Portsmouth based, PO6 & PO3
Up to £50,000 dependant upon experience, plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme
About the Role
As the HSWS Manager for UPCS you will be responsible for leading the team in ensuring the business operates in full compliance. You wil be a proactive collaborator, keen to get involved.
As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:
Lead the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) in defining and advancing H&S, Wellbeing, and Sustainability policies while driving the company’s ESG strategy and carbon reduction goals.
Direct all site-level activities to recognize hazards and minimize risks, ensuring that Health, Safety, and Sustainability management systems meet or exceed industry standards.
Act as the primary advisor on legal requirements, providing the SLT with clear interpretations of legislation and reporting any shortcomings to ensure total regulatory adherence.
Establish a robust system of inspections, audits, and benchmarking to track KPIs, identify trends, and implement proactive initiatives based on data-driven insights.
Foster a proactive organisational culture by leading cross-functional meetings, managing H&S champions, and championing wellbeing initiatives to increase employee buy-in.
Maintain all critical safety documentation - including Risk Registers and COSHH - while devising training strategies to upskill the workforce and support business growth.
About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!
Experience of implementing cultural change initiatives, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
Appreciation of learning & development tools and techniques.
Exemplifies the desired culture and philosophies of the organisation.
Works effectively as a collaborative team member with management and HR colleagues.
A strategic growth mindset with a passion for driving sustainable business practices.
About Unipart
We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.
You may have experience of the following: Health and Safety Manager, HSE Manager, HSQE Manager, Health Safety and Environmental Manager, Health Safety and Sustainability Manager, ESG Manager (Manufacturing), Wellbeing and Safety Lead, SHE Manager, Compliance and Sustainability Manager.
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Salary description
£50000.00 - £50000.00 per year