Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Manager in Halifax

Some of our other fantastic benefits include:

• Potential, discretionary annual bonus
• Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution from Nestlé
• 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement
• Private medical health cover
• A focus on personal development and growth

We are looking for an experienced SHE Manager to join the team at our factory in Halifax. The Nestlé Halifax Factory in West Yorkshire is the home of iconic confectionery brands including Quality Street and After Eight. These are produced through controlled process plant and automated filling and packing lines.

Manufacturing at Nestlé focuses on delivering perfect quality products to consumers at the right time and place while minimizing losses to maximize efficiency and productivity. This is particularly critical as we continue our journey towards becoming a LEAN Enterprise, representing the most significant change in our operations globally. You could play a key role in this exciting transformation.

We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity. We proudly signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, are committed to Disability Confidence, and have been recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for gender equality for three consecutive years. Additionally, we are a headline partner of Diversity and Inclusion in grocery.

Your Impact

As a Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) Manager, you will play a vital role in providing specialist advice to line managers on managing Health, Safety, and Environment within our factory. Your expertise will help create a safe working environment and ensure compliance with relevant regulations while fostering a culture of continuous improvement in SHE practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Advisory Role: Provide expert guidance to line managers on Health, Safety, and Environmental management practices. Foster a comprehensive understanding of SHE values and inspire compliance among stakeholders.
• Strategic Planning: Identify SHE priorities, current and future challenges, and opportunities for improvement at the site level. Develop and enhance site SHE programmes to ensure compliance and performance improvement.
• Implementation and Training: Oversee the implementation of the Environmental Management System and relevant market standards. Provide training and coaching to managers and team leaders, empowering them to take ownership of SHE within their areas of responsibility.
• Compliance and Auditing: Ensure regular audits and assessments of compliance, using results to drive further improvements. Maintain certification to relevant safety and environmental standards.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with external stakeholders, including trades unions, local regulators, and communities, to build long-term, positive relationships regarding SHE topics.

Ingredients for Success

To be considered for this exciting opportunity as a SHE Manager, you will need a solid foundation in health and safety management, along with the ability to provide specialist advice to line managers. Your experience will help foster a safe working environment while promoting continuous improvement in SHE practices.

Key Skills and Experience

• Essential Qualifications: You will have a NEBOSH Health and Safety Diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred Education: Ideally educated to degree level (or equivalent) in a technical subject area.
• Relevant Experience: Previous SHE experience within Fast-Moving Consumer Goods or Food Manufacturing is preferred.
• Technical Knowledge: Detailed knowledge of the requirements of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001. Experience leading internal audits and liaising with external regulatory bodies.
• Leadership and Problem‐Solving Skills: A real passion for SHE and continuous improvement and experience taking ownership of SHE and supporting change through personal leadership. Ability to analyse complex problems to identify multiple root causes and influence behavioural change in teams.

What you need to know

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.