Health And Safety Manager

Green Folk; Banbury; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to enhance operational safety across a multi-site industrial operation near Banbury. This hands-on role involves partnering with site teams to foster a proactive safety culture and manage risk in high-hazard environments. The ideal candidate will hold a NEBOSH qualification and possess significant experience in heavy manufacturing or waste management.

Benefits

Car allowance

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• NEBOSH-qualified with experience in heavy manufacturing or waste management.
• Strong understanding of high-risk operational controls.
• Experience managing a dispersed team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver operational H&S strategy across multiple locations.
• Conduct inspections, audits and risk assessments.
• Support and implement safety-critical procedures.

Skills

Operational safety

Safety culture

Risk management

Influence and engagement

Education

NEBOSH qualification

Job description

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Health & Safety Manager – Multi-Site Industrial Operation

Based near Banbury, with regular regional travel

£55,000 – £60,000 + car allowance + excellent benefits

We are recruiting a Health & Safety Manager to lead operational safety across a multi-site industrial operation, with a strong focus on operational safety. This role partners closely with operational teams to improve safety culture and ensure robust control of risk in high-hazard environments.

You’ll sit within a wider compliance structure but take the lead on day-to-day safety performance at site level, driving practical improvements where it matters most. This is a hands-on, visible role where you’ll make a real difference to safety performance and culture across key sites.

The Role:

• Deliver operational H&S strategy across multiple industrial locations
• Act as a business partner to site teams, supporting a positive and proactive safety culture
• Manage and develop a small regional team (2 direct reports)
• Conduct inspections, audits and risk assessments with a focus on plant operations
• Support and implement safety-critical procedures such as Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), permit-to-work, confined space, and machinery safety
• Engage and coach site leadership and operational staff on best practice and compliance
• Provide clear reporting to leadership and collaborate with environmental and quality teams

About You:

• NEBOSH-qualified with experience in a heavy manufacturing, waste management, or similar heavy plant environment
• Strong understanding of high-risk operational controls and processes (LOTO, permit systems, etc.)
• Proven ability to influence, engage, and improve safety performance on the ground
• Experience managing a dispersed team and working across multiple locations
• Confident, credible, and committed to practical, risk-focused safety management
• Full UK Driving licence and willing to travel regularly within the region

Please note that full and permanent right to work in the UK is a non-negotiable requirement for this role. This employer is unable to offer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Embracing diversity in all its forms, our client is an equal opportunity employer. They welcome individuals from all walks of life, irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.

By applying through Green Folk Recruitment, you consent to share your information with our client for recruitment purposes. We handle your data with care, aligning with our privacy policy for recruitment-related activities. Please be informed that all final hiring decisions rests solely with our client. Should you have any inquiries, kindly direct them to Green Folk Recruitment for a transparent and streamlined recruitment experience. Green Folk Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Manufacturing

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