Are you a Health & Safety professional who prefers being out on the shop floor rather than sat behind a desk all day?
We’re recruiting for a Health, Safety & Environmental Officer to join a well-established manufacturing business in the North East. This is a hands-on role where you’ll work closely with managers and production teams to improve safety standards, reduce risk, drive environmental initiatives and create a positive safety culture across site.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to take ownership, influence change and play a key role in a busy manufacturing environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Carrying out risk assessments and safety inspections
- Investigating accidents, incidents and near misses
- Supporting and improving Health, Safety & Environmental systems
- Delivering safety training and toolbox talks
- Leading and supporting internal audits
- Working closely with operational teams to improve standards
- Driving positive safety behaviours across site
- Monitoring environmental performance and compliance
- Supporting continuous improvement projects
- Ensuring legal and company compliance requirements are met
What We’re Looking For
- Previous experience in a Health & Safety role within manufacturing, FMCG, production or a similar environment
- NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent
- Strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation
- Experience conducting risk assessments and investigations
- Comfortable building relationships across all levels of a business
- Confident communicator who can challenge when required
- A proactive and practical approach to Health & Safety
What’s On Offer
- Salary circa £45,000
- Bonus scheme
- Monday-Friday days role with early finish on Fridays
- Healthcare cash plan
- Life assurance
- Enhanced pension
- Ongoing training and development
- Career progression opportunities
- Additional employee benefits and reward schemes
If you’re looking for a role where you can genuinely make a difference and be part of a business that values safety, people and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact Sammy Lindsay at Henderson Brown Recruitment for a confidential discussion.
sammy.lindsay@hendbrown.com – 07780 258766
