HSE Director

Company: Executive Network Group
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Location: Leeds
Job Description:

Company: Leading, Fast Paced Manufacturing Organisation

Role: Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Director

Location: UK Wide, hybrid role – able to practically go to Leeds HQ 2-3 days per week

Salary and Package: £108,000 – £162,000 per annum + £8K car allowance, with significant bonus and comprehensive benefits package

Seeking a proven and experienced HSE Director to strategically lead the Health, Safety and Environment function towards a goal of reaching safety excellence. The company is a complex, high risk manufacturing organisation boasting 30+ manufacturing and logistics sites across the UK.

This is a unique and incredible opportunity to still be hands on, roll their sleeves up and get stuck in. To have full creative control in the design and implementation of HSE following a large-scale acquisition, aiming to collate the best of both organisations.

Opportunities and Responsibilities

  • Shape the HSE function from the ground up
  • Full ownership of the Environment and sustainability agenda
  • Build and lead a team of 7, offering mentorship and coaching
  • Present regularly at Board level covering Health, Safety, Environment (performance, strategy and risk)
  • Comprehensive internal and external stakeholder management
  • Shape strategy and ensure the business is future‑fit
  • Guide the business through significant transformational changes following a recent acquisition
  • Build a robust culture, risk and governance framework to set up for success and facilitate the organisation to become a FTSE 100 business
  • Lead a cultural change journey towards interdependency
  • Highlight and predict current and future risks to ensure the business is fully prepared and protected
  • Establish a robust and comprehensive crisis management plan
  • Full budget accountability

Candidate Profile

  • Trusted, credible and dynamic thought leader
  • Strong people manager capable of leading to future success
  • Strategic and operational/hands‑on when required
  • Driven and proactive
  • Practical leader who can communicate with gravitas
  • Winner of hearts and minds, who can support coach and mentor
  • Can create learning opportunities and roll up sleeves to get stuck in

Qualifications and Background

  • NEBOSH Diploma, or equivalent
  • CMIOSH Ideally or working towards
  • Environment Management Qualification / ISEP
  • Multisite, FMCG manufacturing or general manufacturing background
  • Experience within lean and manual production processes
  • Proven, competent leader who previously held a Director title
  • Knows what excellent safety practice looks like

For more information, please reach out to Sophia at HSE Recruitment Network

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Posted: March 29th, 2026