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Health & Safety Manager
Monday - Friday (40 hours per week)
Competitive Salary
We’re looking for a Health & Safety Manager to lead the charge in ensuring a safe, compliant, and environmentally conscious workplace. If you’re passionate about safety, ready to drive change, and thrive in a fast-paced food production environment—this is your moment.
What you’ll be doing:
· Champion site-wide health, safety, and environmental compliance
· Lead and enhance all HSE systems and training, promoting a proactive safety culture
· Conduct risk assessments, audits, and incident investigations
· Drive sustainability initiatives and manage environmental performance (waste, energy, carbon)
· Liaise with regulators, prepare for audits, and manage ISO 14001 compliance
· Develop and test emergency response plans
What we’re looking for:
· NEBOSH Diploma / NVQ Level 5/6 (or equivalent)
· Minimum 5 years’ HSE management experience, ideally in food manufacturing
· Expert knowledge of UK HSE legislation and auditing (ISO 14001, ISO 45001)
· Proven track record in safety culture transformation
- Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
Benefits:
A generous pension scheme – we double your contribution up to 10%
Life assurance
25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
Free on-site parking
Nice smelling factory!
If this sounds appealing, please get in touch!
About IRCA Manufacturing UK Ltd
We are proud to be part of the IRCA Group – a leading international B2B provider of semi-finished ingredients for the bakery, pastry, and gelato markets. Headquartered in Italy, the Group operates 22 manufacturing facilities worldwide, employs over 2,400 people, and generates more than €1 billion in revenues.
At our Peterborough site, we specialise in manufacturing cereals, inclusions, and cheesecake bases – key ingredients used by some of the biggest names in the food industry. And yes, the factory smells as good as it sounds… just be warned: you might always feel hungry at work!
We combine the supportive, down-to-earth feel of a close-knit local team with the backing and career opportunities of a global organisation.
At Irca, we believe that diversity is a fundamental value and a source of strength and innovation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, religion, nationality, or any other dimension of diversity, feel welcomed, valued, and respected and encourage people of all natures to apply.
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