Job Title: Facilities & HSE Manager
Location: Southampton
Salary: Circa £45,000, flexible depending on experience

We are recruiting for an experienced Facilities & HSE Manager to lead health, safety, environmental and facilities activity across a busy manufacturing environment.

This is a hands-on, influential role suited to someone who can build a proactive safety culture while also ensuring buildings, plant, equipment, contractors and statutory compliance are well managed. You will work closely with senior management and operations teams, providing practical advice, oversight and challenge where needed.

The Role

As Facilities & HSE Manager, you will be responsible for developing and improving health and safety systems, maintaining site infrastructure, coordinating planned and reactive maintenance, and ensuring environmental and statutory compliance across the site.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading health, safety and environmental management across the business

• Promoting hazard reporting, near-miss reporting and employee engagement

• Maintaining risk assessments, safe systems of work and HSE procedures

• Carrying out site inspections, audits and incident investigations

• Managing statutory compliance, including RIDDOR where applicable

• Overseeing machinery safety, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, DSEAR, fire safety and contractor controls

• Managing facilities, utilities, buildings, equipment and site infrastructure

• Developing planned preventive maintenance programmes

• Coordinating reactive maintenance and external contractors

• Maintaining maintenance records, equipment registers and compliance documentation

• Supporting environmental compliance, waste management, emissions control and pollution prevention

• Reporting on HSE performance, compliance, risks and corrective actions

• Supporting business continuity and emergency preparedness

About You

You will need proven HSE management experience within a manufacturing, engineering or similar industrial environment, together with the confidence to challenge unsafe practice and escalate significant risks.

Essential experience and qualifications:

• HSE management experience in manufacturing, engineering or heavy industry

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent

• Strong knowledge of UK health, safety and environmental legislation

• Experience with risk assessments, incident investigation and statutory compliance

• Experience managing facilities, maintenance activity or engineering contractors

• Strong communication, leadership and organisational skills

Desirable experience:

• NEBOSH Diploma or higher-level equivalent

• IOSH membership

• Foundry, machining or heavy manufacturing experience

• ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 experience

• Knowledge of LOLER, PUWER, COSHH, DSEAR and environmental permitting

• Experience with maintenance budgets or capital expenditure projects

Apply

This is an excellent opportunity for a capable Facilities & HSE professional to take ownership of safety, compliance and facilities performance in a practical manufacturing setting.

Apply now with your CV to be considered.