Manufacturing SHE Lead
Manufacturing SHE Lead
Manufacturing SHE Lead
Help protect the people who save lives at sea.
At the RNLI, our mission is simple: to save every one. As our Manufacturing SHE Lead, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the safety of our people across our manufacturing sites—supporting a strong, proactive safety culture that enables lifesaving work to happen every day.
About the Role
In this key position, you’ll be the manufacturing safety specialist, working closely with managers and production teams to ensure our facilities operate safely and comply with UK legislation and the RNLI Safety Management System.
You’ll lead risk assessments, support incident learning, drive continuous improvement, and help shape a culture where safety is embedded in everything we do.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Providing expert SHE support across manufacturing operations
- Developing and maintaining safety policies, systems, and procedures
- Ensuring compliance with HSWA, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER and other regulations
- Leading risk assessments and advising on effective control measures
- Delivering learning reviews and integrating lessons into daily practice
- Carrying out safety inspections and audits, ensuring follow‑up actions are completed
- Championing a positive safety culture through visibility, coaching and collaboration
- Contributing to wider RNLI safety initiatives and communities of practice
About You
You’ll bring technical competence, strong communication skills, and a curious, improvement‑focused mindset. You’re confident working with teams at all levels and able to influence safe, practical outcomes.
Essential
- Level 6 NVQ in Occupational Health & Safety (or equivalent)
- Certified IOSH membership (or equivalent)
- Practical experience in occupational health and safety
- IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management or equivalent
Desirable
- ISO 45001 or ISO 9001 Lead Auditor
- Degree/HND in a marine or engineering discipline
Why Join Us?
Working with the RNLI means being part of something bigger. You’ll have the chance to shape safety across a unique, varied, and purpose‑driven manufacturing environment—knowing your work helps protect the people who save lives at sea.
How to Apply
If you’re passionate about safety, driven by purpose, and want to help ensure our people can carry out their lifesaving mission safely every day, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and help us save lives at sea.
Safeguarding
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).
Diversity at the RNLI
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.