Description
Hills Waste Solutions – SHEQ Manager
Location: Swindon
Salary: £65,000.00 per annum
Car allowance £10,000.00 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Join Our Team at Hills!
We are looking for a SHEQ Manager to join our team in Swindon. This is a full-time, permanent role with a competitive salary and a fantastic benefits package.
What is the role all about?
As our SHEQ Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in leading and coordinating our safety, health, environmental and quality functions to ensure the business operates in full compliance with legislation and industry standards. Reporting to the Divisional Managing Director, this is a strategic role where your leadership and expertise will add real value, ensuring high standards are maintained while supporting safe, sustainable and efficient operations.
What you will be doing:
As our SHEQ Manager, you will:
- Lead and develop the SHEQ function as a key member of the senior management team, acting as a trusted advisor and role model across the division.
- Oversee and continuously improve quality, environmental and health & safety management systems, ensuring full compliance with legislation and industry standards.
- Drive consistency and best value across suppliers, systems, training and compliance activities, aligning resources to support operational excellence.
- Monitor and report on compliance performance, including KPIs, ISO standards (9001, 14001 & 45001) and monthly reporting, ensuring accreditations and high standards are maintained.
- Build a behavioural safety and compliance culture by mentoring teams, managing risk, leading audits and investigations, and delivering training to support continuous improvement.
What we are looking for:
Essential:
- Previous experience within a SHEQ or compliance role within the waste management industry or a similarly regulated sector.
- Proven track record of managing HSE and environmental compliance in line with UK legislation.
- Strong knowledge of ISO standards, particularly ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
- NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent Level 6 qualification in Occupational Health & Safety).
- Full UK Driving licence & own transport.
Desirable:
- Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Environmental Management, Health & Safety).
- Chartered or working towards Chartered status (e.g. CMIOSH, MIEMA).
- Experience of lean or six sigma principles.
Why join us?
One person’s waste is another’s treasure. One of the largest family-owned waste companies in the UK, Hills Waste Solutions is a thriving community culture business that’s at the forefront of waste disposal, recycling, and improving sustainability.
Why you will love working here:
- Healthcare Cash Plan – dental, optical, physiotherapy, prescriptions + free 24/7 remote GP for you and your family.
- Award-Winning Online Wellbeing Hub – expert resources to support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- 24/7 Support When You Need It – confidential employee assistance programme helpline (managed by an external provider) and up to 6 free counselling sessions every year.
- Family-Friendly Benefits – enhanced maternity and paternity policies, plus life assurance for peace of mind.
- Generous Holiday Allowance – 25 days (rising to 28) with the flexibility to buy or sell days – All manageable via our employee self-service mobile app.
- Good attendance credits – earn good attendance credits which can be traded in for more holiday days.
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme – save money, stay fit, go green.
- Exclusive Discounts – big savings on shopping, dining, gyms, travel, and entertainment.
- Grow Your Career – access to ongoing training and development via our “Learning For All” platform.
- Make a Difference – up to 2 paid volunteering days each year for causes you care about.
- Refer-a-Friend Bonus – cash rewards when you successfully refer a friend.
Ready to Apply?
If this sounds like the perfect fit, click Apply today to be our new SHEQ Manager – we’d love to hear from you!
We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to screen or shortlist applications; all applications are reviewed by our hiring team
About Us
Across Wiltshire and surrounding counties, The Hills Group of companies manages and recycles waste, produces essential construction materials through quarrying and ready mixed concrete, and builds award-winning homes in sought after locations.
Established in 1900 and family-owned, The Hills Group has evolved over the past four generations into a multi-million pound business, harnessing the latest technologies, pioneering major infrastructure projects, and employing over 600 people.
Whether extracting minerals, managing and recycling waste or building new homes, the same qualities of energy, enterprise, affability and confidence with which Hills was founded, still characterise the Hills business today.
Hills is committed to providing an equitable workplace for all. We aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination, and that our current and future colleagues are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. Please feel free to contact us directly should you wish to discuss how we can ensure a positive experience for you.
We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme. During the application process, you will have the option to apply under this scheme should you wish to do so.
