SHE Manager

SHE Manager (Contract) Longford, Ireland Full Time - On Site 3-6-Month Duration (Potential for Extension) We're recruiting a SHE Manager for a leading frozen food manufacturer, supporting one of their key production sites in Longford, Ireland. The site employs around 100 people, with a small number of agency staff (including contract cleaners and engineers), and operates a largely automated bakery and packing process. The facility produces a range of ingredients and runs five-day bakery operations, permanent night packing, and a busy goods‑in/goods‑out stores function. This is a hands‑on role sitting on the site leadership team, covering health, safety, and environmental management across a 24/7 operation that includes continuous engineering, preventative maintenance, and multi‑shift cleaning. Key Responsibilities - Provide visible leadership across bakery, packing, stores, engineering, and cleaning operations - Review and refresh safe systems of work (SSoW), risk assessments, and all related procedures, ensuring full closure and follow‑through - Drive improvements in safety culture, ensuring every manager takes ownership of health and safety within their area - Maintain and update safety trackers, coordinating regular reviews and ensuring actions are completed - Support environmental compliance relating to installations, waste, and site operations - Work closely with the Production Manager, Engineering Manager, HR Business Partner, Quality, and wider site leadership team - Provide both on‑floor engagement and administrative oversight to ensure a consistent and practical SHE approach Candidate Profile - Proven SHE experience within FMCG or food manufacturing environments - Ability to engage effectively at all levels—from shop floor teams to senior leadership - Strong knowledge of SSoW, contractor management, and risk assessments, with the ability to "reset" and embed robust processes - Hands‑on, pragmatic, and comfortable operating within a highly automated but people‑dependent production environment - Able to influence behavioural and cultural improvements across multiple departments - Experience supporting 24/7 engineering and multi‑shift operations beneficial This is an excellent opportunity to take on a key leadership role with a recognised European food manufacturer undergoing significant development. If the role is of interest, please contact Tom Hewat on or 01923 432 637. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion - please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you. #J-18808-Ljbffr