Health, Safety And Environment Manager

Health, Safety and Environment Manager

Wigton, Cumbria

£65,000 - £75,000 plus Excellent benefits

Are you looking for a senior HSE leadership role where you can genuinely influence culture, compliance, and long‑term strategy across a large manufacturing site?

Irwin and Colton are exclusively partnering with Innovia Films to recruit a Health, Safety and Environment Manager for their flagship manufacturing operation in Wigton. Innovia Films is a global leader in speciality films, supplying innovative products to customers worldwide across packaging, labels, and sustainable materials markets.

This is a high‑profile leadership role within a complex manufacturing environment, offering the opportunity to shape safety culture across a 500‑person site while leading a dedicated HSE team of seven. The position will work closely with the Plant Manager and wider leadership team to drive continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.

• Developing and delivering the site‑wide HSE strategy, driving a proactive zero‑harm culture
• Acting as the site lead for Health, Safety, Environmental, Security, and Compliance activities across the plant
• Partnering with operational leaders to improve engagement, accountability, and HSE standards across the site
• Overseeing compliance with key regulations including DSEAR, PUWER, COSHH, Permit to Work, contractor management, and environmental permitting
• Managing audits, incident investigations, emergency preparedness, regulator relationships, and continuous improvement initiatives

• NEBOSH Diploma, NCRQ, BSC or equivalent HSE qualification
• Experience in manufacturing, process, chemicals or heavy industry environments
• Strong knowledge of environmental and legal compliance requirements
• Experience leading or mentoring HSE teams in a complex operational setting
• Strong stakeholder engagement and leadership skills with the ability to influence at all levels
• Experience engaging with regulatory bodies such as the HSE is preferred, alongside process safety, fire safety, and auditing experience

For further details and to apply please contact Scott Whyte on (phone number removed).

Irwin and Colton is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion; please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible.