in order to continue the strong growth of the company.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a category-leading brand and an exciting stage in the history of the business.
You may have experience of the following: Health, Safety & Environmental Manager, HSE Manager, SHE Manager, EHS Manager, Health and Safety Manager, Environmental Health and Safety Lead, Safety & Compliance Manager, HSEQ Manager, Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Manager, or Risk and Compliance Manager.
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