EHS Manager (Multisite)

EHS Manager (Multisite) Location: Keighley & Sedgefield Salary: £(phone number removed) per annum, DOE + £5k Car Allowance Contract: Permanent, Full-time A fantastic opportunity has become available for an experienced Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager to take responsibility for the company's two manufacturing sites in Sedgefield, County Durham and Keighley, West Yorkshire. Working Monday to Friday, this is an autonomous and challenging multisite role requiring a committed EHS professional who can operate independently, influence at all levels and ensure colleagues have a safe and healthy working environment.

The Role

As EHS Manager, you will act as the company's lead professional and subject-matter expert across both sites, developing and maintaining the company's EHS strategy, policies and systems. You'll play a key role in embedding a proactive safety culture, ensuring regulatory compliance, reducing risk and driving continuous improvement across the manufacturing operations. The role will cover both health & safety and environmental compliance, with regular site inspections, audits, investigations, training and reporting to senior leadership and the Board. This is a hands-on role requiring strong professional judgement, autonomy and the confidence to challenge unsafe practices and influence operational teams while maintaining professional independence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead EHS across both manufacturing sites, providing competent professional advice and guidance to colleagues and senior leadership.
• Develop, implement and maintain EHS strategies, policies, systems and procedures in line with legislation, standards and best practice.
• Lead risk assessments, safe systems of work and SOPs, ensuring they are regularly reviewed and effectively implemented.
• Plan and deliver site inspections, audits and compliance checks covering areas including fire safety, statutory inspections and environmental compliance.
• Lead accident, incident and near-miss investigations, carrying out root cause analysis and ensuring corrective and preventative actions are completed.
• Maintain responsibility for environmental compliance, including waste management, pollution prevention, permits and contractor controls.
• Develop and deliver EHS training, inductions and toolbox talks, maintaining accurate training records.
• Maintain EHS performance data and provide clear reporting to senior leadership and the Board.
• Chair Health, Safety and Environmental meetings, ensuring actions are clearly assigned and followed through.
• Keep up to date with changes to EHS legislation and guidance and ensure these are communicated and implemented across the business.
• Exercise the authority to stop unsafe work where necessary and escalate significant EHS concerns appropriately.

About You

We're looking for an experienced EHS professional who can combine strong technical knowledge with the ability to influence and engage colleagues across a manufacturing environment. Essential:

• NEBOSH Level 6 National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals, or equivalent Level 6 qualification.
• CMIOSH status, or actively working towards Chartered status with demonstrable progress.
• Proven experience managing Health, Safety and Environmental compliance within a multi-site manufacturing, industrial or operational environment.
• Experience leading audits, inspections, accident investigations and corrective action programmes.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 45001 and UK Health & Safety legislation.
• Experience developing and reviewing risk assessments, safe systems of work and policies.
• Demonstrable experience managing environmental compliance obligations.
• Excellent professional judgement, communication and influencing skills.
• The ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively with operational teams.

Desirable

• NEBOSH Environmental Certificate or equivalent environmental qualification.
• IEMA Certificate or Practitioner (PIEMA).
• ISO 45001 and/or ISO 14001 Lead Auditor qualification.
• Experience implementing and managing an Environmental Management System (EMS).
• Formal Root Cause Analysis training, such as ICAM, TapRooT, 5 Why or Fishbone.
• Experience within plastics, packaging, FMCG or manufacturing environments. Why Join Us This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced EHS professional to take genuine ownership of the EHS agenda across two manufacturing sites, working directly with General Management and having the autonomy to make a measurable impact on safety, environmental compliance and workplace culture. If you're a confident, technically strong EHS professional looking for a role where your expertise will be valued and where you can drive meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you! No agencies please