Health & Safety Manager – Tate & Lyle Sugars
Site: Tate & Lyle Sugars, Factory Rd, London E16 2EW
At Tate & Lyle Sugars, we’re searching for a Health & Safety Manager who can inspire, influence, and elevate safety performance across our flagship Thames Refinery.
This is your chance to step into a role where your voice matters, your expertise drives real change, and your leadership shapes the culture of a major UK industrial site.
Why this role matters
Our operations are expanding. Systems are evolving. We need someone who can bring clarity, structure, and energy.
This is a role for someone who can influence at every level—from the shop floor to senior leadership—while building strong relationships across a growing and evolving organisation.
This is a high‑impact role in a complex industrial environment, ideal for someone who can influence, engage, and drive continuous improvement.
What you’ll lead
- A site‑wide safety vision that aligns with our global H&S ambitions.
- Maintain a robust auditing system to ensure risks are controlled and improvement areas identified.
- Behavioural safety programmes that genuinely shift mindsets.
- High‑quality investigations, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Fire protection, contractor management, and compliance across a complex industrial and port‑based environment.
- Engagement across departments, functions, and global EHS networks.
Cross‑Functional Leadership
- Support Plaistow site during absences or incidents.
- Build strong partnerships across operations, commercial teams, and global EHS networks.
- Provide regular safety performance reports to regional and corporate EHS leaders.
- Ensure group standards are embedded locally.
- Collaborate with the Environment Manager—covering each other when needed.
What makes you a great fit
- You’re experienced in either heavy industry or Manufacturing and understand high‑risk environments.
- You influence without forcing: people follow you because you connect, not because you command.
- You communicate clearly, confidently, and with emotional intelligence.
- You’re resilient, proactive, and thrive in environments where no two days look the same.
- You’re ready to help build stronger systems, better processes, and a more data‑driven approach to safety.
What you’ll experience
- A role with visibility, influence, and genuine purpose.
- A collaborative partnership with our Environment Manager and wider teams.
- A chance to shape the next chapter of safety at a site with deep heritage and big ambitions.
- If you want a role where your leadership truly matters, this is it.
