Location
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive, dependent on experience

About the Role
As the HSE Manager at Carbery Food Ingredients Ltd, you will establish and maintain robust Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) processes across the business. You will drive cultural change by proactively improving the HSE regime through people engagement and leadership. Your responsibilities include managing compliance with ISO14001 and other relevant HSE standards, maintaining up-to-date HSE knowledge, and leading the creation and development of HSE process documentation. You will organise and manage internal HSE audits and risk assessment regimes, maintain strong SOP management to ensure safety compliance, and oversee training compliance for Synergy teams in collaboration with department heads.

You will identify, lead, and manage health and safety improvement actions arising from risk assessments, incident reports, and new processes. Leading the delivery of the HSE Plan through managers, you will work to improve the current health and safety culture. Additional duties include managing COSHH systems, first aid provision, occupational health screening, risk assessments, PPE control, and acting as the first point of contact for all HSE communications.

You will manage accident and near-miss reporting processes including RIDDOR reporting, accident investigations, and corrective actions. You will organise and chair quarterly HSE steering meetings and monthly safety committees, generate HSE KPIs, and report on business and departmental performance. You will also manage site legislative requirements related to emissions and effluent, work towards cost reductions in environmental disposal and utility consumption, and collaborate with Health and Safety Managers from other sites.

Working flexibly and collaboratively with the Management Team and staff, you will be a role model for company values and professionalism. You will lead emergency response planning, energy and environmental programmes, and awareness initiatives on site. Additional responsibilities include managing personal injury and civil claims, contractor management, pest control services, fire safety contracts and PPMs, asbestos surveys, water risk assessments, HAZOP risk assessments, environmental management including ESOS data submission, and packaging compliance reporting.

This role requires close collaboration with facilities management, in-house maintenance teams, and other internal and external stakeholders as necessary.

Experience
- Proven experience in a Health & Safety Management role within manufacturing organisations.
- Track record of leading HSE agendas and driving cultural change.
- Experience working in cross-functional teams.
- Desirable: Experience in food or ingredients manufacturing environments.
- Desirable: Knowledge of lean and problem-solving tools.
- Desirable: Experience or qualifications related to transporting hazardous goods (IMDG, ADR, IATA).
- Desirable: Knowledge of ATEX requirements.

About you
Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and engage people at all levels. Proactive, organised, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively. Collaborative team player who demonstrates company values and professionalism. Committed to continuous improvement and maintaining high standards of health, safety, and environmental compliance.

Qualifications
- NEBOSH General Certificate minimum or equivalent (working towards NEBOSH Diploma preferred).
- Ideally NEBOSH Diploma qualified.
- Strong, up-to-date knowledge of UK HSE legislation.
- Good working knowledge of COSHH.
- IT competent with MS Office applications.