Environmental Health & Safety Officer

Position: Environmental Health & Safety Officer
Environmental Health & Safety Officer

Location:

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (Commutable from Bicester, Thame, High Wycombe, Leighton Buzzard, Tring, Milton Keynes and surrounding areas)
Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 per annum (DOE)

Hours:

Full-time, Monday–Friday (2pm Friday finish)

Are you a NEBOSH-qualified EHS professional looking to take ownership of safety and environmental standards in a growing engineering business?

Syntech Recruitment are currently partnering with a fast-growing engineering manufacturer in Aylesbury to recruit an Environmental Health & Safety Officer to join their Production Engineering & Facilities team.

This is a key position within the business — you won’t just maintain systems, you’ll help shape and improve them.

What’s on Offer

* £35,000 – £45,000 salary (DOE)

* 25 days holiday + bank holidays

* Pension scheme

* Life assurance

* Health cash plan

* On-site parking & EV charging

* Social events

* Structured development support

The Role

As Environmental Health & Safety Officer, you will:

* Develop, implement and maintain EH&S policies and procedures

* Maintain ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 standards

* Conduct site audits, inspections and risk assessments

* Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis

* Monitor EH&S KPIs and provide management reporting

* Deliver safety training, inductions and refresher sessions

* Liaise with external bodies including HSE and environmental agencies

* Support sustainability initiatives including waste and energy management

* Work cross-functionally with production, engineering and facilities teams

This is a hands-on, site-based role within a manufacturing environment.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for:

* NEBOSH General Certificate (essential)

* Proven EH&S experience within manufacturing or engineering

* Strong knowledge of UK H&S legislation

* Experience maintaining ISO 45001 / ISO 14001

* Confident communicator with the ability to influence across departments

* Organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities

* Comfortable working independently

Experience with ERP systems (e.g. Epicor) would be advantageous.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to take real ownership of Health, Safety and Environmental standards within a growing engineering business where your input will directly influence culture and compliance.

If you’re looking for a role where you can genuinely make an impact rather than simply maintain paperwork — this could be it