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At DS Smith, safety and sustainability are fundamental to how we operate. We are committed to maintaining a zero-accident culture while protecting our people, our environment, and our communities. As HSER Manager at our Devizes site, you will play a critical leadership role in embedding a proactive safety and environmental culture that supports operational excellence. You will lead and develop the site’s Health, Safety, Environmental and Risk (HSER) function, ensuring robust systems, processes, and behaviors are in place to meet legislative requirements, customer expectations, and internationally recognised management standards (ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001). Through your expertise and influence, you will position HSER at the forefront of decision-making and daily operations. Working closely with the site leadership team, you will develop and deliver the annual HSER plan, setting measurable objectives and driving continuous improvement. You will act as the management representative for HSER systems, maintaining compliance and serving as the key liaison with regulators and insurers. Beyond the site, you will contribute to the wider central HSER network, helping shape strategy, policy, and best practice across the business.
Job Responsibility:
Champion a strong safety and environmental culture where employees are engaged, accountable, and actively involved
Build trusted relationships across all levels of the organisation to coach and influence safe behaviours
Support the leadership team in developing and delivering the annual HSER improvement plan
Deliver HSER training and develop organisational competence in roles and responsibilities
Monitor, analyse, and report HSER performance metrics to drive informed decision-making
Act as Management Representative for HSER systems, ensuring effectiveness and compliance
Manage internal and external audit programmes and coordinate improvement actions
Lead technical risk assessments including PUWER and COSHH compliance
Serve as the primary HSER contact for external stakeholders, including regulators and insurers
Requirements:
Experienced in delivering a Health & Safety culture across a large business
Excellent persuasion skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels
Leadership characteristics, and the ability to drive change in challenging environment
An understanding of ISO standards, eg: 14001 / ISO 5001 / ISO 45001
Experience providing hands on training
Experience in Management Systems
Excellent presentation skills
Strong numerical & verbal skills, and experience in handing information
Fully IT literate
The ability to travel to other sites when needed
What we offer:
Competitive salary
Qualifying Sick Pay scheme
Pension scheme & Life insurance
Share Save scheme
Income Protection
25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
Employee Assistance Programme
Virtual GP, Occupational Health & free Flu vaccine