EHS Supervisor

Job Title: Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Supervisor 

Salary: £49,500 - £60,000 depending on experience

Contract: Full time & permanent 

Location: Desford, Leicestershire 

The Opportunity: 

As an EHS Supervisor, you will lead Environmental, Health and Safety activities across the facility, ensuring full compliance with legal and company standards. Beyond this, you will play a pivotal role in raising standards above compliance, driving continuous improvement and embedding a proactive, high-performing safety culture across the site. You will act as a key influencer in shaping behaviours and advancing EHS excellence. 

As a EHS Supervisor, you will be responsible for, but not limited to: 

• Manage the facility risk assessment programme, ensuring hazards are identified early and control measures are robust, forward-looking, and continuously improved beyond minimum compliance 

• Define and implement EHS training requirements that not only meet regulatory needs but build strong capability and safe behaviours across the workforce 

• Audit EHS programmes to ensure compliance with legislation and company standards, while identifying opportunities to enhance and exceed current practices 

• Monitor and analyse EHS performance data, using insights to anticipate risks, influence decisions, and drive measurable improvements 

• Lead incident investigations, ensuring high-quality root cause analysis (RCCA), application of Just Culture principles, and a strong focus on prevention and learning 

• Collaborate across functions and coach the Hourly EHS team, embedding EHS into daily operations and driving a culture of accountability and continuous improvement 

Interview Process: Telephone interviews on-site face-to-face interviews  

What You Can Demonstrate: 

Level Working Knowledge: 

• Risk Management: Applies risk assessment tools to effectively manage current hazards while proactively identifying and mitigating future risks, supporting a shift beyond reactive compliance 

• Collaboration: Works effectively across teams to influence behaviours and integrate EHS into business activities, ensuring safety is prioritised beyond compliance obligations 

Level: Extensive 

• Qualification: NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent), providing the foundation to manage risk, ensure compliance, and drive continuous improvement in EHS standards 

• Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Policy Compliance: Develops and implements EHS policies that not only meet legal requirements but advance best practice and strengthen a culture of safety excellence 

• Decision Making & Critical Thinking: Uses structured thinking, data, and insight to make informed decisions that balance compliance with innovation and continuous improvement 

Top candidates will also have: 

• Uses audits, reporting, and data to monitor and improve EHS performance beyond compliance. 

• Demonstrates a proactive approach to learning, supporting continuous development and safety culture improvement 

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting. 

What You Will Get 
One Company, Limitless Opportunities 

Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. We do business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.