Safety, Health and Environment Manager

Ciwmjobs; Thirsk; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension & life cover

Pets & family benefits

Healthcare & PMI

Pet lifestyle discounts

Retail & gym discounts

Onsite parking & car charging

Canteen & beverages

Job summary

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition, located in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, seeks a Health and Safety Manager to lead a busy manufacturing site and foster a proactive safety culture. You will drive HSE performance, deliver KPI targets, and ensure policies and regulatory alignment with group standards.

Reporting to the site leadership, you will chair audits, lead incident investigations, coordinate regulator relationships, and embed HSE into capital projects and daily decisions.

Qualifications

• National or professional HSE qualification; manufacturing experience preferred.
• Up-to-date knowledge of health, safety and environment legislation.
• Track record delivering HSE improvements.

Responsibilities

• Drive HSE performance at the manufacturing unit against KPI targets.
• Keep policies and systems current and compliant with legislation and standards.
• Lead investigation of lost-time incidents and close action plans.
• Report incidents to authorities accurately and on time.
• Lead the site’s audit programme and close out issues.
• Coordinate regulator relationships (EA, HSE, customers, community).
• Develop and deliver the manufacturing unit’s HSE plan with site leadership.
• Incorporate HSE into Capex projects per policy and insurance requirements.
• Build behavioural safety and environmental awareness across all functions.

Skills

HSE leadership

KPI driven

Regulatory reporting

Incident investigation

Stakeholder management

Training & awareness

Education

Qualified HSE professional (degree preferred)

Job description

Health and Safety Manager

Thirsk, North Yorkshire | Permanent | Site-based

We're excited to be recruiting for a Health and Safety Manager to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced health, safety and environment professional, perfect for someone passionate about building a genuine safety culture in a busy manufacturing environment - not just a compliant one.

You’ll be responsible for health, safety and environment: driving performance against agreed KPI targets, keeping our policies, systems and audit programme fit for purpose, leading incident investigation and regulatory reporting, and working alongside the site leadership team to deliver the manufacturing unit’s health, safety and environment plan.

Responsibilities

Drive health, safety and environment performance at the manufacturing unit, delivering against agreed KPI targets.

Keep the site’s health, safety and environment policies and systems current and effective, so we meet all relevant legislation and our internal standards for health, safety, environment and site security.

Lead the investigation of lost time incidents, manage the incident recording system and see action plans through to closure.

Report incidents to the enforcing authorities accurately and on time, in line with the relevant regulations.

Lead the site’s audit programme, recommending improvements and closing out the issues it identifies.

Co-ordinate local stakeholder and regulator relationships - EA, HSE, customers and the local community.

Develop and deliver the manufacturing unit’s health, safety and environment plan with the site leadership team.

Make sure health, safety and environment is considered in every Capex project, in line with Group policy and insurance requirements.

Build behavioural safety and environmental awareness across all functions, including the training that supports it.

About you

A national or professional qualification in health, safety and environment - ideally at degree level - and/or experience in a health, safety and environment advisory role gained in manufacturing or a related field.

Up to date knowledge of health, safety and environment legislation.

A track record of implementing health, safety and environment improvement initiatives.

Confident working with regulators and site leadership alike, and comfortable influencing people who don’t report to you.

Someone who can turn requirements into practical actions that colleagues on the shop floor will actually follow.

At INSPIRED, we want to inspire colleagues to join, stay, develop and achieve, creating an inclusive and sustainable business fit for growth. One of the enablers of achieving this, is to offer competitive pay and benefits to all colleagues.

Our Total Reward Benefits include:

• Annual bonus related to personal and company performance 15 %
• Enhanced pension, life assurance, and enhanced maternity, paternity, sick pay, and holiday buy options
• People and Pets First benefits, including paw-reavement and paw-ternity leave and bring your dog to work
• Healthcare cashback plan and Hertility at-home fertility testing and Private Medical Insurance
• Heavily discounted pet food and lifestyle benefits (Netflix, Spotify, or breakdown cover)
• Retail and gym discounts, electric car scheme, and free onsite parking and electric car charging
• Onsite canteen, free hot drinks, and modern facilities

See all our INSPIRED benefits here Inspired Benefits Book

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the colleagues and communities we serve. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected and able to be themselves at work. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We make hiring decisions based on talent, potential and the experience you bring.

We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, ensuring equitable access and opportunity for all. If you need any adjustments or support to take part in our recruitment process, please let us know by emailing [e-mail].

About us

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is an innovative, well-established, and award-winning pet food manufacturer employing over 1,200 colleagues across the UK and Europe. Our family of brands includes Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, Blink, Butcher’s, Classic, Pro-Nutrition, and Ultra Premium Direct, along with a number of partner brands that trust us to produce food on their behalf. Our kitchens in Thirsk, Kinmel, and Crick produce a wide range of dry, wet, and baked foods enjoyed by dogs and cats all over the world. Our ambition is simple: to become a global leader in pet nutrition.

Our Purpose: To create happiness

We're on a mission to set a new standard of workplace happiness within the pet nutrition industry-one that looks like no other and feels like no other. Our culture is built on INSPIRED's unique behaviours and colleague experience, creating an environment that excites, empowers, and puts people and pets at the heart of everything we do.

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