£108000 - £162000 per annum, Benefits: £8K car allowance, with significant bonus and LTIPS
About the Role
This permanent Health, Safety and Environment Director role covers the United Kingdom on a hybrid basis, reporting into a complex, high-risk manufacturing group with more than thirty production and logistics sites. Salary ranges from £108,000 to £162,000, plus an £8,000 car allowance, substantial bonus and long-term incentive plan. The appointed leader will shape HSE strategy following a major acquisition, blending the strongest practices from both organisations while remaining hands-on across operations. Candidates should demonstrate proven strategic leadership, deep regulatory knowledge, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders within large-scale industrial settings. This position suits a seasoned professional ready to drive measurable safety excellence.
Company: Leading, Fast Paced Manufacturing Organisation
Role: Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Director
Location: UK Wide, hybrid role
Salary and Package: £108,000 - £162,000 per annum + £8K car allowance, with significant bonus and comprehensive benefits package
Seeking a proven and experienced HSE Director to strategically lead the Health, Safety and Environment function towards a goal of reaching safety excellence. The company is a complex, high risk manufacturing organisation boasting 30+ manufacturing and logistics sites across the UK.
This is a unique and incredible opportunity to still be hands on, roll their sleeves up and get stuck in. To have full creative control in the design and implementation of HSandE following a large-scale acquisition, aiming to collate the best of both organisations.
- Opportunity to shape the HSE function from the ground up
- Full ownership of Environment and sustainability agenda
- Build and lead a team of 7, offering mentorship and coaching
- Present regularly at Board level covering Health, Safety, Environment ( performance, strategy and risk).
- Comprehensive Internal and external stakeholder management
- Have a platform to shape strategy and ensure the business is future fit
- Offering a steady hand, guiding the business through significant transformational changes following a recent acquisition,
- Building a robust and solid, culture, risk and governance framework to set them up for success and help to facilitate the organisation to become a FTSE 100 business.
- Take the business through a cultural change journey towards interdependency
- Able to highlight and predict current and future risks to ensure the business is fully prepared and protected
- Establish a robust and comprehensive crisis management plan
- Full budget accountability
Who are we looking for£:
- A trusted, credible and dynamic thought leader
- Strong people manager, to lead them to future success
- Who can be both strategic and operational/ hands on when required
- Driven and proactive
- A practical leader who can communicate with gravitas
- Winner of Hearts and minds, who can support coach and mentor
- Support, create learning opportunities
- Roll up their sleeves and not afraid to get stuck in
Qualifications and Background:
- NEBOSH Diploma, or equivalent or equivalent
- CMIOSH Ideally or working towards.
- Environment Management Qualification / ISEP
- Multisite, FMCG manufacturing or general manufacturing background
- Experience within lean and manual production processes
- Proven, competent leader is essential, who has previously held a Director title
- Knows what excellent safety practice looks like
For more information, please reach out to Sophia at HSE Recruitment Network.
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