Environmental Health and Safety Manager in Loughborough, United Kingdom

Environmental Health & Safety Manager
Salary: £50,000-£60,000 + Benefits
Location: Site-Based - Heavy Industrial
Full Time, Permanent

We are supporting a well-established heavy industrial manufacturing operation in the search for an experienced Environmental Health & Safety Manager to lead and develop their HSE function on site. This is a senior, standalone leadership role with full autonomy across Health & Safety and Environmental management. The successful candidate will take ownership of maintaining and improving standards while leading ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 accreditations and audits. Quality systems (ISO 9001) are well embedded and outside the scope of this position - this is a pure HSE role.

The business operates in a heavy industry environment and requires a hands-on, visible leader who builds trust, relationships, and influence across operational teams.

The Role
Reporting into the senior leadership team, you will:
- Lead and continuously improve Health, Safety & Environmental systems across site
- Take full ownership of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 standards, certifications, and audits
- Maintain compliance with all relevant HSE legislation and regulatory requirements
- Build on an existing strong H&S foundation and identify improvement opportunities
- Drive a proactive, behavioural safety culture across all shifts
- Conduct audits, inspections, and risk assessments across plant and processes
- Lead incident investigations and ensure robust corrective actions
- Develop and deliver practical HSE training and awareness programmes
- Act as the primary contact for regulators and external auditors
- Manage the H&S Coordinator (systems-focused support role)
- Ensure contractor safety controls are robust and consistently applied
- Develop emergency preparedness and response planning
- Track, trend, and report HSE performance metrics to leadership

Environment & Culture
- Heavy industrial manufacturing setting
- Strong senior leadership backing and financial support for HSE improvements
- Safety-first culture - H&S is the first agenda item in leadership meetings
- Detailed incident reporting culture - all incidents recorded and reviewed
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