Safety Health and Environment Manager
Location: Tutbury, England
Sector: Health & Safety
Salary: £65,000.00 to £75,000.00 per annum
Benefits: > £12,000 car allowance + bonus + competitive pension
Company: Fast paced, high risk, food manufacturing company
This role is for a Safety, Health and Environment Manager who will sit on the senior leadership team and provide strategic direction and practical delivery for SHE.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead the next phase of SHE development across the factory, helping leaders at every level build a workplace where people thrive.
- Work alongside the Factory Manager and leadership team to embed SHE considerations in operational, technical and business decisions.
- Shape the factory's vision, objectives and long‑term ambitions with leadership.
- Develop leadership capability and accountability across all functions.
- Drive cultural and organisational change that strengthens ownership of SHE throughout the business.
- Identify future risks, opportunities and priorities that support sustainable performance improvement.
- Build engagement and commitment across employees, contractors and stakeholders.
- Lead and develop a team of SHE professionals, and help grow the next generation of SHE talent.
- Act as a trusted advisor and coach to leaders across the factory.
Essential qualifications, skills and experience:
- NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent desirable but not essential if you can demonstrate exceptional leadership, influencing and change management experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Prior SHE and Risk Management experience.
- Strong strategic expertise, plus the hands‑on ability when required.
- Fast‑paced general manufacturing, production experience, ideally from a Food or Beverage company.
- Experienced coach and mentor who can achieve success through others.
Ideal personality traits:
- Self‑motivated, confident.
- Able to influence others and establish trusted relationships.
- Change agent who can engage and empower others, driving accountability and ownership in the factory and across stakeholders.
- Collaborative, with strong communication skills and the ability to gain buy‑in.
Safety Health and Environment Manager in Burton upon Trent employer: executive-network-group
Executive-Network-Group is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises safety and compliance in a laboratory setting. Employees benefit from ongoing professional development opportunities, a supportive environment, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on safety practices within the organisation. Located in Macclesfield, this role not only enhances your career but also allows you to contribute to a culture of excellence in health and safety.
