National HSE Manager

AB Mauri; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

• Take the lead in shaping the future of Health, Safety & Environment for AB Mauri
• AB Mauri UK&I fosters a culture that values collaboration, curiosity, and continuous improvement

About Our Client

AB Mauri UK&I is a leading provider of technical bakery ingredients, dedicated to serving food manufacturers across the UK&I. Following a number of strategic mergers and acquisitions, the company now offers an extensive and innovative product range - including dough conditioners and softeners, cereal ferments, bread mixes, soya flours, cake mixes, and icings. With a commitment to quality, innovation, and customer success, AB Mauri UK&I continues to position itself as the supplier of choice for yeast and technical bakery ingredients.

But it's not just the products that set them apart - it's the people. As an employer, AB Mauri fosters a culture that values collaboration, curiosity, and continuous improvement. Employees are empowered to develop their skills, contribute ideas, and take ownership of their work.

Job Description

ESG

• To ensure the health, safety and welfare of self and colleagues at all times and role model safe working practices and behaviours
• To fully adhere to competition compliance, ABC and associated compliance policies
• To contribute toward achieving AB Mauri UK&I's ESG vision

STRATEGY & STANDARDS

• Develop UK HSE functional strategy and broader sustainability strategy, balancing local priorities and global initiatives, ensuring alignment to business strategy and priorities
• Provide advice and guidance on upcoming and existing legislative and regulatory requirements, standards and best practice, ensuring business compliance at all times
• Ensure HSE processes, practices, tools and ways of working align fully to, and enable the delivery of, the achievement of business strategy in a safe and sustainable manner
• Support Functional leaders and managers develop their HSE functional improvements and ongoing performance through role modelling, coaching and guidance
• Maintain HSE management systems

PEOPLE & CULTURE

• Consolidate and enhance the HSE culture providing standards, best practice and advice to the site teams and individual colleagues where appropriate and continuing to drive Target Zero initiatives
• Drive a culture of environmental sustainability throughout the business in line with the ESG Agenda, including GHG, carbon, energy, waste, water (Inc. effluent) and packaging impact mitigation
• Drive Target Zero culture, ensuring HSE considerations are included in all risk root cause analysis/accident & incident investigation and business continuity planning and activities
• Develop a risk management culture and awareness as part of the overall BCP planning and crisis management team
• Build functional capability by supporting the development of HSE professionals and non-HSE colleagues through regular reviews, capability assessments and mentoring
• Arrange appropriate HSE training for employees based on business needs
• Provide site-based technical and cultural support including through HSE committees, compliance reviews, coaching etc.
• Provide assistance and support for root cause accident investigation in order to ensure that any action to prevent recurrence is suitable & sufficient

TARGETS, GOVERNANCE AND DELIVERY

• Collate and continuously develop HSE reporting processes
• Maintain effective management systems, developing local HSE policies and procedures reflecting changes in local legislation and global initiatives and standards (ABM and ABF)
• Provide an annual audit of all HSE systems and recommend actions to drive improvement, adhering to the audit schedules and governance, participating in audits across UK&I
• Identify, propose & implement efficiency's to reduce the carbon footprint of the business, working cross-functionally to deploy solutions
• Develop and deploy appropriate HSE risk management targets and mitigations that supports the overall business BCP crisis management programme
• Establish and manage an appropriate HSE forum to effectively engage colleagues and drive improvements throughout the UK&I business, identifying and sharing best practices
• Represent UK&I in Global Teams

The Successful Applicant

For this National HSE Manager role, my reputable client is looking for a seasoned HSE professional with complex, multi-process, multi-product and multi-site experience - gained in an FMCG manufacturing (food/chemical/pharmaceutical) environment.

You'll bring a deep understanding of manufacturing standards, processes, and regulatory frameworks, along with a proven track record in developing and deploying HSE strategies that deliver sustained performance improvements. Strong environmental/sustainability expertise is desirable, including experience driving impactful initiatives and mitigations.

You'll be confident working across strategic, tactical, and operational levels, with detailed knowledge of HS&E practices, procedures, and methodologies. Experience in risk management within a business continuity and crisis management context is highly desirable.

You'll hold GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English, alongside a NEBOSH Cert. or Diploma, IEMA and IOSH highly desirable. A degree in a related discipline is desirable.

The 'home office' will be Corby, but this role requires extensive UK travel and a valid driving licence.

What's on Offer

As National HSE Manager you will be offered c. 75,000 - 90,000, with an on-target bonus of 15% (based on personal and business objectives, split 40:60). Additional benefits include a company car scheme/8533 allowance, pension matched up to 10%, PMI single cover, and access to the Perkbox discounts scheme.

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Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third-party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.