EHS & Facility Manager

Eaton; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to sustainability and safety in the aerospace and defence sector. This role offers the chance to lead EHS compliance and facility management across multiple sites, ensuring a safe and efficient workplace. You will guide policy implementation, manage facility modifications, and oversee security clearances while collaborating with leadership teams. This innovative firm values ethics, inclusion, and diversity, providing a supportive environment for its employees. If you are passionate about health and safety and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Certified in IOSH/NEBOSH with experience in EHS and facility management.
• Proven experience in the aerospace and defence industry.

Responsibilities

• Guide EHS policy and ensure compliance with UK legislation.
• Oversee facility maintenance and manage security clearances.
• Conduct audits and implement health and safety measures.

Skills

EHS compliance

Facility Management

Health and Safety Management

Team Management

Incident Reporting

Education

IOSH/NEBOSH Certification

Job description

Join Eaton and be a part of our commitment to providing impactful, energy-efficient solutions that shape a sustainable future. At Eaton, we make what matters work, and we're dedicated to fostering a workplace where ethics, inclusion, diversity, and our people are at the forefront.

What you’ll do:

To provide business direction, compliance and governance of EHS and facilities requirements. This includes guiding of UK legislation plus Eaton internal MESH. Therefore responsible for ensuring safe working practices and EHS related training. Also ensuring the site maintenance and facility works are appropriate, to budget and timescale. Responsible for staff security clearances and security of site. The role covers Wimborne, Crewkerne and Brize Norton sites.

• To set and guide on EHS policy.
• Ensuring a safe workplace without risk to health. Safe plant and machinery, and safe movement, storage and use of items and substances.
• Ensures adequate provision of first-aid and mental health first aid.
• Provision of suitable and current information and supervision concerning health and safety policies and practices. This includes UK best practice and Eaton internal MESH standards.
• Proper and timely assessment of risks to health and safety, and implementation of measures and arrangements identified as necessary from the assessments.
• Provision of emergency procedures, first-aid facilities, safety signs, relevant protective clothing and equipment, bio checks and incident reporting to the relevant authorities. This includes management of OnColbe critical event management tool.
• Liaison as necessary with other organisations and relevant authorities, and assistance and cooperation concerning audits and remedial actions.
• The workplace satisfies health, safety and welfare requirements for ventilation, temperature, lighting, sanitary, washing and rest facilities.
• Prevention and precautions against, or adequate control of, exposure to hazardous substances, and danger from flammable, explosive, electrical, noise and manual handling risks.
• Auditing in line with industry requirements and reporting on health and safety practices and systems.
• Oversees the activities associated with the design, planning, construction and maintenance of equipment, machinery, buildings, and other facilities.
• Plans, budgets, and schedules facility modifications, including estimates on equipment, labour, materials and other related costs.
• Oversees the coordination of building space allocation and layout, communication services and facilities expansion.
• Oversee and manage 3rd party facility management company.
• Support to new opportunity bids (EHS and Facility Management inputs).
• To oversee the employee security clearance service as part of onboarding and provide site security guidance including MoD requirements and maintaining site list X status. Management of employee and 3rd party events on and off site.
• Responsibilities aligned to being a member of Wimborne Leadership team reporting to the Plant Manager.

Qualifications:

• IOSH/NEBOSH Certified. Preferably a member of a recognised professional SHE organisation.

Skills:

• Good knowledge of aerospace and defence industry with proven experience in a EHS manufacturing environment. Proven and appropriate level of experience in Facility and Contractor Management. Also previous use and implementation of a health and safety management system including incident reporting and investigation.
• Proven experience of managing direct and indirect team of varying levels of EHS & facility understanding.

The successful applicant will be in contact with US ITAR controlled technology, goods and information. As a condition of employment, employees with access to US ITAR controlled technology and goods may be required to undergo an additional screening process as part of the recruitment process.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.