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Health, Safety and Environmental Manager
THE INSTITUTION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
40,000 - 50,000 per year
Telford
Full-time
17th November 2025

Health, Safety and Environmental Manager

  • Employer
  • Irwin & Colton
  • Location
  • England, Shropshire, Telford
  • Salary
  • £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
  • Closing date
  • 17 Nov 2025
  • Reference
  • ST4094

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Health, Safety and Environmental Manager | Telford | ~£50K + Benefits

Are you ready to lead and shape the Health, Safety, and Environmental strategy across a fast-growing food manufacturing business? Do you want to manage a small team, influence safety culture, and be involved in automation projects across multiple sites?

If so, this Health, Safety and Environmental Manager role at a leading food manufacturer could be your next challenge. Reporting to the HR Director/Managing Directors, you will oversee all HSE operations across five sites (across 1 business park), supporting a business supplying fruit, nuts, seeds, chocolate, and peanut butter to major UK and European retailers.

What Can You Expect as Health, Safety and Environmental Manager?

  • Lead the Health, Safety, and Environmental Department, managing a team of three
  • Develop and maintain the HSE Management System and ensure compliance across all sites
  • Oversee environmental practices, including waste management, water & pollution control, energy, carbon, and sustainability
  • Support internal and external audits, reporting key HSE statistics to the board
  • Advise on H&S legislation, risk assessments, safe systems of work, and commissioning processes
  • Work closely with operational teams during ongoing automation and business change projects
  • Engage with customers on environmental strategy

What Does the Role Offer You?

  • Flexible 37.5-hour working week with early finish every Friday
  • 33 days' holiday including bank holidays
  • Pension from day one
  • Office/factory-based role with travel between multiple sites
  • Opportunity to make a tangible impact on safety culture across a high-growth business

What We're Looking For

  • NEBOSH Certificate
  • HSE management experience, ideally within manufacturing or food production
  • Strong communication, coaching, and influencing skills
  • Ability to lead by example, promoting a proactive safety culture

This is an excellent opportunity to grow and develop your career further within an exciting organisation who have an enviable reputation in their field. If you are interested and have the required experience, please contact Sam Tearne on or 01923 963 651.

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions. Take a look at other opportunities here .

Irwin and Colton Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website irwinandcolton.Com . Irwin and Colton is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.

Health, Safety and Environmental Manager | Telford | ~£50K + Benefits

Company

Irwin and Colton is a specialist recruitment company supporting health, safety, environment and sustainability professionals in creating a safe and sustainable future for the world. We recruit experienced HSE professionals from Advisor through to Director level, covering all industry sectors and working across the UK and internationally.

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