Overview
I’m working exclusively with a well-respected food manufacturing group in the Midlands to recruit an experienced H&S Manager who can drive safety culture, ensure compliance, and provide strong, confident leadership across a fast-paced production environment. This is a high-impact role for someone who understands both UK and European compliance standards, and who has a firm grasp of relevant legislation within food manufacturing.
As the H&S Manager, you will take ownership of all on-site health, safety and environmental activities, ensuring robust governance while influencing behaviour at every level. The business is looking for a strong character—someone confident, resilient, and able to set clear expectations and drive accountability.
The Role
- Lead and oversee all HSE policies, systems and compliance across the site.
- Ensure the business meets all UK and EU safety legislation and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct risk assessments, audits, incident investigations and root cause analysis.
- Drive a proactive safety culture through engagement, coaching and visible leadership.
- Work closely with production, engineering and technical teams to embed best practice.
- Manage environmental compliance including waste, emissions and sustainability initiatives.
- Develop and deliver effective safety training and communication across all levels.
The Candidate
- Experienced H&S Manager within food manufacturing or a similarly regulated environment.
- Strong working knowledge of UK and European health & safety compliance and legislation.
- Confident, influential and not afraid to challenge when needed—able to hold people to account.
- Skilled in risk management, behavioural safety and continuous improvement.
- Collaborative, practical and capable of engaging teams on fast-moving, complex sites.
