EHS Manager

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering and manufacturing organisation in Bromsgrove is seeking an EHS Manager to lead site-wide Health, Safety & Environmental performance. This high-impact leadership role involves developing EHS strategy, ensuring compliance with ISO standards, and driving cultural change. The ideal candidate will have a NEBOSH qualification and extensive EHS experience. Competitive salary and bonuses offered in addition to other perks like shopping discounts and pension.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Shopping perks and discounts

Pension

Qualifications

• Experience leading EHS operations in a manufacturing setting.
• A proven ability to enhance safety performance and contribute effectively at a strategic level.
• Comfortable presenting EHS performance to senior leadership and delivering results within tight timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the site's EHS strategy, vision, objectives and performance targets.
• Ensure full compliance and ongoing alignment with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• Champion a proactive and accountable safety culture across all levels of the organisation.
• Drive sustainability initiatives, including waste reduction and resource optimisation.

Skills

EHS operations leadership

Safety performance enhancement

Cultural change driving

Team motivation

Presentation skills to senior leadership

Education

NEBOSH qualification

Job description

EHS Manager

Up to £70,000 + Bonus

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a global engineering and manufacturing organisation in the recruitment of an EHS Manager. This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll take ownership of site-wide Health, Safety & Environmental performance, strengthen a mature EHS culture, and ensure robust compliance across a complex industrial environment. If you're an experienced EHS professional who enjoys influencing at senior level, leading teams, and driving continuous improvement, this position offers the scope, visibility and long-term progression that many roles simply can't match.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the site's EHS strategy, vision, objectives and performance targets.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current and emerging HSE legislation and industry best practice.
• Ensure full compliance and ongoing alignment with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems.
• Champion a proactive and accountable safety culture across all levels of the organisation.
• Support senior leadership by integrating EHS considerations into operational and strategic decision‑making.
• Assess current EHS performance, identify key risks, and prioritise improvement areas.
• Develop action plans with clear objectives, responsibilities and measurable outcomes.
• Lead, mentor and motivate a small team of EHS Coordinators.
• Manage incident investigations, root cause analysis, and introduce CAPA to prevent recurrence.
• Drive sustainability initiatives, including waste reduction and resource optimisation.
• Act as the internal subject matter expert for EHS and the primary liaison with external regulatory bodies.
• Ensure effective communication of EHS performance, expectations and initiatives internally and externally.

This is what you'll need:

• NEBOSH qualification.
• Experience leading EHS operations in a manufacturing setting
• A proven ability to enhance safety performance and contribute effectively at a strategic level.
• Capable of driving cultural change, motivating teams and building productive internal relationships.
• Comfortable presenting EHS performance to senior leadership and delivering results within tight timeframes.

And this is what you'll get:

• Competitive salary.
• Bonus
• Shopping perks and discounts
• Pension