Health & Safety Manager Full Time NEW

Barrow-in-furness, Cumbria
Hays
Health & Safety Manager

An established manufacturing organisation near Barrow-In-Furness is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to take ownership of HSE across its operations. This role will suit a practical, credible professional who is comfortable working autonomously while engaging closely with operational teams and senior stakeholders.
You’ll be responsible for ensuring legal compliance, strengthening HSE systems, and embedding a positive, proactive safety culture. The role combines strategic oversight with hands-on delivery, requiring visibility on site and the confidence to influence behaviour at all levels.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and continually improving the organisation’s health, safety and environmental management systems
• Acting as the primary point of contact for HSE matters, providing clear and pragmatic advice to managers
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant HSE legislation, standards and best practice
• Carrying out and overseeing risk assessments, site inspections and internal audits
• Managing accident and incident reporting, investigations and root-cause analysis
• Developing and delivering HSE training, inductions and awareness initiatives
• Monitoring HSE performance, analysing trends and producing reports for leadership
• Supporting emergency planning, incident response and business resilience arrangements
• Promoting a strong safety culture through visible leadership and engagement

About You

• You’re an experienced H&S or HSEQ professional with a strong working knowledge of UK legislation
• You’re comfortable operating independently and influencing across different levels of a business
• You take a practical, solutions-focused approach to managing risk and compliance
• You communicate clearly and confidently with both site teams and senior stakeholders
• You have experience working in a regulated or operational environment
• You hold a NEBOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification
• You’re a member of a recognised professional body (or working towards)
• You’re motivated by improving standards, behaviours and overall safety performance

The salary on offer for this role is £50,000 DOE. #