Safety, Health & Environmental Manager

Bell Recruitment; Lurgan; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bell Recruitment is seeking a Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Manager to lead the development and continual improvement of the SHE management system across Northern Ireland operations, with a focus on regulatory compliance and a proactive safety culture.

You will provide visible leadership, partner with operational teams, and drive risk reduction, incident prevention, training and sustainability initiatives.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH general certificate or equivalent essential; diploma-level qualification desirable.
• Strong understanding of UK and Northern Ireland SHE legislation and management systems.
• Experience implementing and maintaining SHE Management Systems within an operational environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities and work independently.
• Competent in analysing data, identifying trends and producing clear reports and recommendations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and standard business systems.
• Membership of IOSH, IEMA or equivalent professional body (desirable).
• Experience working within ISO 45001 and/or ISO 14001 accredited environments (desirable).
• Internal or Lead Auditor qualification (desirable).
• Experience supporting organisational culture improvement and employee engagement initiatives (desirable).
• Knowledge of manufacturing, shift-based operations and contractor management (desirable).
• Experience leading incident investigations and driving corrective action programmes (desirable).
• Experience supporting environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Lead development and continual improvement of SHE management systems across operations.
• Ensure compliance with UK/Northern Ireland SHE legislation and company standards.
• Promote a proactive SHE culture with accountability, engagement and continuous improvement.
• Support leaders in embedding SHE responsibilities into day-to-day activities.
• Reduce operational and environmental risk through hazard identification and control measures.
• Drive SHE performance improvements via monitoring, auditing, and action planning.
• Investigate SHE incidents, near misses and environmental events and close-out actions.
• Develop and deliver SHE training, awareness and engagement programmes.
• Collaborate with Radius Systems Group SHE teams to share best practices.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Organisational skills

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Education

NEBOSH general certificate

Diploma-level qualification

SHE legislation knowledge (UK & NI)

Tools

Auditing experience

Job description

Job Title: Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Manager
Department / Group: Compliance
Location: Lurgan
Position type: Full-time (40 hours per week)

Roles and Responsibilities

The Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Manager is responsible for leading and continuously improving the organisation's Safety, Health & Environmental management systems, culture and performance across Northern Ireland operations.
The role provides visible leadership and strategic support to operational teams to ensure compliance with all applicable legislative and regulatory requirements while embedding a proactive culture focused on risk reduction, accountability, continuous improvement and predictable operational outcomes.
Working collaboratively across the business, the SHE Manager will support the development of positive organisational behaviours, operational discipline and employee engagement to strengthen both operational performance and employee wellbeing.

• Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the company's Safety, Health & Environmental Management Systems.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable Safety, Health & Environmental legislation, regulations and company standards across all operations.
• Promote a proactive and positive SHE culture that encourages accountability, engagement, learning and continuous improvement.
• Support operational leaders in embedding SHE responsibilities and positive workplace behaviours into day-to-day activities and decision-making.
• Reduce operational and environmental risk through effective hazard identification, risk assessment, incident prevention and robust control measures that support safe, consistent and predictable outcomes.
• Drive improvements in SHE performance through monitoring, auditing, reporting and action planning.
• Ensure SHE incidents, near misses and environmental events are effectively investigated, managed and closed out.
• Develop employee capability and awareness through effective communication, coaching and training programmes.
• Support environmental and sustainability initiatives across the business, including waste reduction and environmental compliance activities.
• Build strong collaborative relationships across the Radius Systems Group to support alignment, consistency and sharing of best practice.

Responsibilities

Leadership & Culture

• Provide visible leadership to promote a positive safety, health, environmental and wellbeing culture across the business.
• Support leaders and employees in developing accountability, positive organisational behaviours and operational discipline
• Promote continuous improvement, psychological safety and consistent operational standards that support predictable outcomes

Safety, Health & Environmental Management

• Lead the implementation and continual improvement of the company's SHE Management System in line with ISO standards and legislative requirements.
• Act as the subject matter expert and primary point of contact for SHE matters across operations.
• Develop and implement SHE objectives, improvement plans and compliance programmes.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Lead risk assessments, hazard identification and control measures to minimise operational and environmental risk.
• Support incident, near miss and environmental event investigations and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Conduct audits, inspections and compliance reviews

Environmental & Sustainability

• Support compliance with environmental legislation and company environmental standards.
• Assist with environmental improvement initiatives, waste reduction and pollution prevention activities.
• Support sustainability and environmental risk reduction initiatives across operations.

Training & Engagement

• Develop and deliver SHE training, awareness and engagement programmes.
• Provide coaching and guidance to managers and employees on SHE responsibilities and best practice.
• Support initiatives that strengthen positive workplace behaviours and employee wellbeing.

Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor and report on SHE performance metrics and improvement activities.
• Drive initiatives that strengthen operational control, reduce variation and support predictable SHE performance outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with wider Radius Systems Group SHE teams to share best

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• NEBOSH general certificate or equivalent recognised professional qualification essential; Diploma-level qualification desirable.
• Strong understanding of UK and Northern Ireland SHE legislation and management systems.
• Experience implementing and maintaining SHE Management Systems within an operational environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities and work independently.
• Competent in analysing data, identifying trends and producing clear reports and recommendations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and standard business systems.

Preferred (Desirable) Skills

• Membership of IOSH, IEMA or equivalent professional body.
• Experience working within ISO 45001 and/or ISO 14001 accredited environments.
• Internal or Lead Auditor qualification.
• Experience supporting organisational culture improvement and employee engagement initiatives.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, shift-based operations and contractor management.
• Experience leading incident investigations and driving corrective action programmes.
• Experience supporting environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives.