HSE Manager

Were excited to announce that we are hiring for a HSE Manager to own develop and lead a multiyear HSE Strategy in collaboration with site and functional leadership in support of the Crop Protection (CP) R&D strategy which:

• Delivers against our Goal Zero ambition.
• Promotes and enhances the health and wellbeing of our employees.
• Protects and enhances the Jealotts Hill environment.
• Furthers the HSE maturity of the site.

Within this role you will ensure compliance with the Syngenta HSE Management System UK legislation and best practices. You will lead and develop the HSE team while also owning the communication related to all HSE programmes and initiatives. Further responsibilities will include:

• Developing leading and lagging indicators to effectively measure and trend HSE performance.
• Maintaining a robust Emergency Management System and incident investigation methodology.
• Implementing continuous improvement (CI) in HSE operations and embedding a datadriven approach.
• Ensuring the HSE Team maintain auditable records of all activities policies and procedures.
• Exchanging knowledge thinking and good practices across the Global CPR HSE Exchange and UK Syngenta Ltd business
• Acting as a member of the Infrastructure Leadership Team to integrate HSE across all activities and strategic priorities.
• HSE budget management.

Qualifications :

• NEBOSH Diploma level qualified or equivalent HSE qualifications.
• Proven record of developing and leading a HSE strategic plan.
• A visionary leader capable of engaging the organisation and driving pragmatic change.
• Experience in managing and developing a professional HSE team.
• Working experience with UK Regulatory bodies e.g. (EA DEFRA) and detailed knowledge of UK legislation.
• Experience of working in a complex global business or working on a large campus.
• Broad HSE experience ideally in the life sciences or similar industry including across laboratory office and construction environments.
• Experience of managing operational budgets.
• Excellent organisational skills and a proven ability to prioritise plan and deliver to deadlines.
• Someone who can communicate with impact and in a compelling way.

Desired skills

• Intimacy with ISO18001 and HSG65.
• A good working knowledge of common HSE industry systems and platforms (e.g. Enablon).
• Project or change management experience.

Additional Information :

Our site

Jealotts Hill International Research Centre UK is situated in pleasant semirural surroundings between Bracknell and Maidenhead and is the place of work for approximately 800 Syngenta scientists and support staff. Jealotts Hill is one of the main global research and development sites and key activities include research into discovery of new active ingredients new formulation technologies product safety and technical support of our product range.

What we offer:

• Extensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme bonus scheme private medical & life insurance.
• Up to 31.5 days annual holiday.
• A position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment.  
• The chance to work as part of a global team to address the current and future needs of the agricultural sector.
• Learning culture and wide range of training options.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top 5 employer and number 1 in agriculture by Science Journal.

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status. Learn more about our D&I initiatives here:

Jealotts Hill has Disability Confident certification.

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates and our Jealotts Hill site are a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we can to support you.