Health, Safety And Environment Director

Executive Network Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 108,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Leading, Fast Paced Manufacturing Organisation is seeking an experienced HSE Director to strategically lead the Health, Safety and Environment function across the UK. The role is hybrid and involves significant board-level engagement.

You will own the Environment and sustainability agenda, build a team of seven, and drive safety excellence following a major acquisition, with hands-on leadership when needed.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent certification.
• CMIOSH preferred or working towards.
• Environmental management qualification / ISEP.
• Multisite FMCG/manufacturing background and lean production experience.
• Proven leadership at Director level with safety excellence.

Responsibilities

• Shape and lead the HSE function from the ground up for safety excellence.
• Own the environment and sustainability agenda with board-level visibility.
• Build and mentor a team of 7 with coaching and development.
• Present strategies, performance, and risk to the Board.
• Manage internal and external stakeholders across the business.
• Establish governance and crisis management plans; manage budget.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

People management

Communication

Mentoring

Hands-on leadership

Education

NEBOSH Diploma

CMIOSH

Environmental Management Qualification / ISEP

Job description

Company: Leading, Fast Paced Manufacturing Organisation Role: Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Director Location: UK Wide, hybrid role Salary and Package: £108,000 - £162,000 per annum + £8K car allowance, with significant bonus and comprehensive benefits package

Seeking a proven and experienced HSE Director to strategically lead the Health, Safety and Environment function towards a goal of reaching safety excellence. The company is a complex, high risk manufacturing organisation boasting 30+ manufacturing and logistics sites across the UK.

This is a unique and incredible opportunity to still be hands on, roll their sleeves up and get stuck in. To have full creative control in the design and implementation of HS&E following a large-scale acquisition, aiming to collate the best of both organisations.

• Opportunity to shape the HSE function from the ground up
• Full ownership of Environment and sustainability agenda
• Build and lead a team of 7, offering mentorship and coaching
• Present regularly at Board level covering Health, Safety, Environment ( performance, strategy and risk).
• Comprehensive Internal and external stakeholder management
• Have a platform to shape strategy and ensure the business is future fit
• Offering a steady hand, guiding the business through significant transformational changes following a recent acquisition,
• Building a robust and solid, culture, risk and governance framework to set them up for success and help to facilitate the organisation to become a FTSE 100 business.
• Take the business through a cultural change journey towards interdependency
• Able to highlight and predict current and future risks to ensure the business is fully prepared and protected
• Establish a robust and comprehensive crisis management plan
• Full budget accountability

Who are we looking for?

• A trusted, credible and dynamic thought leader
• Strong people manager, to lead them to future success
• Who can be both strategic and operational/ hands on when required
• Driven and proactive
• A practical leader who can communicate with gravitas
• Winner of Hearts and minds, who can support coach and mentor
• Support, create learning opportunities
• Roll up their sleeves and not afraid to get stuck in

Qualifications and Background:

• NEBOSH Diploma, or equivalent or equivalent
• CMIOSH Ideally or working towards.
• Environment Management Qualification / ISEP
• Multisite, FMCG manufacturing or general manufacturing background
• Experience within lean and manual production processes
• Proven, competent leader is essential, who has previously held a Director title
• Knows what excellent safety practice looks like