STADA UK Thornton & Ross is on an exciting growth journey with more than 700 employees being fully committed to our purpose of Caring for Peoples Health as a Trusted Partner. Together we are shaping the future of Thornton & Ross by living our values of Integrity, Entrepreneurship, Agility and One STADA. STADA UK Thornton & Ross - Head of Health, Safety & Environment Huddersfield|United Kingdom (GB)|Full-time|Permanent The Head of HSE leads and coordinates health, safety, and environmental activities across the site or cluster, ensuring HSE is fully integrated into operations. They work closely with senior leaders and teams to promote a strong culture of safety and continuous improvement throughout the organization. How You Will Make An Impact: Lead the execution of the site HSE strategy, ensuring full implementation of STADA Global and local HSE SOPs within agreed timelines. Act as a trusted business partner, integrating HSE principles into daily site operations and decision-making. Ensure site management systems comply with HSE legal requirements, verified through audits and conformance reviews. Provide expert governance on HSE risks, changes, and compliance, including risk assessments and mitigation plans. Conduct and support routine site inspections and audits to verify control of HSE risks and legal compliance. Deliver regular, evidence-based reporting on HSE program effectiveness, ensuring quality-assured performance data is submitted to Corp. HSE on time. Drive timely closure of CAPA or agency-generated findings to prevent recurrence. Foster a strong safety culture by coaching leaders and teams, developing targeted HSE training, and collaborating across site, cluster, and corporate teams to achieve HSE goals. What We Are Looking For: University degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or related field with 5 years of HSE management experience. Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to motivate teams and influence stakeholders at all levels. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to drive HSE initiatives and foster collaboration. Proven experience managing budgets and resources effectively. In-depth knowledge of HSE management systems (ISO 14001, ISO 45001), risk control, regulatory compliance, and process safety. Skilled in risk assessments (e.g., HAZOP), safe work systems, root cause analysis, and HSE culture development. Commitment to GMP, Quality, Data Privacy, Integrity, Compliance policies, and timely audit closure. Acts as a role model for STADA Values, ensuring full adherence to Global and local HSE requirements and promoting a high-performance growth culture. How We Care For You: At Thornton & Ross our purpose Caring for peoples health as a trusted partner motivates us every day. And what would be a better place than starting with our own employees. Which is why we give much in return: Competitive salary, car allowance and annual bonus scheme. Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme offering 8% employer contribution rates. 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays with the potential to buy up to 5 additional days. On-site subsidised canteen. Health benefits provided through Vitality Private Medical Insurance. Free winter flu jab. Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme and KYAN Wellbeing offering free coaching and counselling services for you and your family. Electric Car Scheme through Octopus Energy, plus free on-site EV charging. Cycle to Work Scheme. Enhanced Family Leave. Plus, many more employee benefits & celebration events. STADA Group values and promotes its diverse culture, regardless of gender, age, social or ethnic origin, disabilities, religion, ideology, or sexual orientation. We use the strength of our uniqueness to develop creative ideas, expand our experience and increase innovative strength. Our focus is on equal opportunities, respectful cooperation, and the promotion of an inclusive working environment. We are looking forward to your application and welcome applications without a pharmaceutical background.