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Job Description

HSE Manager

Chorley

The Role:

• Lead and develop the organisation’s SHE culture, ensuring safety is embedded across all operations.
• Provide strategic oversight and direction to SHE functions across the business.
• Drive continuous improvement and go beyond compliance to elevate SHE performance.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Board, leadership teams, and wider business.

Key Responsibilities

• SHE Strategy & Programme Development
• Set strategic direction for SHE activities aligned with business goals.
• Develop and continuously improve SHE programmes to ensure compliance and drive cultural change.
• Champion behavioural safety initiatives (e.g., Safety Observations, Toolbox Talks).
• Lead the development and evolution of Carbon Reduction Plans and other environmental initiatives.
• Empower teams to take ownership of health, safety, and environmental outcomes.
• Promote and manage proactive Risk Assessment & Mitigation strategy across all levels of the business
• Ensure Compliance Management with all Nuclear safety requirements and HSE legislation and standards (ISO 45001, ISO 14001)
• Develop, implement and deliver HSE training plans, ensuring practices are understood and adopted
• Lead incident investigation processes (including near misses and environmental breaches) and ensure effective route cause analysis.
• Develop maintain and improve HSE policies and lead initiatives to improve emergency planning and business continuity procedure.
• Communicate SHE performance, risks, and opportunities to the Board and Senior Leadership Team as company’s point of contact.
• Monitor the effectiveness of SHE programmes and performance metrics, manage data, reporting and audits. (Board reports, ROSPA, ECOvadis)
• Provide leadership, direction, and coaching to the SHE team.

If you are a motivated Health and Safety professional with the passion and drive to make a difference, we want to hear from you. Simply click apply below for consideration.