SHE Lead

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a SHE Lead to join the Edwarsd team at Product Company Eastbourne.

As a SHE Lead, your mission is to ensure employees, contractors and visitors at the Eastbourne Product Company can undertake their activities safely and with minimal impact on the environment. Through effective leadership of the SHE team, provide expert guidance, coaching and support to managers and employees, fostering a positive Safety, Health and Environmental culture and ensuring compliance with legislative, regulatory and business requirements.

You will report to the SHEQ Manager.

• Lead and promote a positive Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) culture through visible leadership, engagement and coaching.
• Influence, support and challenge managers to ensure SHE responsibilities are understood, owned and effectively managed.
• Lead, develop and manage the SHE team, including recruitment, onboarding, resource planning, performance management, development, engagement and wellbeing to maintain a high-performing function.
• Act as the site SHE subject matter expert, providing professional guidance and driving proactive safety management through leading indicators, behavioural observations and employee engagement.
• Ensure SHE training and competency requirements are identified, maintained and monitored.
• Implement and maintain SHE policies, procedures and management systems in line with legal, corporate and business requirements.
• Ensure risk, COSHH and environmental assessments, together with safe systems of work, are implemented, reviewed and remain effective.
• Support workplace assessments, specialist equipment provision and operational, organisational, engineering and process changes, ensuring SHE risks are identified, assessed and controlled in partnership with managers, HR and other functions.
• Monitor legal and environmental compliance requirements, maintaining effective controls and alignment with legislation and best practice.
• Lead audits, inspections, incident investigations and corrective action processes, ensuring robust root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Maintain ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems, including the Significant Environmental Impact Register, and support internal, certification and external audits.

• NEBOSH General Certificate as a minimum qualification.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation and compliance requirements.
• Practical experience of the application of ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 standards.
• Experience of risk assessment, COSHH management and implementation of safe systems of work.
• Proven ability to influence, coach and challenge stakeholders at all levels to improve SHE performance and accountability.
• Experience of leading, coaching and developing individuals and teams.
• Experience of conducting SHE audits, incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Ability to develop and improve processes, prepare procedures and deliver effective training.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and presentation skills.
• Ability to make sound risk-based decisions within a manufacturing environment.
• Good systems aptitude with strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, and experience of using electronic management systems for reporting, compliance and record management

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

On-Site

The SHE Lead is responsible for supporting and coordinating all aspects of Safety, Health and Environmental management across the Eastbourne Product Company. The role supports the delivery of the wider SHE strategy through the…