EHS Manager

EHS Manager

Up to £70,000 + Bonus

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a global engineering and manufacturing organisation in the recruitment of an EHS Manager. This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll take ownership of site-wide Health, Safety & Environmental performance, strengthen a mature EHS culture, and ensure robust compliance across a complex industrial environment. If you're an experienced EHS professional who enjoys influencing at senior level, leading teams, and driving continuous improvement, this position offers the scope, visibility and long-term progression that many roles simply can't match.

• Lead and develop the site's EHS strategy, vision, objectives and performance targets.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current and emerging HSE legislation and industry best practice.
• Ensure full compliance and ongoing alignment with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems.
• Champion a proactive and accountable safety culture across all levels of the organisation.
• Support senior leadership by integrating EHS considerations into operational and strategic decision‑making.
• Assess current EHS performance, identify key risks, and prioritise improvement areas.
• Develop action plans with clear objectives, responsibilities and measurable outcomes.
• Lead, mentor and motivate a small team of EHS Coordinators.
• Manage incident investigations, root cause analysis, and introduce CAPA to prevent recurrence.
• Drive sustainability initiatives, including waste reduction and resource optimisation.
• Act as the internal subject matter expert for EHS and the primary liaison with external regulatory bodies.
• Ensure effective communication of EHS performance, expectations and initiatives internally and externally.

• NEBOSH qualification.
• Experience leading EHS operations in a manufacturing setting
• A proven ability to enhance safety performance and contribute effectively at a strategic level.
• Capable of driving cultural change, motivating teams and building productive internal relationships.
• Comfortable presenting EHS performance to senior leadership and delivering results within tight time frames.

• Competitive salary.
• Bonus
• Shopping perks and discounts
• Pension