Director Environmental Health & Safety

Overview

Senior leadership role responsible for directing HSE and Facilities strategy at the Speke site. You will drive a strong safety culture, ensure regulatory compliance, and partner with Global HSE on strategic initiatives. You set the long-term site strategy, oversee COMAH and process safety, and lead a multidisciplinary team to enable safe, compliant operations. This role combines site leadership with hands-on safety and facilities oversight, offering a meaningful impact on animal health operations.

Responsibilities

• Set and deliver the site’s 5-year strategy as part of the leadership team
• Provide strategic leadership for Health, Safety, Environmental and Facilities across the Speke site
• Lead the HSE Management System and Process Safety Management framework
• Ensure compliance with UK HSE, environmental and COMAH regulations and internal standards
• Act as the site lead for COMAH and Major Accident Hazard management
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses and corrective actions
• Drive continuous improvement to strengthen safety culture
• Monitor, analyse and report HSE performance metrics and regulatory compliance
• Lead site HSE committees, contractor safety forums and emergency response
• Develop and coach the HSE team and influence leaders across the site
• Manage outsourced Facilities Management to ensure safe, efficient, compliant operations
• Partner with Global HSE on strategic projects and continuous improvement
• Support regulatory inspections, internal audits and external agency interactions

Key requirements

• Advanced qualifications in Health, Safety & Environment (NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Level 6 HSE qualification) or significant leadership experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation and environmental regulations
• Experience working within COMAH-regulated facilities and Process Safety Management
• Experience leading outsourced services (Facilities Management)
• Demonstrated success leading HSE teams and building a proactive safety culture
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across all organizational levels
• Excellent leadership, coaching and people development capabilities

• Stakeholder management
• Influencing skills
• Leadership and people development
• HSE management systems
• Process Safety Management
• COMAH regulations

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