Hawk 3 Talent Solutions
Environment, Health and Safety Manager
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EHS Health & Safety Manager
Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire NN10
Salary: £50,000 per annum
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 8am – 4.30pm
About the Role
Hawk 3 Talent Solutions have an excellent opportunity for an experienced EHS Manager to lead Environmental, Health & Safety activity at a busy manufacturing site in Rushden. Reporting into the Plant Manager, with additional support from the Regional EHS function, this role is pivotal in driving a proactive safety culture and ensuring full compliance with UK legislation and industry standards.
You will champion a zero-accident mindset, strengthen environmental performance, and embed best-practice behaviours across all departments. Acting as the site’s primary EHS contact, you will work collaboratively with managers, employees and cross-site teams to deliver continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- EHS Leadership: Lead and coordinate Environmental, Health & Safety systems across the Rushden site.
- Safety Culture Development: Promote positive safety behaviours and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Occupational Health Management: Arrange referrals, surveillance programmes and employee assessments; ensure regular OH visits and maintain confidential records in line with GDPR.
- First Aid Compliance: Ensure adequate numbers of trained First Aiders are maintained.
- Legislative Compliance: Ensure adherence to UK Health, Safety & Environmental legislation and corporate standards.
- Performance Monitoring: Analyse and report EHS data, identifying trends and improvement opportunities.
- Incident Investigation: Lead investigations and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
- Audit & Accreditation Support: Support internal/external audits and maintain ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 systems.
- Training & Coaching: Deliver inductions, refresher training and provide coaching to managers and employees.
- Environmental & Sustainability Projects: Lead site projects focused on environmental performance and sustainability.
- Reporting & Communication: Prepare monthly EHS reports and share updates with key stakeholders.
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Qualifications & Experience
- NEBOSH Certificate (or equivalent) is essential.
- Proven experience in an EHS management or advisory role within manufacturing or a similar operational environment.
- Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety and Environmental legislation.
- Experience working with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems.
- Skilled in incident investigation, root cause analysis and corrective action management.
- Confident delivering training and engaging employees at all levels.
- Competent in Microsoft Office applications and data/KPI reporting.
Skills & Attributes
- Strong leadership capability with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Proactive, resilient and solutions-focused.
- Highly organised with strong planning and prioritisation skills.
- Analytical mindset with exceptional attention to detail.
- Calm, professional and decisive under pressure.
- Passionate about EHS excellence and cultural development.
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Additional Requirements
- Flexibility to work outside standard hours when required.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to other UK sites.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Ability to support site-wide cultural and behavioural change initiatives.
- High level of confidentiality and professionalism.
If you would like to apply for the role of EHS Manager then please email your CV to debbie.gough@hawk-3.com
Closing date is 15.08.2026 Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.
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Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future.
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