At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead health and safety initiatives across high-volume manufacturing sites and drive a proactive safety culture.
- Company: Join a leading manufacturer in aerospace and defence, committed to safety and quality.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, impactful role, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Based in Coventry with multi-site responsibilities, offering a chance to influence safety culture.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in safety and environmental responsibility while working in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in health and safety management within manufacturing and strong knowledge of UK legislation.
Step into a rewarding Health and Safety Manager role and make a real difference across high-volume manufacturing sites, spanning manufacturing and vehicle integration operations. If safety leadership, practical problem-solving, and working in a fast-paced, quality-focused environment energise you, this Contract HSE Advisor position is built for you. Expect variety, visibility, and meaningful impact as you help drive a positive safety culture while supporting operational excellence.
What You Will Do:
- Provide day-to-day HSE guidance across two operational sites, acting as the primary advisor to operational, engineering, and leadership teams.
- Drive a proactive safety culture through visible leadership, employee engagement, and effective communication.
- Conduct inspections, audits, and workplace assessments, ensuring risk assessments, method statements, and permit-to-work arrangements stay current and effective.
- Lead investigations into accidents, incidents, near misses, and non-conformances, identifying root causes and ensuring robust corrective actions.
- Support safe working practices for manufacturing processes involving composites, assembly, testing, lifting operations, machinery, and hazardous substances, with compliance to COSHH, PUWER, and LOLER.
- Maintain environmental compliance across both sites by supporting waste management, recycling initiatives, and environmental improvement programmes.
What You Will Bring:
- Previous experience as an HSE Advisor, Health and Safety Manager, Health & Safety Advisor, SHE Advisor, EHS Advisor, or HSE Business Partner within manufacturing or similarly regulated environments.
- Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and environmental compliance, including experience producing clear reports following investigations.
- IOSH Managing Safely (minimum) with a confident, practical approach to influencing stakeholders at all levels.
- Demonstrable experience supporting production operations, including risk assessment, method statement review, and working with permits and safe systems of work.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to coach managers and supervisors in effective HSE practices.
This Health and Safety Manager role supports the company’s mission to deliver advanced, high-performance manufacturing solutions across aerospace, defence, and advanced manufacturing markets, where safety, quality, and performance must work seamlessly together. Your expertise will help strengthen safe behaviours on the shop floor and reinforce environmental responsibility across multi-site operations.
Location:
Based in Coventry, supporting a multi-site arrangement across a composites manufacturing facility and a vehicle integration site.
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Health and Safety Manager (Manufacturing) in Coventry employer: Jonathan Lee
Mazak is an excellent employer that values its employees by offering a supportive work culture and numerous benefits, including 25 days of holiday, life insurance, and an Aviva pension. Located in Worcester, this fast-paced factory role not only provides opportunities for personal growth and skill development but also fosters a collaborative environment where self-motivated individuals can thrive.
