Health Safety and Environmental Manager

Permanent Futures Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company is seeking an experienced Health, Safety & Environmental Manager to lead the safety agenda in a complex manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will influence at all levels, ensuring compliance with UK legislation while driving continuous improvement. Key responsibilities include leading HSE strategy, managing audits, and coaching staff to enhance safety performance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation.
• Experience leading within a large single-site operation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site’s Health, Safety & Environmental strategy.
• Provide expert guidance to leadership and operational managers.
• Drive a proactive, behavioural–based safety culture.

Skills

Leadership

Culture change

Coaching

Stakeholder management

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Level 6 HSE qualification

Job description

We are recruiting an experienced Health, Safety & Environmental Manager to lead the full site safety agenda for a high–volume, complex manufacturing environment. This is a pivotal leadership role with responsibility for embedding a world–class safety culture across a large single–site operation employing a diverse workforce.

The successful candidate will be both a strategic thinker and hands–on operator, capable of influencing at every level from shop–floor colleagues to senior executives and driving continuous improvement across all HSE disciplines.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead the site s overall Health, Safety & Environmental strategy, ensuring full compliance with UK legislation and corporate standards.
• Act as the site s principal HSE advisor, providing expert guidance to the leadership team and operational managers.
• Drive a proactive, behavioural–based safety culture through coaching, training, and visible leadership.
• Own the site HSE management system, ensuring that policies, risk assessments, and safe systems of work are fully up to date.
• Lead accident/incident investigations using root cause analysis; ensure corrective actions are implemented and audited.
• Manage internal and external audits (ISO 14001 / ISO 45001), ensuring the site maintains or exceeds certification requirements.
• Oversee COSHH, machinery safety, permit–to–work systems, emergency response planning, and contractor safety management.
• Ensure effective environmental controls covering waste, emissions, Continuous Improvement
• Drive HSE–focused improvement projects aligned with operational goals Lean, TPM, 5S, or equivalent methodologies.

Qualifications & Experience

• NEBOSH Diploma (or working towards) or equivalent Level 6 HSE qualification.
• Demonstrable experience in a manufacturing, industrial, engineering, chemical, or similar fast–paced environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation and environmental compliance requirements.
• Experience leading within a large single–site operation is highly desirable.
• Proven background influencing culture change and improving safety performance.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder–management skills.