EHS Leader: Proactive Safety, Compliance & Risk

621 Druck Limited; Leicester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Crane Company’s Leicester manufacturing facility is seeking an EHS Manager to lead environmental, health, safety, and regulatory compliance for the site and global locations. This role serves as the site's subject matter expert and strategic leader, partnering with plant leadership to reduce risk and strengthen environmental stewardship.

The successful candidate will manage incident investigations, audits, training, and continuous improvement, building a proactive safety culture while ensuring

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of progressive EHS experience, including at least 3 years in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience managing environmental compliance programs, occupational safety programs, regulatory audits, and permitting requirements.
• Experience leading incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute site EHS strategy aligned with Crane Company standards.
• Lead initiatives that foster a proactive safety culture through employee engagement, coaching, observations, training, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to site leadership on EHS risks, compliance obligations, and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with applicable waste management regulations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact during regulatory inspections, audits, investigations, and agency inquiries.
• Maintain all required permits, reporting obligations, environmental records, and compliance documentation.
• Monitor regulatory developments and implement changes necessary to maintain compliance.
• Lead investigations involving injuries, environmental incidents, near misses, property damage, and regulatory findings.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Perform risk assessments, ergonomic evaluations, job hazard analyses, and exposure assessments to identify and mitigate workplace hazards.
• Develop and deliver EHS training programs for all levels of the organization.
• Maintain emergency response, evacuation, spill response, and business continuity programs.
• Coordinate emergency drills and serve as a lead resource during crisis events.
• Establish and monitor EHS metrics including TRIR, DART, near miss reporting, safety observations, corrective action closure rates, and environmental performance indicators.
• Lead environmental and safety audits and support third party certification audits, including ISO 14001 and 45001 Prepare monthly EHS reports and recommend improvement initiatives and capital investments to reduce risk and improve performance.

Skills

EHS leadership

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigation

ISO 14001/45001

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in EHS

NEBOSH Diploma

Job description

Crane Company’s Leicester manufacturing facility is seeking an EHS Manager to lead environmental, health, safety, and regulatory compliance for the site and global locations. This role serves as the site's subject matter expert and strategic leader, partnering with plant leadership to reduce risk and strengthen environmental stewardship.

The successful candidate will manage incident investigations, audits, training, and continuous improvement, building a proactive safety culture while ensuring