RESH Manager

Essity AB; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in the UK is seeking a RESH Manager to spearhead the health and safety culture at their Prudhoe site. In this role, you will lead a team, ensure compliance with regulations, and drive the implementation of health and safety initiatives. Ideal candidates are NEBOSH qualified with a strong background in manufacturing and project management. The position offers opportunities to improve well-being for employees and the environment in a collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Background in manufacturing with leadership experience in health and safety.
• Strong expertise in developing health and safety cultures.
• Working knowledge of environmental regulations and fire safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the site’s RESH strategy.
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and corporate policies.
• Manage external and internal audit programs effectively.
• Engage and coach teams on health and safety initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Health and Safety Management

Project Management

Environmental Regulations

Effective Communication

Education

NEBOSH qualification

Tools

Gensuite

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity that will enable you to drive change as well as broaden your leadership and project management experience? This role is based at our large manufacturing site in Prudhoe, Northumberland and it’s a great time to join the management team at Prudhoe as it continues with its ambitious plans for the future.

About the Role

As RESH Manager, you will lead a team of five and as part of the site’s leadership team you will set out the RESH vision and work as a business partner with other site leaders to ensure engagement and successful application of this vision.

What You Will Do

Leading the development of Prudhoe’s RESH strategy towards a mature RESH culture integrated into our site TPM journey, through benchmarking, influencing and coaching key decision makers, implementing and continuous monitoring of agreed enablers and objectives, with continued roll‑out of and effective use of systems, reporting platforms, documentation and programs.

Through your own and your teams continuous knowledge development of legal requirements, you will ensure that the site complies with laws, regulations and corporate standards and policies, and implementing all relevant changes successfully.

Be the contact person for the certification bodies and applicable authorities focusing through clear site‑wide actions on achieving and maintaining certificates that are key to the organization.

Implement and sustain the internal, corporate and external audit program.

Ensure the necessary training related to the RESH systems & standards are undertaken through your team activities to all areas of the business.

Support the organization in Incident Management and investigations aiming to provide a learning culture and avoid personal injury, damage and health risks.

Who You Are

You will have a background in manufacturing, where you have led by example and have an innate passion for , and coached others on the health and safety of all employees, contractors and visitors. This may have come from being a H&S Manager or strategically helped implement a strong H&S culture on a site. With this experience, you will now want to use your expertise to drive our Prudhoe site to an advanced RESH culture.

With a working knowledge of environmental regulation, fire safety standards, and applicable health and safety law, you will be NEBOSH qualified. You will be a proven leader who is results driven and who meets business objectives through collaboratively working and coaching others. You can own mid‑to‑large‑scale projects and ensure they are successfully implemented. You will also have experience working on environmental and safety software systems ( ideally Gensuite).

In addition, you will be a natural effective communicator who can engage others to work to team and individual targets. You will be able to influence appropriately and challenge professionally so that the right decisions are made for the business. In summary, you are a leader of self, people and projects.

What We Can Offer You

Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us