Environment, Health and Safety Manager

HSE Recruitment Network; Newbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

33 days holiday

5% matched pensions

10% bonus

Job summary

HSE Recruitment Network seeks a passionate Environmental Health and Safety Manager for a key manufacturing site near Newbury, England. This role involves leading EHS projects to enhance safety culture and ensure compliance with legislation while coaching a small team.

The ideal candidate will have a NEBOSH Certificate and experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, ensuring environmental compliance and managing EHS training programs.

Attractive salary package includes private healthcare, generous holiday, and a bonus structure.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Direct experience coaching and mentoring a team.
• Knowledge of CDM projects in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead EHS projects and promote a positive safety culture.
• Ensure compliance with UK EHS legislation.
• Manage monthly EHS inspections and training programs.

Skills

Change agent

Strong communication skills

Ability to analyze complex data

Education

NEBOSH Certificate

Tools

EHS management software (e.g., Evotix)

MS Office

Job description

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 a 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.