HSE Manager

Aliaxis UK; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Life Assurance 6x annual salary

Critical illness cover

Pension contribution up to 10%

Health & Dental cash plans

Enhanced parental leave

Great discounts on local retailers and

LinkedIn Learning access

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Aliaxis UK seeks an experienced EHS leader to develop and deliver the site’s EHS strategy, ensuring legal compliance, reducing risk and embedding a culture of safety and wellbeing. You will work with operational leaders to provide expert guidance, build capability, analyse performance trends and drive initiatives that support EHS excellence.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and a proven track record in manufacturing or industrial environments, with knowledge of ISO

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Significant experience in an EHS leadership role within manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation, risk management and best practice.
• Experience implementing and managing ISO 45001 management systems.
• Demonstrated success in driving behavioural and cultural change.
• Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading teams and developing people.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the site's EHS strategy and improvement plans aligned with global objectives.
• Drive a strong safety culture through leadership coaching, engagement and behavioural change initiatives.
• Ensure robust risk assessment processes and effective risk control.
• Monitor compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation and standards.
• Lead and support investigations into incidents with lessons learned and corrective actions.
• Analyse EHS performance data, identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Support maintenance and development of management systems including ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
• Deliver effective EHS training, onboarding and competency programmes.
• Share best practice and promote learning across the wider business.
• Manage EHS-related investment proposals and prioritisation of improvements.

Skills

Nebosh Diploma

EHS Leadership

Health & Safety Legislation

ISO 45001

Behavioural Change

Stakeholder Management

Team Leadership

Analytical Skills

Job description

Who Are We

At Aliaxis, we design innovative, reliable, and sustainable solutions for fluid and energy management. Our pipe and fitting systems work seamlessly behind the scenes — delivering peace of mind to customers and end users across the globe.

Who Are We

At Aliaxis, we design innovative, reliable, and sustainable solutions for fluid and energy management. Our pipe and fitting systems work seamlessly behind the scenes — delivering peace of mind to customers and end users across the globe.

With operations in over 40 countries, we tackle the most complex challenges in the building, infrastructure, industrial, electrical, and agriculture sectors. But what truly drives us is our people. Our 15,000 employees bring the expertise, passion, and dedication that power everything we do.

Together, we make life flow — and we're looking for talented individuals to join us on that journey.

About The Role

You will be responsible for developing and delivering the site's EHS strategy, ensuring legal compliance, reducing risk and embedding a culture where safety and wellbeing are everyone's responsibility.

Working closely with operational leaders and site teams, you will provide expert guidance, develop capability, analyse performance trends and lead initiatives that support our ambition of achieving EHS excellence.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and implement the site's EHS strategy and improvement plans in line with Aliaxis' global objectives.
• Drive a strong safety culture through leadership coaching, engagement and behavioural change initiatives.
• Ensure robust risk assessment processes are in place and that risks are effectively managed using the hierarchy of controls.
• Monitor compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation and relevant standards.
• Lead and support investigations into incidents, ensuring lessons learned and corrective actions are effectively implemented.
• Analyse EHS performance data, identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Support the maintenance and development of management systems, including ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
• Deliver effective EHS training, onboarding and competency programmes.
• Share best practice and promote learning across the wider business.
• Manage EHS-related investment proposals and support prioritisation of improvement activities.

About You

You are a confident and influential EHS professional who thrives on making a visible impact. You have strong leadership skills and the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

Essential Skills & Experience

• NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Significant experience in an EHS leadership role within manufacturing, industrial or operational environments.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation, risk management and best practice.
• Experience implementing and managing ISO 45001 management systems.
• Demonstrated success in driving behavioural and cultural change.
• Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading teams and developing people.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Desirable

• Environmental qualification.
• Experience with ISO 14001 environmental management systems.
• Continuous improvement methodology experience.

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Life Assurance 6x annual salary
• Critical illness cover
• Pension contribution up to 10%
• Health & Dental cash plans
• Enhanced parental leave
• Great discounts on local retailers and restaurants
• Fantastic Health & Wellbeing package including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Full access to LinkedIn Learning to aid personal and professional development
• Cycle to work scheme

About Our Workplace

Aliaxis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who welcomes candidates and employees from all backgrounds.

We are guided by our behaviours — We Care, We Dare, We Deliver! These reflect what we expect from each other and what you can expect from us: a culture that looks after its people, encourages you to challenge and improve, and gives you the space to make a real contribution.

How We Welcome You

For us, equity and belonging start already at the application step: whether it's offering flexibility in scheduling interviews, or ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment, we strive to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for all applicants. Should you have specific needs, please do not hesitate to let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.