HSE Manager | Manufacturing
Salary: £50,000
Hours: Monday - Friday, Office Hours

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health, Safety & Environmental Manager to join a well-established manufacturing business.

This is a site-based leadership role, responsible for driving operational delivery of HSE standards while embedding a proactive, accountable safety culture across the facility.

We are specifically seeking candidates with experience in a manufacturing or operational environment who understand the realities of shop-floor risk management and production-led safety.

The Role

Reporting into the Manufacturing Manager, you will take ownership of all Health, Safety & Environmental activity on site, ensuring compliance, reducing risk, and supporting efficient operational performance.

You will be both strategic and hands-on, visible on the shop floor, leading investigations, improving systems, and influencing behaviours at every level of the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the site HSE strategy and continuous improvement agenda
• Driving cultural change and increasing employee engagement in safety initiatives
• Investigating incidents, accidents, and near misses, conducting thorough root cause analysis
• Monitoring and reporting on key HSE performance metrics (LTI, TRIR, near-miss trends)
• Reviewing and updating risk assessments and safe systems of work
• Ensuring compliance with UK HSE and environmental legislation
• Working towards ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 standards
• Mentoring and developing junior HSE team members

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in a senior HSE role within a manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of UK Health, Safety & Environmental legislation
• Demonstrated experience leading incident investigations and driving root cause analysis
• A confident communicator who can influence both shop-floor teams and senior leadership
• NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) preferred
• Experience working towards ISO 45001 and/or ISO 14001 desirable

What Success Looks Like

• Reduction in Lost Time Incidents and Total Recordable Incident Rate
• Improved safety engagement and reporting culture
• Strong compliance metrics and successful audits
• Visible HSE leadership presence across operational areas

The Opportunity

This role offers the chance to make a genuine impact within a manufacturing operation that values safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.

If you are a proactive, hands-on HSE professional who enjoys being embedded within operations rather than working purely at policy level, click below to apply or reach out to me directly at jack@morepeople.co.uk