Health, Safety & Environmental Manager

Who we are

We're Müller UK & Ireland, a family-run dairy business and we're experts at what we do. Dairy is a key part of a healthy and balanced diet and we're super proud to help meet the nutritional needs of millions of people, every, single, day. To do this, our business has been split into two areas: Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) and Müller Yogurt & Desserts (MYD).

Join MMI and step into a culture that's fast-paced and full of opportunity. With great benefits, exciting challenges, a dream team of people, this is your chance to make a real impact.

Over here, we're processing enough milk to make 66 billion cups of tea every year. And we're so much more than just milk. This is the place to come for cream, butter, milk drinks and ingredients products (a lot, we know), all made from milk from over 1,000 supplying farmers in Britain.

Why Müller?

Milk flows through everything at Müller - from farm to factory to fridge. But the true impact comes from our people, in each and every corner of the business, working hard and as a team to put smiles on faces everywhere, making each day delicious for our shoppers.

As the UK's most popular dairy brand, we're always striving to make a real difference for our planet, our partners and our people, making sure we're helping to create a more sustainable dairy future.

We're growing to keep up with the millions of people reaching for our branded and private label products on shelves everywhere. Join a culture full of pace that's bold and entrepreneurial, with opportunities that are yours for the taking - and even enjoy every benefit and bonus to sweeten the deal.

Health, Safety & Environmental Manager (Food Manufacturing)

Manchester | Monday to Friday | 40 hours per week

Competitive salary + Company car or allowance

We are recruiting an experienced Health, Safety & Environmental Manager to support a high performing food manufacturing site. This role requires someone with proven experience in food production environments who can provide hands on safety leadership, strong shop floor engagement and practical HSE expertise.

About the Role

As the HSE Manager, you will lead all Health, Safety and Environmental activities across a busy food manufacturing operation. This is a visible, frontline position where you will work closely with production, engineering, hygiene and technical teams to maintain a safe, compliant and engaged workplace.

You will focus on day to day safety delivery, behavioural engagement and continuous improvement initiatives that support both legal compliance and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities
  Lead and coordinate Health, Safety and Environmental activities across the site

 Maintain a strong presence on the factory floor, engaging with operators and shift teams

 Deliver and maintain risk assessments, safe systems of work and machinery safety checks

 Conduct accident and incident investigations and support root cause analysis

 Ensure compliance with COSHH, PUWER, RIDDOR and industry-specific safety requirements

 Support site certifications including ISO 45001 and ISO 14001

 Deliver safety briefings, toolbox talks and HSE training

 Collaborate with Food Safety, Technical, Engineering and Operations teams

 Identify trends, analyse safety data and drive continuous improvement actions

 Promote a proactive, open and positive safety culture

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience
  Previous Health & Safety experience within a food manufacturing, FMCG food or related environment

 Strong track record of frontline engagement on the production floor

 Practical experience with accident investigation, risk assessments and day to day HSE delivery

 Understanding of food manufacturing operations, including hygiene zones, allergens and fast moving machinery

Qualifications
  NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent  

 IOSH membership  

 An environmental qualification such as AIEMA

 H&S auditing / training qualification  

Key Attributes
  Hands-on, people-focused leadership style

 Able to influence and communicate effectively at all levels

 Confident working in a fast-paced FMCG environment

 Strong organisational and…