HSE Manager

JOB ROLE: HSE Manager
JOB LOCATION: Multi-Site
REPORTING TO: QESH Director

Shepley Spring are the UK’s leading bottled water manufacturer with over 30 years’ experience in production and are proud to remain a family run business to this day.

The company operates in three manufacturing facilities in Yorkshire and owns several high-speed production lines with the capabilities of producing both still and sparkling water servicing leading retailers such as Morrisons, Costco, Booker Tesco and Iceland through private label and produces the brands Ice Valley® and White Rock® exclusively.

The HSE Manager will lead the development, implementation and continual improvement of health, safety and environmental standards across Shepley Spring’s three-site food and beverage manufacturing operation.

The role will set the group HSE direction, provide visible leadership and practical support, and ensure legal duties, environmental obligations and company standards are applied consistently across all sites. Working closely with the Technical Director, Senior Leadership Team and operational leaders, the HSE Manager will strengthen governance, reduce risk and embed a culture where safety and environmental responsibility are part of everyday decision-making.

This is a hands-on, multi-site leadership role with responsibility for managing and developing the EHS Coordinator team. The role is focused solely on environmental, health and safety matters; ownership of food safety and product quality remains within the Technical and Quality function.

• Develop and deliver the group health, safety and environmental strategy in line with business priorities, legal requirements and continued growth plans.
• Set consistent HSE standards, objectives, measures and improvement plans across all three sites.
• Provide trusted advice, practical support and constructive challenge to the Technical Director, Senior Leadership Team, site leaders and managers.
• Lead, support and develop the EHS Coordinators, setting clear priorities and ensuring effective site coverage, ownership and delivery.
• Provide regular, clear reporting on significant risks, performance, incidents, trends and improvement activity.

• Maintain and continually improve the health and safety management system, policies, procedures and safe working standards across all sites.
• Ensure suitable and sufficient risk assessments, safe systems of work and control measures are in place, understood and regularly reviewed.
• Provide oversight of key manufacturing risks including machinery safety, workplace transport, manual handling, work at height, confined spaces, hazardous substances, contractor activity and occupational health risks.
• Ensure emergency arrangements, fire safety controls, first-aid provision and business response plans are appropriate, tested and reviewed.
• Promote effective workforce consultation, engagement and reporting of hazards, near misses and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain effective environmental management arrangements across the three-site operation.
• Ensure environmental aspects and impacts, legal requirements, permits, consents and compliance obligations are identified, maintained and reviewed.
• Oversee controls relating to waste, water, energy, emissions, pollution prevention, chemical storage and responsible resource use.
• Work with Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain to identify practical opportunities to reduce environmental impact and improve efficiency.
• Provide accurate environmental performance data for internal reporting, customer requirements and business planning.

• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of relevant UK health,…