National Health, Safety & Environment Manager UK&I

Ready to make a real impact as Health, Safety & Environment Manager UK&I?

Take the lead in shaping the future of National Health, Safety & Environment for AB Mauri UK&I!

Client Details

AB Mauri UK&I is a leading provider of technical bakery ingredients, dedicated to serving food manufacturers across the UK&I. Following a number of strategic mergers and acquisitions, the company now offers an extensive and innovative product range - including dough conditioners and softeners, cereal ferments, bread mixes, soya flours, cake mixes, and icings. With a commitment to quality, innovation, and customer success, AB Mauri UK&I continues to position itself as the supplier of choice for yeast and technical bakery ingredients.

But it's not just the products that set them apart - it's the people. As an employer, AB Mauri fosters a culture that values collaboration, curiosity, and continuous improvement. Employees are empowered to develop their skills, contribute ideas, and take ownership of their work.

Description

Ready to make a real impact as Health, Safety & Environment Manager UK&I?

Take the lead in shaping the future of National Health, Safety & Environment for AB Mauri UK&I!

My client is looking for a dynamic leader to spearhead the HSE function, designing and delivering a programme that transforms culture. This is your chance to drive change, inspire teams, and elevate engagement at every level of the business.

ESG

• To ensure the health, safety and welfare of self and colleagues at all times and role model safe working practices and behaviours
• To fully adhere to competition compliance, ABC and associated compliance policies
• To contribute toward achieving AB Mauri UK&I's ESG vision

STRATEGY & STANDARDS

• Develop UK HSE functional strategy and broader sustainability strategy, balancing local priorities and global initiatives, ensuring alignment to business strategy and priorities
• Provide advice and guidance on upcoming and existing legislative and regulatory requirements, standards and best practice, ensuring business compliance at all times
• Ensure HSE processes, practices, tools and ways of working align fully to, and enable the delivery of, the achievement of business strategy in a safe and sustainable manner
• Support functional leaders and managers in developing their HSE functional improvements and ongoing performance through role modelling, coaching and guidance

PEOPLE & CULTURE

• Consolidate and enhance the HSE culture - providing standards, best practice and advice to the site teams and individual colleagues where appropriate and continuing to drive Target Zero initiatives
• Drive a culture of environmental sustainability throughout the business in line with the ESG Agenda, including GHG, carbon, energy, waste, water (Inc. effluent) and packaging impact mitigation
• Drive Target Zero culture, ensuring HSE considerations are included in all risk root cause analysis/accident & incident investigation and business continuity planning and activities
• Develop a risk management culture and awareness as part of the overall BCP planning and crisis management team
• Build functional capability by supporting the development of HSE professionals and non-HSE colleagues through regular reviews, capability assessments and mentoring
• Provide site-based technical and cultural support including through HSE committees, compliance reviews, coaching etc.

TARGETS, GOVERNANCE AND DELIVERY

• Collate and continuously develop HSE reporting processes
• Maintain effective management systems, developing local HSE policies and procedures reflecting changes in local legislation and global initiatives and standards (ABM and ABF)
• Provide an annual audit of all HSE systems and recommend actions to drive improvement, adhering to the audit schedules and governance, participating in audits across UK&I
• Identify, propose & implement efficiencies to reduce the carbon footprint of the business, working cross-functionally to deploy solutions
• Develop and deploy appropriate HSE risk management targets and mitigations that supports the overall business BCP crisis management programme
• Represent UK&I in global teams

Profile

For this National Health, Safety & Environment Manager UK&I role, my reputable client is looking for a seasoned HSE professional with complex, multi-process, multi-product and multi-site experience - gained in an FMCG manufacturing (food/chemical/pharmaceautical) environment.

You'll bring a deep understanding of manufacturing standards, processes, and regulatory frameworks, along with a proven track record in developing and deploying HSE strategies that deliver sustained performance improvements. Strong environmental/sustainability expertise is desirable, including experience driving impactful initiatives and mitigations.

You'll hold GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English, alongside a NEBOSH Cert. or Diploma. IEMA, IOSH and a degree in a related discipline are highly desirable.

This hybrid position will be based in Corby c. 1-2 days per week, plus frequent UK travel to other sites on a weekly basis. A valid driving licence is essential for this role.

Job Offer

As National Health, Safety & Environment Manager UK&I you will be offered a competitive salary with an on-target bonus of 15% (based on personal and business objectives, split 40:60).

Additional benefits include a company car scheme or competitive car allowance, pension matched up to 10%, PMI single cover, and access to the Perkbox discounts scheme.