H&S Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title

Manufacturing Engineer – Health & Safety Projects Support

Reporting To

EHS Leader

Role Purpose

The Manufacturing Engineer – Health & Safety Projects Support role is responsible for supporting and delivering health and safety improvement projects across manufacturing operations. The role focuses on designing safer processes, equipment, and layouts, ensuring compliance with UK health and safety legislation, and embedding best practice into engineering and production activities.

Key Responsibilities

Health & Safety Support

• Planning, delivery and implementation of health and safety improvement projects within manufacturing areas.
• Actively contribute to risk assessments, method statements (RAMS), and safe systems of work for manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Create and review risk assessments to ensure compliance and continual improvement.
• Support workplace hazard identification and implement engineering controls to reduce risk.
• Assist with incident, near-miss, and safety observation investigations, identifying root causes and corrective actions.
• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with UK legislation, including HASAWA, PUWER, COSHH, and Machinery Safety standards.
• Create and maintain COSHH processes, ensuring hazardous substances are assessed, controlled, and regularly reviewed.
• Support HAVS (Hand–Arm Vibration Syndrome) monitoring and control activities where applicable.
• Responsible for the management, monitoring, and upkeep of LEV (Local Exhaust Ventilation) systems, ensuring compliance with COSHH and HSE regulatory requirements.

 

 

Manufacturing Engineering

 

• Design, develop, and modify manufacturing processes, layouts, and tooling with safety as a core consideration.
• Support the introduction of new equipment and machinery, ensuring safety requirements are met from concept to commissioning.
• Collaborate with production teams to improve ergonomics, manual handling, and operator safety.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, including SOPs, work instructions, and technical risk assessments.

 

 

 

 

Project & Stakeholder Support

 

• Work cross-functionally with Production, Maintenance, and Quality teams to deliver agreed safety objectives.
• Support capital and plant modification projects with a strong focus on safe design principles.
• Assist with audits, inspections, and internal safety reviews as required.
• Provide technical support and practical guidance to manufacturing teams on safety-related issues.

 

      Continuous Improvement

 

• Promote a strong safety-first culture within engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in safety, efficiency, and compliance.
• Support training activities related to safe equipment use and manufacturing processes.

 

       Skills & Experience

• Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
• Experience working in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Good understanding of UK health and safety legislation and manufacturing safety standards.
• Experience completing or supporting risk assessments and safety projects.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organisational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

 

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• Experience supporting H&S projects in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of machinery safety, guarding, ergonomics, or process safety.
• Experience supporting audits or regulatory inspections.

 

Personal Attributes

• Proactive and safety-focused mindset
• Strong attention to detail
• Confident communicator at all levels
• Practical, hands-on approach
• Committed to continuous improvement

What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?

At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.

If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.

 

Who are we?

Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together – are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.

Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.

Culture powers us and the possibilities.

We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.

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