EHS Compliance Officer

At Nexperia Manchester, we are strengthening our Environmental, Health & Safety team to meet the rising expectations around safety, sustainability and compliance across a complex, high‑tech manufacturing environment. As our operations evolve and regulatory demands increase, this role plays a vital part in ensuring we continue to operate safely, responsibly and with industry‑leading standards as part of a global company producing over 100 billion devices each year.

What you will do:

As an EHS Compliance Officer, you’ll play a pivotal role in strengthening the environmental, health and safety performance of one of the UK’s largest semiconductor manufacturing sites. Working closely with the EHS Manager, you’ll help develop, implement and continually improve our ISO‑accredited EHS Management Systems, ensuring we meet the highest standards of legal compliance, sustainability and operational excellence.

You’ll take ownership of key governance activities across the site, from managing environmental permits and chemical compliance, to coordinating audits, analysing performance data, driving risk reduction and supporting incident investigations. Your work will directly support every operational area on site, helping us maintain compliance, protect our people and the environment, and build long‑term resilience in a fast‑moving, high‑tech environment. Nexperia Manchester employ over 1000 talented individuals working together to produce over 14,000 semiconductor wafers each week. This position provides you with a excellent opportunity to build relationships, locally and globally, driving change and positive impact.

Your responsibilities will include:

Compliance & Legal Management

• Ensure the site meets all UK environmental, health and safety legislation, permits, licences and corporate requirements
• Maintain and update legal compliance registers, tracking new and emerging regulatory changes
• Carry out compliance assessments and coordinate actions to close any identified gaps
• Support regulatory inspections and liaise with enforcement authorities when required

Environmental Permits & Emissions

• Support the management of environmental permits and ensure all licence conditions are met
• Monitor compliance with environmental limits and reporting obligations
• Coordinate emissions monitoring programmes, including air emissions, wastewater, hazardous waste, GHG reporting and environmental KPIs
• Investigate environmental incidents and ensure corrective actions are implemented and verified

Chemical Compliance

• Act as the site’s Local Chemical Compliance Officer
• Manage chemical inventory systems and ensure compliance with REACH, CLP, COSHH, COMAH and GHS requirements
• Maintain Safety Data Sheet (SDS) databases and ensure chemical risk assessments remain accurate and up to date
• Support chemical approval processes and change management for new substances and materials

What You Will Need:

We are looking for an EHS Officer who is eager, motivated to learn and keen to make a positive impact on site.  

Essential requirements:

• A recognised EHS qualification such as Tech IOSH, NVQ, or the NEBOSH General Certificate in Environmental Management or Occupational Health & Safety
• Proven experience in a similar EHS role within a relevant operational environment, manufacturing, production, logistics, transportation or maintenance
• Working knowledge of environmental permits, internal/external auditing, and ISO 14001 and 45001 management systems
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
• Experience collaborating with external bodies including contractors, local authorities and the HSE

Desirable Experience:

• Higher‑level EHS qualifications such as the NEBOSH Diploma, a Chemistry or Environmental Science degree, NVQ Level 6, or AIEMA (or working towards it)
• Experience working with chemicals in an industrial environment or a chemistry‑related background
• Additional specialist knowledge such as industrial chemical qualifications or experience with packaging waste tax

Interview process

• Stage 1: Recruiter review
• Stage 2: 30 mins Teams interview
• Stage 3: 60 mins on site interview and tour

What your benefits will include:

Remuneration & Reward – Starting base salary of circa £38,000- £42,000, plus a bonus scheme of up to 6%, excellent contributory pension scheme of up to 9%, recognition rewards scheme, EV salary sacrifice scheme, income protection, 12 x salary life assurance

Health & Wellbeing – 33 days annual leave, flexible benefits scheme, enhanced parental leave, on-site medical centre, enhanced sick pay, subsidised canteen, employee assistance programme, retail and entertainment reductions, and a variety of sports and social clubs

Professional Development – Possibility of funded academic support to grow your skills within EHS at Nexperia, employee goal setting and development plans, huge growth potential both internally and globally within the business, with both management and technical pathways

Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability – A global commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2035, working with suppliers who embrace and comply with the Nexperia Supplier Code of Conduct, and paid time off for every employee to support charitable work

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Corporate members of Neurodiversity in Business and a Disability Confident Employer. Dedicated Employee Resource Groups for Neuroinclusion, the LGBTQ+ community, and Women in Nexperia, with a commitment to increase women in management positions to 30% by 2030 

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D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, and we consider all applicants fairly, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.

In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.