Job Description
Company: FMCG Manufacturing Company
Role: EHS Manager
Location: Newbury, West Berkshire
Salary: £60,000 - £68,000 per annum (depending on experience) + package which includes private healthcare, 33 days holiday, 5% matched pensions, and 10% bonus.
An excellent opportunity has arisen at a leading UK manufacturing organisation, based at one of its key facilities near Newbury, West Berkshire. They are seeking an passionate and proactive Environmental Health and Safety Manager for a large, complex, fast-paced site. As part of the site leadership team, you’ll lead large-scale projects, including at group level, and evolve the site safety culture —empowering the team, building confidence, ownership, and a further embedding proactive behaviours.
Duties:
* Be the subject matter EHS expert for the site, providing the site leadership with competent advice, guidance.
* To promote a positive safety culture, ensures compliance with UK EHS legislation, and drives continuous improvement to prevent accidents, injuries, and work-related illnesses.
* Coach and mentor 1x direct report
* Ensuring environmental compliance, manages EHS budgets, and aligns site operations with Group EHS standards and strategies.
* Develop and implement an effective EHS Management System to reduce business risk, accidents, incidents, environmental incidents and ill health.
* Promote a culture of safety responsibility and create an environment where the workforce are empowered to challenge unsafe behaviours.
* Manage monthly EHS inspections and ensure timely follow-up on corrective actions.
* Drive continuous improvement through EHS projects and engage colleagues in change initiatives.
* Manage EHS training programs, including in-house sessions, and support managers in identifying training needs.
* Ensure risk assessments are conducted, reviewed, and updated regularly; advise on control measures.
* Investigate accidents and near misses, ensuring corrective actions are implemented and reported under RIDDOR where required.
* Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, insurers, and enforcing authorities (e.g., HSE, Environment Agency, Thames Water and the Local Authority).
* Issue the agenda and take minutes regarding the Site EHS Committee and maintain emergency response plans, including regular drills.
* Ensure compliance with all relevant EHS legislation, codes of practice, and company policies.
Personality fit:
* Self-motivated and confident person
* Change agent who can engage and empower others and drive accountability/ ownership.
* Able to collaborate, influence, gain buy -in with strong communication skills
Essential qualifications and background:
* NEBOSH Certificate with experience in a manufacturing environment
* Experience in directly coaching and mentoring a team and managing a complex and fast paced manufacturing site
* Knowledge and prior experience of CDM projects in a manufacturing environment
* Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
* Proficiency in MS Office and EHS management software systems (e.g., Evotix).
* Ability to analyse complex data and provide actionable insights.
Interested? Please contact Sophia at HSE Recruitment Network for more information or click to apply for immediate consideration.
Sophia.darwin@hserecruitment.co.uk