Health, Safety and Environment Manager

JR United Kingdom; Nantwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Cheshire is seeking a Health, Safety and Environment Manager to enhance its safety culture and compliance. The role involves driving strategic HSE initiatives and empowering staff while ensuring adherence to legal standards. Ideal candidates will have NEBOSH certification and fast-paced manufacturing experience, with opportunities for career progression within the business.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Certificate as a minimum.
• Experience in fast paced manufacturing, ideally in food or packaging.
• Proven track record managing HSE responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with HSE legislation.
• Drive a 3-5 year HSE plan.
• Lead HSE projects across the site.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Proactive approach

Safety management

Education

NEBOSH Certificate

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26.06.2025

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Job Description:

Health, Safety and Environment Manager

Leading Manufacturing company (FMCG)

Seeking an experienced HSE Leader to support and develop a medium sized, fast paced manufacturing site in Cheshire. The focus would be to ensure that the current safety management system is robust and comprehensive; drive cultural change, taking the workforce with you on a proactive cultural maturity journey, to drive accountability downward and empower the workforce.

Internally this is called a Lead HSE Advisor, as they want the ownership of HSE to be on the employees. You would have full creative control of this site reporting to the Factory Manager with a dotted line to the Cluster HSE Lead, who is very supportive. This role would suit a up and coming, strong Health, Safety and Environment Advisor, with site management experience or current HSE manager who looking for a different challenge. You will be able to put your own stamp on safety and shape the future of HSE across the site.

In regards to progression, there are numerous opportunities to grow and progress your career within the wider business and HSE projects to get your teeth stuck in to. There is a strong network of other HSE professionals across the UK, so you can keep in touch with other sites and share best practice.

Main responsibilities:

• Ensure that the requirements of all relevant HSE legislation are implemented and followed, and that the company complies with corporate and legal requirements at all times.
• Create and drive a 3 – 5 year plan for HSE
• Collaborate with team leaders, factory managers, other internal and external stakeholders.
• Support and drive a proactive safety culture across the site where the workforce feels engaged, empowered and confident to take ownership
• Ensure the site is future fit by supporting the site to make continuous improvement in Health, Safety and Environment standards and practices year on year.
• Take the lead on HSE projects across the site

Essential qualifications, background and experience:

• NEBOSH Certificate as a minimum
• Fast paced manufacturing experience is essential ideally with food, drink, paper or packaging experience
• Able to take the company on a cultural journey
• Has previously been responsible for a site for HS&E
• Visible and approachable on site

Ideal personality traits:

• People centric leader
• Self motivated and confident
• Collaborative, able to gain buy in from all levels of the business, can engage and empower others
• Coach and mentor
• Solutions focused

Interested? Apply now for immediate consideration [emailprotected] // 0121 454 5000.

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