Head of HSE & Process Safety - Chemical Manufacturing

Rio Tinto; Bromborough; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive

Education support

Pension plan

Wellbeing benefits

Employee share plan

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Health, Safety and Environmental Manager at the Bromborough site to lead strategic HSE and process safety programs. You will guide a mature HSE team, ensuring regulatory compliance, strong environmental performance, and robust major hazard controls.

Reporting to the General Manager, HSE, you will partner with regulators, maintain permits, and drive continuous improvement across safety, environment and risk management in a chemical manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Leadership experience in chemical manufacturing or major hazard industries including COMAH-regulated environments.
• Strong process safety management capability including hazard identification, risk assessment and management of change.
• Proven experience leading an established HSE team while maintaining regulatory compliance and operational stability.
• Experience working with UK regulators and knowledge of UK health, safety and environmental legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site's HSE strategy, translating goals into clear priorities, controls and improvement plans.
• Develop and coach the HSE team through organisational and operational transition.
• Maintain compliance with UK health, safety and environmental legislation, site permits and COMAH requirements.
• Act as primary site contact for HSE regulators, local authorities and external stakeholders.
• Strengthen process safety through hazard identification, risk assessment and management of change.
• Lead incident investigations and ensure corrective actions are completed and verified.
• Oversee audits, training, reporting and environmental controls including permits, emissions and waste.
• Manage capital-project HSE risks and oversee budgets and external service providers.

Skills

HSE leadership

Regulatory compliance

Process safety management

Education

CMIOSH

NEBOSH Diploma

Degree in HSE

Job description

Rio Tinto is seeking a Health, Safety and Environmental Manager at the Bromborough site to lead strategic HSE and process safety programs. You will guide a mature HSE team, ensuring regulatory compliance, strong environmental performance, and robust major hazard controls.

Reporting to the General Manager, HSE, you will partner with regulators, maintain permits, and drive continuous improvement across safety, environment and risk management in a chemical manufacturing setting.