Uzoma Enwerem
Summary
HSEQ professional with experience leading health, safety, environmental and quality compliance across manufacturing and waste management operations. Skilled in partnering with operational leaders to drive regulatory compliance, strengthen ISO management systems, improve operational risk management, and foster a positive safety culture. Recognised for delivering practical, business-focused HSE solutions, leading audits and continuous improvement initiatives, and influencing stakeholders to achieve operational excellence.
Overview
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Certification
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years of professional experience
Work History
Health, Safety and Environment Adviser
Harrogate Spring Water (Danone)
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
08.2025 - Current
- Providing professional advice, guidance and support to management and employees on occupational health, safety and environmental matters as the business requires.
- Cross-functional engagement with all site teams in ensuring compliance with all relevant Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, codes of practice and relevant internal and external standards
- Develop and manage the relationship with the Health and Safety Executive and lead HSE Audits, closing out items raised in a timely manner and identifying improvements
- Promoting a positive safety culture by engaging with employees at all levels, encouraging behavioural safety initiatives and supporting the achievement of organisational health, safety and environmental objectives
- Managing COSHH documentation and maintaining health, safety and environmental records to support regulatory compliance and organisational governance
- Planning, delivering and coordinating health, safety and environmental inductions, toolbox talks, awareness programmes and training sessions for employees and contractors
- Conducting workplace health, safety and environmental inspections, audits and compliance assessments across on and off site, identifying hazards, non-conformities and opportunities for continual improvement as well as covering legal and regulatory requirements.
- Support in the investigation of workplace accidents, incidents, near misses and environmental events to determine root causes and recommend practical corrective and preventive actions to reduce future risks.
- Develop, review and implement health, safety and environmental policies, procedures, safe systems of work, risk assessments and management documentation to meet business needs
- Collaborate with Danone’s Health Safety and Environment Network, ensuring business compliance in reporting Safety events, records and documentation in line with business KPI’s
- Monitor environmental performance, including waste management, resource utilisation, water consumption and environmental data, while supporting initiatives to reduce waste and improve sustainability performance
- Lead the implementation of contractor management systems (CMS) by reviewing risk assessments, method statements and monitoring contractor compliance during site activities
- Carry out health, safety and environmental audits, coordinate implementation of corrective actions and monitor completion of audit findings within agreed timescales
- Managing and continually improving the site's ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS), coordinating internal and external audits, and ensuring continued ISO 14001 certification and successful Danone Green Audit outcomes.
- Liaising with regulatory authorities, external auditors, contractors and suppliers to ensure compliance with legal obligations and organisational standards.
- Monitor environmental performance, including waste management, resource utilisation, water consumption and environmental data, while supporting initiatives to reduce waste and improve sustainability performance
- Develop and maintain relationships with outsourced HS&E providers, where necessary, and streamline operating standards
- Be an active participant as a member of the HSW’s Plant Leadership Team (PLT)
- Report HSE performance data in monthly management reviews, including key trends, incidents, and improvement actions, and support the implementation of initiatives to drive continual improvement.
Health, Safety and Environment Adviser
Beauparc Group (Associated Waste Management)
Leeds, West Yorkshire
09.2024 - 08.2025
- Develop, review and implement health, safety, environmental and quality policies, procedures, Risk Assessments and safe systems of work.
- Advise site managers and team leads on compliance with applicable UK health and safety legislation, environmental regulations and company standards.
- Conduct workplace inspections, health and safety audits and compliance assessments across operational sites and identify corrective and preventive actions.
- Undertake comprehensive risk assessments, COSHH assessments and environmental aspect and impact assessments for operational activities.
- Investigate workplace accidents, incidents, near misses and environmental events to determine root causes and recommend effective corrective actions.
- Coordinate incident reporting, maintaining statutory records and analysing health, safety and environmental performance trends using key performance indicators.
- Support the business implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems and ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
- Monitor sites' compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act, Waste Management Regulations and other relevant statutory requirements.
- Active Planning and delivering health, safety and environmental induction programmes, toolbox talks and staff awareness training.
- Support contractor management systems (CMS), including reviewing risk assessments, method statements and monitoring contractor compliance during site activities.
- Develop, review, and train stakeholders in the Permit-to-Work system and LOTOTO/HEC standard
- Draft, review and train employees in emergency preparedness, environmental spill response exercises and business continuity activities.
- Monitor business waste management operations to ensure environmental compliance and promote sustainable waste handling practices.
- Liaise with regulatory authorities, external auditors and certification bodies during inspections and compliance audits.
- Prepare management reports on health, safety, environmental and quality performance, including recommendations for continual improvement.
- Monitor performance against safety KPIs and promote a positive safety culture throughout the organisation.
- Support the implementation of behavioural safety initiatives (BOS), ongoing feedback system (OFS), feedback focus systems (FFS).
Education
BEng.: Polymer Engineering, Second class Upper Division (4.34/5.0) -
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
09-2014
Master of Science- Environmental Management (Distinction) -
Glasgow Caledonian University
05-2024
Skills
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Communication and Collaborative skills,
- Organisational, Attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities
- COMAH, COSHH
- First Aid and Emergency Procedures
- Waste management strategy development
- Risk Assessment, Accident Investigation
- RIDDOR Reporting
- Coaching
- Auditing and Documentation
- Data collection and analysis
- Environmental management system implementation
- Carbon footprint analysis and Reporting
Certification
- NEBOSH Level 6 National
Diploma Occupational Health
and Safety Management
Professionals - Safety Leadership Coach
- ISO 9001: 2015 Lead Auditor
(Quality Management Systems) - NEBOSH National General
Certificate in Health and Safety - NEBOSH Environmental
Management Certification - Fundamental Machinery Safety
- Change Management
- LOTOTO/PTW Training
Facilitator - Racking Safety Awareness
- Hazardous Energy Control Specialist
- Fire Marshal
- Emergency First Aider
- Safe Use of Harnesses &
Working at Height - Certified Drugs & Alcohol Tester
Professional Membership
- CIWEM
- CertIOSH
- IEMA
- Black Professionals UK
Languages
English
First Language
APPS
- Office 365
- Sphera
- Evotix/Assured
- RetScreen
Timeline
Health, Safety and Environment Adviser
Harrogate Spring Water (Danone)
08.2025 - Current
Health, Safety and Environment Adviser
Beauparc Group (Associated Waste Management)
09.2024 - 08.2025
Master of Science- Environmental Management (Distinction) -
Glasgow Caledonian University
BEng.: Polymer Engineering, Second class Upper Division (4.34/5.0) -
Nnamdi Azikiwe University