Health, Safety & Facility Manager

Azenta Inc.

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UK - Manchester Until 8/31/2026 First posted July 2, 2026 Last posted July 2, 2026
Job description
Azenta UK, Ltd.

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity

Job Title

Health, Safety & Facility Manager

Job Description

The position of Health, Safety and Facility Manager will lead the delivery of health, safety and facility management across 3 UK sites. The role is responsible for ensuring legal compliance, driving continuous improvement in EHS performance and embedding a strong safety culture across the organisation. Lead the UK H&S team and act as the subject matter expert for all health, safety and facility related matters.

What You'll Do 

  • Oversee the H&S team across UK (3 sites) and drive team development.
  • Act as the competent person under the Health & Safety at work Act.
  • Lead the H&S strategy and continuous improvement roadmap and ensure legal compliance across UK sites.
  • Provide expert advice to the site leadership team on risk and compliance.
  • Oversee in the preparation of corporate H&S assessments/management plans.
  • Support and lead responses to customer & corporate ESG group requests for information.
  • Support with, and ensure timely completion of incident investigations and reporting by line managers.
  • Manage and develop H&S communications and training content as required.
  • Support and coordinate internal audits of ISO9001, ISO13485 & H&S compliance.
  • Provide updates to site health & safety KPI data (reporting of accidents, incidents and near miss data)
  • Oversee SOP's and give guidance with risk assessments
  • Manage health & safety training for new starters
  • Lead monthly health & safety meetings as part of the health & safety committee
  • Hold responsibility for Facility Management across all sites. Oversee maintenance, compliance and contractor management and support business continuity planning (BCP).
  • Liase and arrange with with external organisations and contractors on; equipment inspections i.e. LOLER and PUWER, insurance visits and inspections, Fire Risk assessments, etc.
  • Manage site infrastructure changes and layout planning.
  • Assess requirements and provide RAMS and Permits to Work for the Manchester site as needed, while supporting the UK HSE representative at sister sites (Wotton/UKBC) in delivering the same within their business unit.
  • Arrange and facilitate HSE based training for employees i.e. Manual handling, FLT, working at height, IPAF, First Aid, Fire Marshal - in line with current legislation

What You'll Bring

Strong leadership capabilities and experience of working with and influencing a variety of stakeholders

Experience of managing a team 

Highly results driven with a strong track record of delivering outcomes

Experience of working with data producing different ways to present data

Ability to use Microsoft office suite of programs (Word, Outlook, Teams etc)

An awareness of Training, Auditing and Compliance in Health & Safety

Ideally multi-site experience

Working within an ISO 9001 Quality Assurance system & ISO 13485 - Quality Management for Medical Devices ideal

Positive and optimistic within a fast growing organisation.

Strong written and verbal communicator.

Self-motivated in the pursuit of EH&S objectives.

Ability to work as part of a larger team.

Qualifications 

NEBOSH general certificate (essential)

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent (desirable)

Membership of IOSH

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please email at Recruiting@azenta.com for assistance. 

Azenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

About this role

Summary

Manage health, safety, and facility operations across 3 UK sites ensuring compliance and safety culture.

Job title

Health, Safety & Facility Manager

Experience level

mid to senior level

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Must be based in or near Manchester, UK; remote work not specified.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

NEBOSH certificateleadershipISO9001ISO13485risk assessment

Preferred skills

NEBOSH DiplomaIOSH membershipmulti-site experiencetraining and auditing

Specializations

health and safetyfacility managementISO compliancerisk assessment
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Manchester, UK

Work arrangement unknown City