Health & Safety Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead the health, safety and environmental agenda across a complex food manufacturing site, shaping a proactive safety culture. You will influence cross-functional teams, ensure legal compliance and drive measurable safety improvements. The position combines hands-on leadership with strategic oversight to reduce risk in a high-volume, automated operation. You’ll collaborate with regulators and internal stakeholders to sustain excellence in HSE performance and sustainability. This is an opportunity to impact safety at scale within a well-established, family-led manufacturing group.

Pay / Benefits

• company pension scheme
• health and well-being support
• employee discount scheme
• annual pay reviews
• profit related pay
• training and growth opportunities

Responsibilities

• Provide HSE leadership within a food manufacturing environment
• Maintain strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation, risk management, incident investigation and compliance
• Lead internal and external audits and manage regulatory relationships
• Drive behavioural safety and cultural change programmes
• Influence senior stakeholders and operational teams across a large site
• Oversee environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives
• Leverage experience in bakery/FMCG/high-volume production settings

Key requirements

• Proven HSE leadership in food manufacturing
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent with strong UK HSE knowledge
• Experience delivering site-wide safety culture improvements
• Background in risk assessment, incident investigation, compliance management and audit leadership
• Excellent stakeholder management with ability to influence leaders, teams and regulators
• Food manufacturing experience is essential (bakery/FMCG/high-volume production advantageous)

• stakeholder management
• influence and collaboration
• communication
• risk assessment
• incident investigation
• compliance management

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