Site Operations Manager - COMAH

Job description

Site Operations Manager – COMAH

South East England

GTS have an exclusive opportunity for a Site Operations Manager to lead a complex, high-hazard COMAH-regulated industrial facility in South East England.

This role sits at the heart of site leadership.

You will be responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the site, while driving a step change in safety leadership and operational standards across the facility. Working within a highly regulated environment, you will lead operational teams, influence culture and ensure the site operates to the highest standards of safety, compliance and performance.

This is a role for someone who combines strong operational leadership with visible safety commitment, and who understands what it takes to run a major hazard facility safely and effectively.

The Role

As Site Operations Manager, you will hold responsibility for the day-to-day operational leadership of the site, ensuring safety remains the foundation of everything the facility delivers.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the safe and efficient operation of a COMAH-regulated industrial facility
• Driving a step change in safety leadership and culture across the site
• Providing strong leadership across operations, maintenance and engineering teams
• Ensuring compliance with COMAH regulations, process safety standards and HSE frameworks
• Maintaining high standards of process safety, operational risk management and asset integrity
• Supporting the delivery of shutdowns, improvement programmes and operational projects
• Acting as a key site interface with regulators and external stakeholders
• Driving operational KPIs, performance improvement and continuous improvement initiatives
• Developing and strengthening leadership capability across operational teams

This is a highly visible leadership position requiring someone comfortable leading from the front, setting expectations and driving accountability across the site.

About You

You will be an experienced operational leader with a strong track record within major hazard or COMAH environments.

You bring a balance of operational credibility and safety leadership, and understand the responsibility that comes with managing complex industrial operations.

We are particularly interested in individuals who can demonstrate:

• Proven operational leadership within COMAH, chemicals, energy, gas or process manufacturing environments
• Strong knowledge of process safety, COMAH regulations and major hazard risk management
• Clear examples of leading and improving safety culture and performance
• Experience managing complex operations and multidisciplinary teams
• The ability to influence and engage teams across operations, maintenance and engineering
• A technical or engineering background (degree or equivalent experience preferred)
• A recognised safety qualification such as NEBOSH or equivalent
• The credibility and presence to engage with regulators, senior leaders and operational teams

You will be a hands-on, visible leader who understands that strong operational performance and strong safety leadership go hand-in-hand.

Why Consider It?

• A senior operational leadership role within a COMAH-regulated facility
• The opportunity to shape safety culture and operational standards
• A technically complex and interesting industrial operation
• A visible role with influence across the wider business
• The opportunity to make a genuine impact on site performance and safety leadership

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please get in touch with Kieran Wilson.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

South East

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

09-03-2026

Profession type

Logistics jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English