HSE Manager
Lead health, safety and environmental compliance as a visible, hands-on member of the Management Team, while taking ownership of the site’s facilities and statutory compliance. You will embed a safety-first culture, govern process safety and manage our relationship with regulators.
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Tewkesbury | On-Site
THE ROLE
Safety, environment and facilities in one role. As HSE Manager, you will be the visible, hands-on authority who keeps our people safe, our site compliant and our environmental performance under control. You will govern the HSE management system, lead on process safety and incident investigation, and take ownership of the site’s building fabric and statutory compliance. You will report to the Managing Director and sit within the Management Team.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Act as the business’s principal HSE authority, setting the standard through visible leadership and embedding a safety-first culture and behavioural safety initiatives
- Establish and continuously improve the HSE management system in line with ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001
- Define and assure frameworks for risk assessment, COSHH, Permit to Work, contractor safety and Management of Change (MoC)
- Build the Process Safety Management framework, lead HAZOPs and high-risk task assessments, and own DSEAR governance
- Govern accident, near-miss and dangerous occurrence investigations through to verified closure of actions
- Report HSE KPIs through dashboards and Board reports
- Lead environmental compliance, including effluent and water treatment, waste, emissions and permits, and represent the business with the Environment Agency
- Lead external regulatory inspections, customer audits and ISO audits as the formal HSE representative
- Govern statutory and refresher training, PPE, First Aid, transport safety and occupational health
- Own the site’s building fabric, infrastructure and welfare and office building services (excluding work that risks production downtime)
- Plan and manage statutory facilities compliance, covering fire safety, emergency lighting, electrical testing, legionella, asbestos, lifting equipment and pressure systems, and lifts
- Manage facilities contractors, ensuring RAMS, permits and value for money
- Lead energy monitoring, sustainability initiatives and site waste and recycling infrastructure
- Coordinate with the Maintenance team where work spans production and non-production areas
KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED
- UK health, safety and environmental legislation
- COSHH, REACH and CLP
- Process Safety Management, HAZOP and hazard studies
- DSEAR and ATEX
- Effluent, water treatment and waste regulations
- Statutory building compliance
- Environmental permitting and Environment Agency engagement
- ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 management systems
- Digital HSE reporting systems
- Building services and energy management
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- NEBOSH General Certificate or Diploma
- Three to five years in an HSE role within a chemical or manufacturing environment
- Demonstrable experience managing water treatment plants or effluent treatment systems
- Hazardous waste management experience
- Experience implementing and maintaining ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001
- Facilities management experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting, including statutory compliance programmes and contractor management
Desirable
- IOSH Managing Safely
- Degree in Chemistry, Environmental Science or a related discipline
- Experience working with regulators such as the Environment Agency, council or water authority
- COMAH (Lower Tier) exposure
- IWFM membership or equivalent facilities qualification
CORE SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
- Strong attention to detail, with the ability to spot risks and act early
- Records, analyses and presents compliance information accurately
- Influences and engages people at all levels
- Inspires colleagues to take ownership of safety and environmental performance
- Leads change that makes working practices safer and more sustainable
- Analyses leading and lagging indicators to find root causes and practical fixes
- Champions new ideas and technologies
- Collaborates across departments, particularly with the Maintenance Manager
- Coaches others and maintains personal development (CPD)
This job description is not exhaustive. The company expects employees to be flexible in their approach and to undertake reasonable extra duties that may be required.