The HSE Manager is responsible for leading and continuously improving Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) performance across the manufacturing site, including Machining, fabrication, assembly, and office operations. The role ensures full compliance with UK legislation, supports a proactive and engaged safety culture, and maintains audit readiness across all functions. Reporting into the Associate Director of Site and Maintenance, the HSE Manager will work closely with the Maintenance and Facilities Department and closely with the Site Training Manager to ensure all compliance-related training is aligned with current legislation and supports safe systems of work. The role is highly operational, with a customer orientated approach working collaboratively with functional managers, coordinators, departmental trainers, and employees to ensure that risk assessments, control measures and safe working practices are consistently applied and effective.
The Main Tasks of the Role are Outlined below:-
Compliance & Governance
• Ensure compliance with all UK legal, regulatory and Company HSE requirements.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation and ensure site alignment.
• Maintain the site legislative register and always ensure audit readiness.
• Ensure compliance with statutory inspections including LEV, LOLER, PSSR and Power Press Regulations.
HSE Leadership & Culture
• Promote a positive, proactive HSE culture across the site and subsidiaries.
• Lead by example with a visible, hands-on approach to safety.
• Engage employees, coordinators, and managers to drive ownership of HSE standards.
• Take a pragmatic, solution-focused approach to resolving HSE challenges.
Management Systems & Auditing
• Maintain audit readiness of ISO 45001 management systems.
• Ensure business complies with ISO 14001 management systems.
• Lead internal audits and support external audits and inspections.
• Ensure corrective actions are identified, tracked, and completed.
• Lead robust incident investigations, ensuring root cause analysis and lessons learned are embedded.
• Lead and support compliance related insurance inspections.
Training & Operational Support
• Work closely with the Training Manager to ensure all compliance-related training is current and aligned to UK legislation.
• Support onboarding inductions and ensure HSE expectations are clearly communicated.
• Ensure training reflects current risks, safe systems of work, and operational practices.
Risk Management & Operational Engagement
• Ensure all employees operate in line with current risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Implement and maintain a PDCA (Plan–Do–Check–Act) approach to risk assessments.
• Work with functional coordinators and operational teams to review and improve risk controls.
• Develop and support monthly Planned General Inspections (PGIs) carried out by area coordinators.
• Review, challenge, and support completion of audit findings and corrective actions.
• Manage and support significant changes including asset introductions and New Product
Introductions (NPI) through effective systematic Management of Change (MOC) procedures.
• Contribute to the site risk register and support capital investment planning.
PUWER & Equipment Safety
• Lead PUWER compliance activities across the site.
• Conduct audits and inspections with a focus on:
v Machine guarding
v Emergency stop (E-stop) standards
• Work with operations and engineering to resolve compliance gaps.
Maintenance, Facilities & Contractor Management
• Work closely with maintenance and facilities teams to ensure safe systems of work are followed.
• Identify and challenge unsafe practices and support improvements.
• Support safe delivery of contractor work and compliance with site standards:
v Review and approval of RAMS and SSOW
v Use of dynamic risk assessments where required
Environmental Management
• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation, permits, and standards.
• Support environmental management systems and audit readiness.
• Drive improvements in waste reduction, emissions control, and sustainability.
• Promote employee ownership of environmental responsibilities and behaviours.
Knowledge/Experience
• Proven experience in an HSE role within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation (Including PUWER and risk management).
• Experience with audits, inspections, and incident investigations.
Health and Safety
The person will familiarise themselves with the Company Health and Safety Policy and their responsibilities under the relevant current health and safety legislation. (Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 & The Management of Health & Safety Regulations 1999).
Qualification
• NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent Level 6 qualification).
Hours of Work:
39 Hours Per Week
Mon to Thurs 07.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Friday 07.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
The post holder needs to have flexibility to work over other shifts.
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Salary description
£48000.00 - £55000.00 per year