Health & Safety Engineer

Health & Safety Engineer

Coatbridge | Site-based | Days | Competitive salary + benefits

We're partnering with a specialist high-hazard manufacturing business to appoint a Health & Safety Engineer for their site in Coatbridge.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a site‑owning process safety role, combining hands‑on engineering, regulatory compliance and operational improvement within a tightly controlled explosives environment.

The business is open to candidates from COMAH, chemical, energy, fuels, gas or other high‑hazard sectors, with full explosives training provided — making this an excellent move for a process or process safety engineer looking to broaden into a niche, highly valued specialism.

Reporting into the Operations and Engineering leadership team, you'll take responsibility for all aspects of explosives and high‑risk process safety compliance, acting as the technical authority for the site.

• Ensuring manufacturing and storage operations comply with Explosives Regulations, DSEAR and COSHH
• Owning risk assessments, audits and safe systems of work
• Managing the site explosives licence and stock controls
• Leading incident investigations and ignition event reviews
• Driving continuous safety improvements and behavioural culture change
• Supporting process engineering and CAPEX projects to reduce risk at source
• Delivering training and technical guidance to operators and engineering teams
• Acting as the key interface with regulators and external bodies

We're keen to speak with engineers who bring:

• Process or Process Safety Engineering experience in a high‑hazard/COMAH environment
• Strong working knowledge of DSEAR, COSHH, fire/explosion risk and hazard identification
• Experience leading risk assessments, audits, investigations or safety studies (HAZOP/LOPA etc.)
• Confidence influencing site teams and driving compliance improvements
• A proactive, hands‑on approach to site‑based engineering

• Explosives or energetic materials exposure
• NEBOSH (General or Diploma)
• Dangerous Goods or similar certification
• Direct explosives experience is not essential — transferable high‑hazard process safety backgrounds are strongly encouraged.

• Genuine site ownership and decision‑making authority
• Specialist, niche environment with strong job security
• Blend of engineering, operations and safety leadership
• Clear progression and ongoing professional development
• Competitive salary aligned to experience

If you're interested in discussing this opportunity confidentially, please apply or get in touch directly for more information.