Health Safety Environmental Manager - ATEX site

isepglobal; Haverhill; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Bonus

Holiday

Car or allowance

Job summary

isepglobal is seeking an HSEQ Manager for a UK chemical plant. The role is a hands-on, site‑based blend of health, safety and quality, with ownership of ISO 45001, ISO 9001 and environmental obligations, working closely with production and engineering to drive improvements.

You will lead DSEAR risk assessments, ATEX compliance, incident investigations and CAPA, manage audits for customers, change control and permit to work, and develop a visible safety culture on the shop floor.

Qualifications

• Hands-on safety and quality background on ATEX site.
• Experience with IQ/OQ/PQ at plant level in regulated manufacturing.
• NEBOSH General Certificate as a minimum.
• ISO internal auditor qualification across 9001, 14001 and/or 45001.

Responsibilities

• Own the site safety management system and ISO 45001.
• Lead DSEAR risk assessments and ATEX compliance.
• Take part in HAZOP studies and plant design reviews.
• Manage Permit to Work and Management of Change for plant modifications.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis with remedial actions.
• Build a visible, engaged safety culture on the shop floor.
• Support ISO 9001 and environmental obligations.
• Host customer audits and manage validation projects.
• Own change control and CAPA, including non-conformance investigations.

Skills

ATEX knowledge

DSEAR knowledge

HAZOP participation

Root cause analysis

Incident investigations

Change control

CAPA

Auditing

Influencing without authority

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

ISO internal auditor cert (9001/14001/45001)

Tools

IQ/OQ/PQ

Job description

QHSE / Quality Health Safety Environmental Manager - Chemicals

A UK chemical manufacturer is looking for an HSEQ Manager to take ownership of health, safety and quality across its manufacturing operations. This is an equal split between EHS and Quality, with environmental compliance alongside.

It's an old-school, hands-on manufacturing plant with ATEX zoned areas. The role suits someone who is happiest out on the plant rather than behind a desk: walking the site, working closely with production and engineering, understanding the process, and driving improvements through the teams around them.

Health & Safety

• Own the site safety management system and ISO 45001
• Lead DSEAR risk assessments and maintain hazardous area classification and ATEX compliance
• Take part in HAZOP studies and plant design reviews, identifying process risk and agreeing mitigations
• Manage Permit to Work and Management of Change for plant modifications
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis, and drive remedial actions through production and engineering teams
• Build a visible, engaged safety culture on the shop floor

Quality

• Manage customer validation activity at plant level, including IQ, OQ and PQ, from protocol through to close-out
• Act as the site's quality contact for customers, hosting audits and managing validation projects that can run over several months
• Own change control and CAPA, including non-conformance investigation and root cause
• Maintain ISO 9001 and run the internal audit programme

Environmental

• Support ISO 14001 and compliance with the site's environmental permit, trade effluent and waste obligations

What you'll bring

• Experience on an ATEX zoned manufacturing site, with hands‑on DSEAR knowledge
• Hands‑on experience of equipment or process validation (IQ, OQ, PQ) at plant level, gained in any regulated manufacturing sector: chemical, pharmaceutical, food, medical device, personal care or similar
• Customer audit and change control experience
• HAZOP participation and an understanding of process safety
• NEBOSH General Certificate as a minimum
• ISO internal auditor qualification across 9001, 14001 and/or 45001
• The confidence to influence without direct authority. The role has no direct reports and delivers through operational teams
• A practical, technical mindset and credibility with operators and engineers

What's on offer

• A genuinely broad role combining process safety and quality ownership, with real influence on how the site runs
• Reporting to the Group Head of Quality & Compliance
• Benefits: pension, bonus, holiday, car or allowance