Health & Safety Manager – Part Time

Health & Safety Manager (Part-Time, 12-Month FTC)
Southampton, Hampshire
£45,000 – £50,000 FTE (pro rata)

An experienced Health & Safety professional is required for a part-time, fixed-term role (12 months) to lead and further develop HSE standards at a busy manufacturing site. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on H&S Manager who enjoys influencing culture, improving systems, and working closely with operations and leadership while retaining flexibility in working hours.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and monitor Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) programmes and procedures to ensure full legal and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain external HSE accreditations and certifications, liaising with internal and external stakeholders and supporting customer compliance audits.
• Lead regular safety audits, inspections, gap analyses and risk assessments, reporting results and driving corrective and preventive actions.
• Act as the key HSE contact for regulatory bodies, customers, and contractors.
• Develop and deliver HSE training, including inductions and toolbox talks, and support the site HSE committee.
• Drive incident, near-miss and hazard reporting, manage HSE KPIs, and promote a strong safety culture across the site.
• Support emergency response arrangements (e.g. spill containment, fire response) and safe control of contractors and visitors.
• Champion 6S / LEAN-related safety and environmental initiatives and ensure group HSE standards are implemented on site.

What You’ll Need:

• NEBOSH Certificate (or equivalent) in Health & Safety / Environment, with proven HSE experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 14001 Environmental Management and ISO 45001 Health & Safety management systems.
• Confident conducting audits, risk assessments, investigations and engaging with regulators, customers and internal stakeholders.
• Comfortable working both strategically and hands-on, with excellent communication, influencing and IT skills (Microsoft packages).
• Experience of delivering safety within a LEAN / 6S culture and facilities/project management exposure would be advantageous.

To find out more please contact Max Sinclair max@holtengineering.co.uk