SHEQ Manager
Reading | Up to £65,000 + Car Allowance Own the safety culture on a 80-person, four-line manufacturing site that's pouring millions into its next chapter. This is the SHEQ seat you've been waiting for. Not a desk job. Not a policy-writing role buried in a regional team. You'll be the senior SHEQ voice on site, reporting into senior site leadership, trusted with genuine autonomy over site delivery within a strong group framework, and backed by a FTSE-listed business that treats SHEQ as a boardroom priority, not a tick-box exercise. The Site A long-established heavy manufacturing operation less than 10 miles from Reading, producing at scale across four production lines. Eight decades of heritage, but this is no museum. The site is in the middle of a major investment programme. New infrastructure. New technology. Advanced problem-solving and continuous improvement techniques being rolled out across every line. You're coming in at the exciting bit. The Role You are the senior SHEQ authority on site. Full ownership of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality delivery across the facility. * Lead the site safety culture and continuous improvement programme, embedding a genuine "home safe every day" mindset on the shop floor* Own ISO 45001, 14001 and 9001 compliance, audits, and the full site SHEQ management system
* Drive incident investigation, root cause analysis and corrective action - and actually see it closed out
* Partner with production, engineering and maintenance leaders to design safety INTO the process, not bolt it on afterwards
* Own environmental reporting, permits, waste streams and sustainability targets
* Run IOSH/NEBOSH-level training, toolbox talks and contractor management
* Represent the site to HSE, EA, Group SHEQ and external auditors
* Build and coach a site-wide SHEQ mindset across 80+ people and a strong leadership team You You've done SHEQ on a live site. You know what a production line looks like under pressure. You can walk the floor in PPE at 6am, have the conversation that prevents the incident, then be in front of senior leadership by 10am presenting your improvement plan. * NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) essential. IEMA and Quality qualifications highly desirable
* Hands-on SHEQ leadership experience in Manufacturing or Construction - heavy industrial, building materials, aggregates, concrete, cement, steel, automotive, FMCG process, or large construction sites all transfer brilliantly
* Proven track record implementing safety culture programmes that actually changed behaviour
* Strong across ISO 45001, 14001, 9001 (auditor qualifications a bonus)
* Credible with shop-floor operators AND senior leadership - you flex both ways
* Environmental compliance experience (permits, emissions, waste) - we take this seriously What You Get * Salary between £55,000 to £65,000 depending on experience
* 26 days holiday + bank holidays
* 5% employer-matched pension scheme
* Health care cash plan - dental, optical, prescriptions & more
* Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave
* Cycle to work scheme
* Staff discount on products
* Retail discounts & wellbeing hub
* Life assurance and share purchase scheme
* Genuine autonomy - you run SHEQ on this site
* Career runway - this site sits within a FTSE-listed group with UK-wide manufacturing footprint The Honest Bit This is a site in transition and improvement. Some legacy to modernise, serious investment behind you, and a leadership team that wants a SHEQ Manager who'll tell them the truth and drive change. If you want an easy life managing a paper system, this isn't it. If you want to leave a site materially safer than you found it and have the authority to make it happen - apply. Apply Initial conversations are confidential and we'll come back to every applicant within 48 hours.
Vacancy posted 26 days ago
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