Group Head of Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

ZipRecruiter; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in FMCG Manufacturing is seeking a Group Head of Health, Safety & Environment to oversee HSE functions across multiple sites. This senior role requires expertise in leading safety initiatives, developing compliance frameworks, and fostering a culture of safety. Ideal candidates will possess a NEBOSH Diploma and experience in fast-paced manufacturing environments. Competitive remuneration and opportunities for hybrid working are provided.

Benefits

Car allowance or car

Pension scheme

Private Medical cover

Career progression opportunities

33 days holiday

Ongoing learning & development

Qualifications

• Experience working in an HSE leadership role within FMCG or fast-paced manufacturing environments.
• Proven ability to lead HSE cultural change at multiple sites.
• Experience in conducting risk assessments and delivering training.

Responsibilities

• Lead HSE function across operations and ensure legal compliance.
• Develop and deliver a robust risk management strategy.
• Engage with site leads and senior managers effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Health and Safety Compliance

Risk Management

Cultural Change Implementation

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

NEBOSH Diploma

Chartered IOSH or working towards chartership

IEMA Qualification

Tools

HSE Systems

Job description

Overview

Job Role: Group Head of Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)
Location: Northamptonshire, some travel to local business units
Reporting to: Country Operations Director
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: FMCG / Manufacturing
Job Reward: £70k - £90k Target Band plus Car, Bonus and Benefits

We are hiring a Senior Group Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Manager to lead the safety function across multiple factories and sites for a global leader in FMCG Manufacturing. Are you a passionate, visible and people-centric Health and Safety professional? Able to empower a large workforce at all levels of the organisation to own their own safety agenda? Can you lead and implement this company’s cultural change programme in HSE excellence? As a true HSE Business partner?

Responsibilities and Challenges

• You will own the country HSE function and take full responsibility for all elements of Health, Safety & Environmental across the Group.
• Empowered to lead the Health, Safety & Environmental function across the business.
• Lead the Health and Safety agenda across Operations, Engineering and facilities management service providers, ensuring legal compliance.
• Coach and mentor the HS&E and facilities support teams.
• Lead the BBS (Behaviour Based Safety) program.
• Embed a strategic HSE framework of world-class safety standards.
• Leadership role providing direction, guidance, and support on the HSE & Wellbeing strategy.
• Responsible for all HSE legal compliance, driving and fostering a safe, high-performing working environment.
• Develop, maintain and deliver legal compliance.
• Act as the subject matter expert for HSE.
• Generate and deliver a robust risk management strategy.
• Direct line management of Health & Safety Advisors across sites.
• Engage with Site Leads and senior managers, and stakeholders in each site and factory.

Role Requirements

• Ability to lead, visibly, engaging all levels of the site; a natural ability to influence, engage and drive HSE cultural change through direct reports.
• Comfortable working at a strategic level, naturally.
• NEBOSH Diploma, ideally chartered IOSH or working towards chartership or IEMA would be advantageous.
• Empower all levels of workforce, from floor to the SLT.
• Visible and approachable - ALWAYS!
• Delivering an effective framework for safety program management.
• Key interface with the HSE systems, policies, and procedures and UK & Corporate Behavioural Change through thousands of people.
• Execute a Health and Safety Plan for the UK manufacturing Division, drive improvements in site operations, HSE performance and cultural change.
• Serve as mentor and trainer for SLT members, key stakeholders’ managers and other key supply chain leaders.
• Environmental compliance experience linked to sustainability and Net 0 initiatives.
• Experience working within an FMCG/fast-paced manufacturing environment within an HSE leadership role, ideally multi-site, time sensitive and complex.
• Demonstrable experience of developing safe systems of work, carrying out H&S Audits, conducting risk assessments and delivering training.
• A driving license is essential.

Rewards

• Car or allowance
• Pension scheme
• Private Medical cover
• A Highly Competitive salary
• Career progression opportunities on a Global Platform
• 33 days holiday
• Opportunities for some hybrid working
• Access to ongoing learning & development on a global platform

For more information on this role, please contact Mike Butler on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to (url removed). Candidates who are currently a Senior HSE Manager, Group HSE Manager, Divisional HSE leader, Head of HSE, HSE lead, or HSE Director, may be suitable for this position. Omega Resource Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.