Environmental and Health and Safety Manager

KAG Recruitment Consultancy; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking an Environmental, Health and Safety Manager for a food manufacturer in Guildford. The role involves overseeing environmental performance, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and promoting sustainability practices. Ideal candidates should have experience in a manufacturing setting and relevant health and safety certifications. Excellent communication and IT skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of workplace health and safety legislation.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and self-drive.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with health and safety and environmental legislation.
• Advise managers on HSE responsibilities and training.
• Organise and lead monthly HSE audits.

Skills

Initiative

Attention to detail

Communication skills

IT skills

Education

NEBOSH National General Certificate

IEMA Associate Certificate in Environmental Management

Job description

K.A.G. Recruitment is delighted to be partnering exclusively with our client a leading Food Manufacturer to recruit an Environmental, Health and Safety Manager to take responsibility for overseeing the environmental performance at their site in Guildford.

Role:

Environmental, Health and Safety Manager

Salary:

50,000 – 60,000 – DOE

Location:

Guildford

Hours:

Monday to Friday – 07.00 – 16.00

Purpose of the role:

To champion and promote environmental sustainability and awareness, while ensuring health and safety standards are upheld to maintain a safe and responsible working environment.

Duties:

• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental legislation, company procedures, and SAI Global standards.
• Advise and support managers on HSE responsibilities and training requirements.
• Maintain statutory records including accidents, fire safety checks, drills, and logbooks.
• Oversee near–miss reporting, hazard assessments, safe working procedures, and monitoring.
• Organise and lead monthly HSE audits, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Attend HSE meetings, track follow–up actions, and report outcomes.
• Maintain accurate records and complete weekly and monthly HSE performance reports.
• Communicate developments and incidents to Group HSE management.
• Liaise with enforcement bodies, insurers, auditors, and external stakeholders as required.
• Support during inspections, audits, and external customer visits.
• Maintain ISO 14001 standards and compliance with statutory environmental requirements (e.g., CCL, EPR permits, packaging waste).
• Act as liaison with the Environment Agency and Group Environmental office.
• Manage legal and timely waste removal in line with the waste hierarchy.
• Maintain and update the site Environmental Management System.

Candidate Requirements:

You will have experience in a similar role within a manufacturing environment and be able to demonstrate initiative, self–drive, and a positive attitude with strong attention to detail, communication, and IT skills.

You will have a working knowledge of workplace health and safety legislation and ideally hold, or be willing to achieve within six months, the NEBOSH National General Certificate. You must also obtain the IEMA Associate Certificate in Environmental Management within six months.