Senior HSE Engineer — Site Safety Leader (Manufacturing)

KellyOCG; North East; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KellyOCG has partnered with an automotive and advanced manufacturing leader to recruit a Senior Health, Safety and Environment Engineer for a site in County Durham, UK. This on-site role shapes HSE strategy, delivers improvements, and coaches cross-functional teams to uphold safety, compliance and business continuity.

You will own site-level HSE programmes, lead risk controls, and work with senior operations to benchmark practices and drive continual improvement in a high-performance

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Health, Safety, Environmental or STEM.
• Professional HSE certification preferred.
• Proven experience designing and implementing HSE programmes in manufacturing, engineering, or comparable technical environments.
• Strong knowledge of industrial safety standards, risk control hierarchy, and regulatory frameworks.
• Skilled in root cause analysis, incident investigation, and HSE management systems.
• Collaborative and pragmatic communicator from shop floor to senior leadership.
• Data-driven mindset with experience using audit findings and metrics to drive continual improvement.
• Courage and influence to challenge, educate, and set standards within a high-accountability environment.

Responsibilities

• Promote and embed a positive health, safety, and environmental culture.
• Design, implement, and manage proactive HSE controls and programmes.
• Provide technical expertise and coaching to manufacturing, engineering, and facilities teams.
• Lead risk and environmental aspect identification, as well as root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Evaluate, interpret, and communicate HSE compliance and audit results at site level.
• Lead training and internal communications on hazard prevention and safe working practices.
• Ensure adherence to internal standards and the latest regulatory requirements.
• Coach and develop others in safe behaviours, technical compliance, and HSE innovation.

Skills

HSE standards

Root cause analysis

Incident investigation

HSE management systems

Cross-functional

Regulatory compliance

Training coaching

Data-driven

Leadership communication

Stakeholder leadership

Education

Health/Safety/Environmental or STEM degree

HSE certification

Job description

KellyOCG has partnered with an automotive and advanced manufacturing leader to recruit a Senior Health, Safety and Environment Engineer for a site in County Durham, UK. This on-site role shapes HSE strategy, delivers improvements, and coaches cross-functional teams to uphold safety, compliance and business continuity.

You will own site-level HSE programmes, lead risk controls, and work with senior operations to benchmark practices and drive continual improvement in a high-performance