SHE Manager

SHE Manager

Salary: Negotiable dependent on skills and experience

Location: Bradford

Reports to: Plant Manager

Hours: 40 per week, Monday to Friday with flexibility to meet business needs

Holiday: 34 days including bank holidays

Job purpose

This is not a box-ticking safety role.

As SHE Manager, you will set the standard for how Safety, Health and Environmental practice is led, lived and continuously improved across a busy manufacturing site in Bradford. You will hold full site responsibility for legal compliance, governance and performance, with the authority to challenge and stop unsafe activity where required.

Operating at both strategic and operational level, you will be the site's subject matter expert. You will guide leaders, support employees, manage external relationships and ensure robust systems are in place to protect people, the environment and the business.

No direct reports, but significant influence at every level.

Key Accountabilities

• Leading all aspects of Safety, Health and Environmental compliance in line with UK legislation and company standards
• Acting as site lead for regulatory matters, inspections and enforcement bodies
• Producing clear, insightful SHE reports and dashboards for senior leadership
• Analysing data to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities
• Maintaining and developing ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems
• Overseeing environmental compliance including waste, permits and statutory reporting
• Leading wellbeing initiatives and coordinating occupational health provision
• Planning and conducting SHE audits, ensuring actions are closed effectively
• Investigating accidents, incidents and near misses with robust root cause analysis
• Overseeing risk assessments including task-based, COSHH and environmental
• Managing contractor and visitor safety arrangements
• Defining and monitoring SHE training and competency across site
• Maintaining and testing emergency response plans and drills
• Managing the site safety observation system and driving timely action
• Building strong relationships internally and externally, representing the site professionally
• You will lead by example, balance operational pressures with legal duty, and embed a culture where safety is owned by everyone.

Essential Qualifications & Knowledge

• NEBOSH Diploma or higher, or working towards with commitment to complete
• GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
• Strong working knowledge of UK health, safety and environmental legislation
• Experience within manufacturing or industrial environments
• Experience with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems
• Confident user of Microsoft Office for reporting and data analysis

Essential Experience

• Practical involvement in risk assessments, audits and incident investigations
• Supporting or leading SHE compliance activities
• Understanding of manufacturing risks and operational realities

Skills & Approach

• High integrity and absolute discretion
• Organised, self-motivated and comfortable working autonomously
• Analytical, with the ability to turn data into clear action
• Confident communicator who can influence from shop floor to senior leadership
• Calm, professional and prepared to challenge unsafe behaviours constructively
• Structured, methodical and accountable for outcomes

Desirable

• Lean or Continuous Improvement exposure
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint capability
• Experience presenting SHE performance at senior level
• Experience in a senior or site-based SHE leadership role
• Experience dealing with regulatory inspections

You will:

• Build strong SHE foundations that enable safe, sustainable growth
• Inspire and engage others through visible leadership
• Deliver results by holding yourself and others to high standards
• Act with integrity and sound judgement at all times

This is an opportunity to take ownership of SHE at site level, shape culture, and make a visible impact every day.

If you are ready to lead from the front and create a safer, stronger operation, we would like to hear from you.

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