As an EHS Compliance Officer, you'll play a pivotal role in strengthening the environmental, health and safety performance of one of the UK's largest semiconductor manufacturing sites. Working closely with the EHS Manager, you'll help develop, implement and continually improve our ISO-accredited EHS Management Systems, ensuring we meet the highest standards of legal compliance, sustainability and operational excellence. You'll take ownership of key governance activities across the site, from managing environmental permits and chemical compliance, to coordinating audits, analysing performance data, driving risk reduction and supporting incident investigations. Your work will directly support every operational area on site, helping us maintain compliance, protect our people and the environment, and build long‑moving, high‑tech resilience. Nexperia Manchester employs over 1000 talented individuals working together to produce over 14,000 semiconductor wafers each week. This position provides you with an excellent opportunity to build relationships, locally and globally, driving change and positive impact.
Responsibilities
Compliance & Legal Management
- Ensure the site meets all UK environmental, health and safety legislation, permits, licences and corporate requirements
- Maintain and update legal compliance registers, tracking new and emerging regulatory changes
- Carry out compliance assessments and coordinate actions to close any identified gaps
- Support regulatory inspections and liaise with enforcement authorities when required
Environmental Permits & Emissions
- Support the management of environmental permits and ensure all licence conditions are met
- Monitor compliance with environmental limits and reporting obligations
- Coordinate emissions monitoring programmes, including air emissions, wastewater, hazardous waste, GHG reporting and environmental KPIs
- Investigate environmental incidents and ensure corrective actions are implemented and verified
Chemical Compliance
- Act as the site's Local Chemical Compliance Officer
- Manage chemical inventory systems and ensure compliance with REACH, CLP, COSHH, COMAH and GHS requirements
- Maintain Safety Data Sheet (SDS) databases and ensure chemical risk assessments remain accurate and up to date
- Support chemical approval processes and change management for new substances and materials
Requirements
- A recognised EHS qualification such as Tech IOSH, NVQ, or the NEBOSH General Certificate in Environmental Management or Occupational Health & Safety
- Proven experience in a similar EHS role within a relevant operational environment, manufacturing, production, logistics, transportation or maintenance
- Working knowledge of environmental permits, internal/external auditing, and ISO 14001 and 45001 management systems
- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
- Experience collaborating with external bodies including contractors, local authorities and the HSE; higher‑level EHS qualifications such as the NEBOSH Diploma, a Chemistry or Environmental Science degree, NVQ Level 6, or AIEMA (or working towards it)
- Experience working with chemicals in an industrial environment or a chemistry‑related background
- Additional specialist knowledge such as industrial chemical qualifications or experience with packaging waste tax
Benefits
- Remuneration & Reward – Starting base salary of approximately £38,000–£42,000, plus a bonus scheme of up to 6%, an excellent contributory pension scheme of up to 9%, recognition rewards scheme, EV salary sacrifice scheme, income protection, 12 × salary life assurance
- Health & Wellbeing – 33 days annual leave, flexible benefits scheme, enhanced parental leave, on‑site medical centre, enhanced sick pay, subsidised canteen, employee assistance programme, retail and entertainment reductions, and a variety of sports and social clubs
- Professional Development – Possibility of funded academic support to grow your skills within EHS at Nexperia, employee goal setting and development plans, huge growth potential both internally and globally within the business, with both management and technical pathways
- Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability – A global commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2035, working with suppliers who embrace and comply with the Nexperia Supplier Code of Conduct, and paid time off for every employee to support charitable work
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Corporate members of Neurodiversity in Business and a Disability Confident Employer; dedicated Employee Resource Groups for Neuroinclusion, the LGBTQ+ community, and Women in Nexperia, with a commitment to increase women in management positions to 30% by 2030
As an equal‑opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and we consider all applicants fairly, providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.
