Health, Safety & Environment; HSE Manager

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Manager - (HSEMTHA.
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Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Manager

Location

Thatcham, RG19 4BQ
GB (Main)

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced HSE Manager to join our growing site in Thatcham, supporting a large, complex, and fast-moving operation.

This is a high-profile, influential role, working in close partnership with the Site General Manager, operational leadership teams and the Head of HSE. You will shape and lead the Health, Safety and Environmental agenda on site — not just ensuring compliance, but actively driving behavioural change, strengthening safety leadership capability, and embedding a culture where people genuinely look out for one another.

If you are motivated by visibility, influence and the opportunity to make measurable improvements in a high-risk environment, this role will give you the platform to do exactly that.

Gist is an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and evolving business built on our core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for Gist just that little bit more special.

• 20% M&S discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
• Private Health Insurance
• Discounted rates on healthcare cash plan
• Attractive annual bonus scheme, based on M&S performance and personal objectives
• Auto Enrolment Pension or competitive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and life assurance (up to 4 times salary)
• Amazing perks and discounts via our App to major restaurants and retailers
• Access to a wide range of wellbeing support – including our Employee Assistance Programme
• Training schemes to help with your learning and development
• Cycle to work scheme

Working Pattern:

Monday to Friday

Location:

Thatcham, RG19 4BQ

You will act as the site’s HSE lead, partnering closely with senior leadership to combine strong operational presence with strategic oversight.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partner the site(s) General Manager and wider leadership team as the HSE subject matter expert
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate the implementation of the HSE strategy and site improvement plan
• Be highly visible within the site operations and site-based support functions to coach, advise, manage and advance the HSE culture
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues and cross-functional teams to ensure that the GIST wide health, safety and environmental improvements are implemented locally as well as site specific improvements
• Review site level reports and information to identify actionable insights, corrective actions or emerging risks
• Mentor and coach operational managers helping them to develop their HSE leadership and management capability
• Provide professional advice to enable the site to achieve compliance in line with relevant legislation and internal standards
• Manage the triage of site incidents, delegate incident investigations and lead accident investigations where appropriate
• Monitor audit outcomes and reviews, to ensure that corrective actions are raised and implemented by the site leadership team
• Manage emergency planning and business continuity arrangements in partnership with operational teams
• Build and maintain respectful relationships and collaborate with local trade union HSE representatives
• Support the business to manage and defend the sites insurance claims
• Act as the primary contact for external agencies, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements

In addition to dedicated site activities:

• Travel to other sites on an ad-hoc basis to support business activities
• Carry out quarterly audits at other sites
• Work collaboratively with the wider HSE team and attend periodic in person team meetings which may include overnight stays
• Stay current with regulatory developments, industry trends,…