Company: FMCG Manufacturing Company
Role: EHS Manager
Location: Newbury, West Berkshire
Salary: GBP 60,000 : GBP 68,000 per annum + package which includes 10 bonus, 5 pension, 33 days holiday, EV Scheme and private healthcare
An excellent opportunity has arisen at a leading UK manufacturing organisation, based at one of its key facilities in 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. This company is supportive, structured, family orientated and well invested company.
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 behaviors.
: 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.
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