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Health and Safety Manager (SHE Manager)

We are looking for an experienced and influential SHE Manager to lead and continuously develop the Health, Safety and Environmental culture at our Gainsborough site. This is a key  role, responsible for ensuring compliance, driving best practice, and embedding a proactive safety culture throughout the facility.

You will provide professional HSE support to colleagues at all levels, ensuring our systems, processes and behaviours meet the requirements of ISO 45001, ISO 14001, current legislation and our Group Sustainability Agenda. With strong communication skills and the ability to engage, influence and “raise the bar”, you will champion continual improvement and help us deliver a safe, sustainable and high‑performing workplace.

Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain, coordinate and develop all HSE documentation, systems and compliance requirements.

  • Lead risk assessments, safe systems of work and incident investigations.

  • Support managers with audits, inspections and action plans.

  • Monitor, analyse and report on safety and sustainability performance.

  • Deliver internal HSE training, including inductions.

  • Drive behavioural safety, wellbeing initiatives and continuous improvement.

  • Ensure legal compliance and alignment with corporate standards.

  • Work closely with Engineering, Facilities, HR and other stakeholders to maintain robust HSE controls.

  • Contribute to the delivery of the site’s annual Health & Safety Plan and Group sustainability KPIs.

About You

  • NEBOSH Certificate (or equivalent) essential.

  • Experience in manufacturing or packaging preferred.

  • Strong knowledge of HSE legislation and management systems.

  • Confident in delivering training and engaging with teams at all levels.

  • Highly organised, detail‑focused and able to manage a varied workload.

  • Professional, approachable and proactive with a positive, “can‑do” attitude.

  • Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel.

  • Environmental qualification desirable (training can be provided).

Company Benefits

Pension: 5% EE, 4% ER

Annual Leave: 25 days increasing every year to a maximum of 28 days (Full time)

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: 

Medicash scheme – our employees are covered for contributions towards, dental treatment, both accidental and routine, specialist diagnostic tests and scans, and even complimentary therapies. For a small monthly fee you can also add your partner and children to the scheme. 

Salary sacrifice Pension – Access to Salary sacrifice pension scheme or as above. Members of the pension scheme are also provided with the details of an independent financial advisor upon commencement of their employment should they wish to contact them at any time, in addition the independent financial advisors come to the Burnley site a few times a year to provide face to face advice for individuals. 

Company sick pay scheme – Dependent on successful probation

Enhanced Maternity / Paternity pay – dependent on length of service (2 years)

EAP Scheme – 24 / 7 counselling and advice on issues such as Financial, relationship issues, health issues etc. 

Benefits Hub – Coveris employees have exclusive access to Benefit Hub’s discount marketplace which includes discount codes, cashback, money off and more.

Attendance bonus scheme (discretional) 

Free parking onsite

CULTURE;

Employee forum

Safety Forum

Town Hall talks

Star awards aligning with out values