Human Factors Specialist

Overview

Agratas UK is on a mission to transform safety culture and human performance across a high-hazard, upper-tier COMAH environment — and we’re looking for a Human Factors & Safety Culture Lead to drive it. You’ll shape and deliver a site-wide Human Factors Strategy that influences how people, technology, and process come together safely and efficiently. Working alongside process safety and occupational safety specialists, you’ll have the scope to build something exceptional — embedding human performance principles into the heart of operations.

This is not a tick-box role. You’ll be advising senior leaders, collaborating with regulators, and steering key design and operational decisions that affect the safety of people and plant.

• Lead the development and rollout of the site-wide Human Factors Strategy
• Partner with management teams and HSE specialists to embed human performance principles across the business
• Integrate Human Factors thinking into equipment design, safety systems, and COMAH safety reports
• Conduct task analyses, human error assessments, and user trials to inform design and process optimisation
• Provide expert input into incident investigations, offering insights into human performance and organisational factors
• Represent Agratas on external professional and regulatory bodies
• Support continuous improvement through data, insights, and training

Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We will design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries for the mobility and energy sectors. We are a scale-up business with a start-up mentality and the backing of a well-established parent company. The UK business headquarters is in the Midlands and we are currently building a battery manufacturing facility in Bridgwater, Somerset.

• Degree or MSc in Human Factors, Ergonomics, or Organisational Psychology (or equivalent)
• Proven expertise in key Human Factors topics: workload, fatigue, human error, competence management, and design integration
• Experience working in highly regulated or COMAH environments
• The ability to influence at all levels – from engineers to executive management
• Exceptional communication and analytical skills, with a knack for translating complexity into clear recommendations
• Awareness of UK Health & Safety regulatory frameworks
• A driving licence and willingness to travel to UK sites

As a young company, our reward scheme is constantly evolving. We continue to review the market to deliver a competitive benefits package, which currently includes private healthcare, car allowance, company bonus, enhanced parental leave policy and a cash allowance to boost your benefits. We are a flexible business that is committed to promoting work-life balance, partnering with Yulife to provide our team members with total wellbeing support.

You’ll work in a rapidly scaling-up environment as a subsidiary of the multinational corporation, Tata Sons, to help build the UK’s biggest battery manufacturing facility and make your mark in a new organisation.

Agratas is a place to be authentically you. To that end we continue to cultivate a diverse workforce which protects the individuality of each team member. We therefore warmly welcome applicants from any race, gender, sexuality, and ability. Should you have a preference in how your suitability is assessed for this role or require any reasonable adjustments please let the Talent Acquisition team know.