HSE Manager – Logistics & Warehousing (South East)

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Job information

  • Location: Colchester, Essex
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Working arrangement: Field based
  • Salary: £45000 - £46000 per annum + Progression + Monday - Friday
  • Published: 14 April 2026

HSE Manager – Logistics & Warehousing (South East)

£45,000 – £55,000 + Training + Progression + Monday – Friday + Company Benefits

Colchester – South East Patch

Are you a Health & Safety Manager from a Logistics or Warehousing background looking to take ownership of a newly created team where you’ll shape strategy, influence senior stakeholders, and build a high-performing H&S function across a regional patch?

This leading group of companies have a broad presence across numerous sectors including Industrial, Logistics and Shipping with over 150 years of experience and operations across multiple continents. This role falls within the Logistics subsidiary of the wider group, and has arisen due to an ever increasing workload meaning creation of a new department in the South East.

In this dynamic role you will be responsible for setting up a new H&S team covering numerous sites in and around Colchester. You will be the go-to person for implementing processes and procedures, hiring new staff and training both internal and external staff. In addition to the leadership responsibilities, you will undertake some hands on work- especially in early stages of the role- such as inspections, audits and compliance.

This role would suit a Health and Safety Manager or similar from a Logistics / Warehousing background looking for a technical leadership role within a well-established group of companies offering the chance to grow a team around you and further develop your career.

The Role:

  • Creating H&S team covering sites across Essex and Suffolk
  • Implement new processes and procedures
  • Monitor the safety of the workforce and lead training
  • Carry out hands on work including inspecting, auditing and compliance
  • Monday – Friday 07:30-16:30

The Person:

  • Health and Safety Manager or similar
  • Logistics / Warehousing or similar background
  • Commutable to Colchester

Health, Safety, Manager, Officer, Advisor, Quality, Leadership, IOSH, Warehousing, Logistics, H&S, HSEQ, NEBOSH, Industrial, Scaffolding, Compliance, South East, Essex, Colchester, Suffolk, Ipswich

Reference number: BBBH24817

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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