Vacancy Title: Health and Safety Manager Contract Type: Permanent Location: Cambridgeshire Industry: Chemical TECHNICAL & ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING Chemical Engineering QHSE Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum, Benefits: 25 days hols Start Date: 2026-11-03 REF: J91988910 Contact Name: Charlie Ward Contact Email: charlie.ward@russell-taylor.co.uk Vacancy Published: 1 day ago Health & Safety Manager Alconbury, Cambridgeshire
Are you a Health & Safety Manager ready to take full ownership of a site's safety agenda? Would you like to work side by side with a General Manager and have a real say in how standards are set? Do you want hybrid working with a global manufacturing brand?
What's in it for you?
- £50,000 £60,000 salary
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working 4 days on site, 1 from home
What will you be doing?
- Taking overall responsibility for site health and safety, making sure the site stays legally compliant and keeps improving.
- Developing and putting in place site H&S standards, systems and action plans with the General Manager and senior site team.
- Supporting internal and external audits, including ISO, ethical and compliance audits, and seeing actions through to completion.
- Leading accident, incident and near-miss investigations, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, trend reviews and RIDDOR reporting.
- Advising, coaching and challenging managers and supervisors to raise standards and build visible safety leadership.
- Overseeing risk assessments, COSHH controls, training needs and safety engagement across the site.
Where you'll be doing it?
You’ll be based at a busy manufacturing site in Alconbury, part of a global brand with a 200-strong team. The business makes and supplies gardening, pet care and environmental products, and operates across several locations. It’s a hands‑on role with genuine responsibility for keeping the site safe, compliant and a good place to work.
What you'll need:
- At least 3 years' experience as a Health & Safety Manager, Site H&S Lead or similar in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation.
- Experience leading investigations, audits, risk assessments, COSHH controls and corrective action plans.
- The ability to carry out thorough root cause analysis.
- Strong management skills and the ability to influence others.
- Good communication, organisational and problem‑solving skills.
- NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent would be an advantage.
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