Senior Health Safety Environment Advisor

PX Group; Bradford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matching

Free staff meals

Onsite parking

Job summary

PX Group is hiring a Senior HSE Advisor for the Wyke site in Bradford. You will support health, safety and environmental performance, work with manufacturing and maintenance teams, and drive legal compliance through robust management systems.

The role involves audits, risk assessments, incident investigations and support for COMAH-related activities. On-the-job training and development are provided to strengthen your professional growth in a complex chemical manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Experience leading HSE audits, investigations and improvement actions.
• Strong knowledge of COMAH, environmental permitting and statutory requirements.
• Experience facilitating HAZOP/HAZID and other process-safety studies.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert HSE guidance to managers and site teams, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Lead audits, inspections and reviews to strengthen HSE management systems.
• Coordinate risk assessments, incident investigations and root-cause analyses.
• Analyse incident data to identify trends and implement improvements.
• Support HAZOP, transfer-to-manufacture and management of change activities.
• Manage contractor HSE processes, inductions and on-site audits.
• Deliver engaging HSE training and foster a positive safety culture.
• Support emergency preparedness and maintain relations with authorities.

Skills

HSE leadership

Audits & inspections

Risk assessments

Incident investigations

Root cause analysis

HAZOP/HAZID

Contractor HSE management

Training delivery

Emergency preparedness

Stakeholder engagement

Education

NEBOSH Diploma (Level 6)

IOSH Membership

COMAH awareness

Job description

px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com

Located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, the Wyke Agrichemicals Manufacturing Plant is operated by px Group in partnership with Nufarm. The site is one of the UK's leading crop protection manufacturing facilities, manufacturing crop protection products for Nufarm that support farmers and growers around the world.

Wyke is a Top Tier COMAH site, operating a complex chemical manufacturing environment where safety, reliability and operational excellence are fundamental to everything we do. With a skilled workforce across manufacturing, engineering, laboratory, supply chain and support functions, the site offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals in a highly technical environment.

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting for a Senior HSE Advisor

As a Senior HSE Advisor, based at our Wyke site and reporting to the Site HSE Leader, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our Health, Safety & Environment function and helping to drive a positive safety culture across the site. You will work closely with manufacturing, maintenance and operational teams to ensure continually improving HSE performance through effective and legally compliant management systems.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HSE professional looking to develop their career within a complex chemical manufacturing environment while contributing to the safe and sustainable operation of our business.

You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert HSE advice and guidance to managers and site teams, ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Conduct audits, inspections and compliance reviews to support robust HSE management systems.
• Lead and support risk assessments, incident investigations and root cause analysis activities.
• Analyse accident and incident data to identify trends and recommend improvements
• Support HAZOP studies, transfer-to-manufacture processes and management of change activities.
• Manage contractor HSE processes, including approvals, inductions and on-site audits
• Deliver engaging HSE training and help build a sustainable behavioural safety culture across the site.
• Support emergency preparedness activities and maintain effective relationships with regulatory authorities and emergency services.
• Assist with the maintenance of COMAH, environmental permitting and other statutory compliance requirements
• NEBOSH Diploma or an equivalent Level 6 qualification.
• Membership of IOSH or Registered Safety Professional status.
• Experience within a chemical manufacturing environment, with COMAH experience highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of auditing, risk assessments, incident investigation and root cause analysis methodologies.
• Experience facilitating HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA or similar process safety studies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coach and influence others.
• A passion for continuous improvement and developing a strong safety culture

What you will receive from us:

A boosted pension scheme – we’ll match 1.25% to every 1% you pay (up to 8%)

Free Staff Meals at our onsite Canteen

Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.

About px Group

px Group is a fully integrated infrastructure solutions business which delivers net zero and stakeholder success through elite performance in the safety, availability, reliability and efficiency of energy infrastructure, industrial processes and related commercial activities - unlocking value for our customers as a trusted partner. Part of the Ara Partners portfolio of companies, Ara Partners is a private equity firm specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments.