HSE Manager, Food Manufacturing – Lead Safety & Compliance

Jelly Technical; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health

Life Assurance

Job summary

Jelly Technical in the West Midlands is seeking a Health, Safety and Environmental Manager to lead HSE across a multi-site food manufacturing operation. You will drive governance, embed a proactive safety culture, and ensure compliance with UK legislation while protecting product integrity.

The role reports to the site leadership team and involves cross-functional collaboration with technical and hygiene teams to manage contractors and safety training across the site.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate or higher is required.
• Food manufacturing/HSE management experience in fast-paced production.
• Strong knowledge of UK HSE regulations and ISO 45001.
• Proven leadership with ability to drive behavioural safety.

Responsibilities

• Act as Competent Person for the site under MHSW Regulations and sit on the Site Leadership Team.
• Design, develop and deliver a best-practice safety improvement plan.
• Develop, audit and maintain site-wide risk assessments and Safe Systems of Work.
• Own end-to-end incident investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Coordinate with food safety and hygiene teams; manage contractors and chemicals.
• Represent the site during regulatory and retail audits; ensure timely corrective actions.
• Implement proactive behavioural safety training for all workers and contractors.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Influencing

Behavioural safety

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Diploma level

Job description

Jelly Technical in the West Midlands is seeking a Health, Safety and Environmental Manager to lead HSE across a multi-site food manufacturing operation. You will drive governance, embed a proactive safety culture, and ensure compliance with UK legislation while protecting product integrity.

The role reports to the site leadership team and involves cross-functional collaboration with technical and hygiene teams to manage contractors and safety training across the site.