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Environmental Health and SafetyJob Description:
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Job Title: Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Supervisor
Salary: £49,500 - £60,000 depending on experience
Contract: Full time & permanent
Location: Desford, Leicestershire
The Opportunity:
As an EHS Supervisor, you will lead Environmental, Health and Safety activities across the facility, ensuring full compliance with legal and company standards. Beyond this, you will play a pivotal role in raising standards above compliance, driving continuous improvement and embedding a proactive, high-performing safety culture across the site. You will act as a key influencer in shaping behaviours and advancing EHS excellence.
As a EHS Supervisor, you will be responsible for, but not limited to:
Manage the facility risk assessment programme, ensuring hazards are identified early and control measures are robust, forward-looking, and continuously improved beyond minimum compliance
Define and implement EHS training requirements that not only meet regulatory needs but build strong capability and safe behaviours across the workforce
Audit EHS programmes to ensure compliance with legislation and company standards, while identifying opportunities to enhance and exceed current practices
Monitor and analyse EHS performance data, using insights to anticipate risks, influence decisions, and drive measurable improvements
Lead incident investigations, ensuring high-quality root cause analysis (RCCA), application of Just Culture principles, and a strong focus on prevention and learning
Collaborate across functions and coach the Hourly EHS team, embedding EHS into daily operations and driving a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
Interview Process: Telephone interviews on-site face-to-face interviews
What You Can Demonstrate:
Level Working Knowledge:
Risk Management: Applies risk assessment tools to effectively manage current hazards while proactively identifying and mitigating future risks, supporting a shift beyond reactive compliance
Collaboration: Works effectively across teams to influence behaviours and integrate EHS into business activities, ensuring safety is prioritised beyond compliance obligations
Level: Extensive
Qualification: NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent), providing the foundation to manage risk, ensure compliance, and drive continuous improvement in EHS standards
Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Policy Compliance: Develops and implements EHS policies that not only meet legal requirements but advance best practice and strengthen a culture of safety excellence
Decision Making & Critical Thinking: Uses structured thinking, data, and insight to make informed decisions that balance compliance with innovation and continuous improvement
Top candidates will also have:
Uses audits, reporting, and data to monitor and improve EHS performance beyond compliance.
Demonstrates a proactive approach to learning, supporting continuous development and safety culture improvement
Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.
What You Will Get
One Company, Limitless Opportunities
Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. We do business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.
Careers at Caterpillar are limitless, we have opportunities in Engineering, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain and so much more. You can create the career you want. It’s your time and talent, make it count.
Our Sustainability Commitment
Caterpillar has a long-standing commitment to sustainability, one of our five Values in Action. It is part of who we are and what we do. We actively lead sustainable green initiatives to preserve the environment, help reduce poverty with the Caterpillar Foundation and stay involved in the communities we help build.
Benefits: 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, opportunity to buy additional holiday, 10% Bonus, contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 10%, contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution, Employee Support Networks – join groups that offer support, connection, and a sense of community, optional flexible benefits including access to private health and dental care plans, EV car lease etc
Travel: Not Required
Posting Dates:
June 18, 2026 - July 3, 2026Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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