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

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leader in their field. For further details and to apply please contact Scott Whyte on .

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 to you.