EHS Manager

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, Axiom, with the spin planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support Axiom, a company focused on critical digital infrastructure and delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications. Anord Mardix, a Flex company, are a global group that manufactures switch gear and associated products for installation in mission-critical and live commercial buildings ranging from data centres to the international headquarters of some of the world’s largest companies.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a EHS Manager, located in Blackburn, to cover our Blackburn and Preston facilities. Reporting to the Head of EHS EMEA, the EHS Manager will be responsible for providing immediate supervision to a group of employees for the implementation of complex activities related to the efficient management of Environmental Health & Safety programs in offices and manufacturing sites to ensure that the required company and government standards and regulations are met.

• Overall responsibility for EHS across Blackburn and Preston Operations
• Understand and ensure that the implications and duties imposed by legislation are communicated
• Communicate Environmental, Health & Safety matters to the Senior Management Team
• Ensure adequate means of distributing and communicating health, safety and welfare information obtained for the regulatory bodies, Safety organisations and Trade associations regarding new techniques of accident prevention, new legislation requirements and codes of practice
• Ensure that an adequate programme of training for health and safety is established and that the safety culture is encouraged amongst employees
• Ensure all personnel using the correct personal protective clothing/equipment and following all safety requirements and procedures
• Develop departmental vision and build the departmental culture and work standards
• Strategic and tactical responsibility for implementing Quality, Health & Safety, and Environmental strategy and strategic operational goals
• Coordinate and maintain Organisational Management Systems (ISO 45001 & ISO 14001) to ensure the effective management of Health, Safety and Environment matters at the Site Services Offices and on Operational Sites
• Create and implement EHS strategy, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance
• Review and approve EHS activities for effective issues resolution

• Relevant degree and demonstrable experience in a similar role, ideally within a large Manufacturing/Construction business
• Thorough knowledge of ISO: 4501 and ISO: 1401 standards
• Experience working / communicating with sub-contractors
• Member of IOSH or NEBOSH
• Ability to advise on EHS issues and lead day-to-day EHS activities
• Full driving licence is essential as travel between sites is required
• Fantastic written and verbal communication skills, ability to organise own workload and use initiative
• Efficient with thorough methods of working
• Ability to follow through on Corrective Actions and identify positive and negative acts

• An environment where you will feel fulfilled by your work,…