Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager

360 Recruitment; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Health, Safety, Environmental Manager for the food manufacturing industry in East Midlands. The successful candidate will lead the health and safety strategy, ensuring compliance with UK legislation, and provide support to managers and employees. NEBOSH qualification is essential, along with experience in the food sector. This role offers opportunities for significant impact on safety performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• NEBOSH General Certificate essential.
• Experience in managing health and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead health and safety strategy aligned to legal requirements.
• Provide advice and support on H&S matters.
• Manage audits and liaise with HSE and customers.

Skills

Health & Safety compliance

Incident investigation

Safety performance improvement

Education

NEBOSH National Diploma or equivalent

Membership of IOSH

Job description

Overview

Health, Safety, Environmental Manager

Food Manufacturing Industry

East Midlands

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the site Health & Safety strategy aligned to company and legal requirements.
• Act as the site's lead for health and safety as defined by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations.
• Provide professional advice, support, and guidance to managers and employees on all H&S matters
• Ensure full compliance with UK H&S legislation (e.g. HASAWA 1974, RIDDOR, COSHH)
• Prepare and present reports on H&S performance, audit findings, and incident trends to the leadership team.
• Manage external audits, inspections, and liaison with the HSE, insurers, and customers
• Lead accident/incident investigations, ensuring root cause analysis and corrective actions are completed promptly.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety performance and implement best practice initiatives.

Requirements

• Experience of working within a food manufacturing environment
• NEBOSH National Diploma or equivalent (minimum NEBOSH General Certificate essential).
• Membership of IOSH (GradIOSH or CMIOSH desirable).
• INDFMCG