HSE Manager

North Yorkshire | Permanent | Full Time

Are you an experienced Health, Safety and Environmental professional looking for a standalone role where you can make a real impact?

We're working with a well-established manufacturing business to recruit an HSE Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful organisation in a key leadership role, taking ownership of the site's Health, Safety and Environmental strategy while driving a culture of continuous improvement.

Reporting directly to the Deputy Managing Director, you'll be the site's subject matter expert for all aspects of Health, Safety and Environmental compliance, working closely with managers across the business to maintain the highest standards.

The Role

As HSE Manager, you'll be responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining the company's Health, Safety and Environmental strategy, ensuring compliance with legislation while promoting best practice throughout the site.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the site's Health, Safety and Environmental strategy.

• Ensuring compliance with all relevant HSE legislation and driving continuous improvement.

• Managing the HSE management system, including risk assessments, COSHH, DSEAR, fire safety and machinery safety.

• Leading accident and incident investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions, including RIDDOR reporting.

• Chairing Health & Safety Committee meetings and promoting a proactive safety culture across the business.

• Managing contractor control procedures and permit-to-work systems.

• Overseeing environmental compliance, including waste management, trade effluent, energy usage, water consumption and packaging obligations.

• Driving sustainability initiatives focused on reducing waste and improving environmental performance.

• Preparing for customer, BRC and regulatory audits.

• Producing monthly HSE reports and KPI data for the senior leadership team.

• Developing and delivering Health & Safety training, toolbox talks and coaching managers to take ownership of safety.

• Managing risks associated with a manufacturing environment, including dust explosion, steam processing, FLTs, chemicals, confined spaces and animal by-products.

• Supporting the business in delivering its long-term Health, Safety and Environmental objectives.

About You

To be successful in this role you'll have:

• At least five years' Health, Safety and Environmental leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.

• A NEBOSH Diploma, or be working towards achieving it.

• CMIOSH status, or be working towards Chartered membership, would be advantageous.

• Experience managing environmental compliance and permits.

• Strong auditing, incident investigation and KPI reporting experience.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.

• Previous experience within food, feed or FMCG manufacturing would be advantageous.

• Knowledge of BRC, ISO 14001 and ATEX would be beneficial.

What's on Offer

• Permanent, full-time position.

• Annual management bonus.

• Pension scheme.

• Holiday entitlement increasing with length of service.

• Predominantly office-based role with the opportunity to work from home one day per week following successful completion of probation.

• A structured handover with the current HSE Manager to support a smooth transition.

• The opportunity to join a stable, successful manufacturing business where you'll play a key role in shaping Health, Safety and Environmental performance.

If you're looking for a role where you can influence change, work closely with senior leadership and make a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Call Kate on 01723 500643 or email on [email protected]