EHS Technician

PepsiCo; Coventry; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Critical illness cover

Discounted gym memberships

Enhanced parental leave

Electric car schemes

Job summary

PepsiCo UK is seeking an entry-level Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) professional to support day-to-day management, compliance, and auditing of site EHS standards. The role collaborates with the EHS team to promote safe working practices through training, guidance, and inspection.

You will work with Operations and Projects to ensure EHS excellence, participate in near-miss investigations, and help deliver targeted site inspections.

Qualifications

• Passion for health, safety and the environment and ability to engage others in the EHS agenda.
• Good coordination skills and ability to manage own time and drive improvements.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels—clear writing and group presentation.
• Flexible, available for 24/7 as business needs dictate.
• PC literate and comfortable with Excel and data sources.
• Good working knowledge of the site and operational processes.
• Root Cause Analysis experience in a Lean environment with strong problem-solving.
• Working knowledge of EHS legislation, GEHSMS and UK Focus Top Risks requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support site compliance with Environmental Health and Safety Legislation and operate within the internal GEHSMS Standards.
• Work with Operations, Projects and other functions to promote good EHS practices and raise issues early for resolution. Support resolution of significant Near Misses and contribute to accident investigations.
• Conduct site wide targeted inspections as part of standard work to audit site processes and systems (SPARK health checks/ISO/Environmental - SEPA).
• Coordinate the distribution of PPE on site ensuring correct specifications in place, issue of PPE is recorded and suitable supply available. Role of GEHSMS PPE – standard owner.
• Specific responsibility for GEHSMS ownership – according to site requirements, for example: Waste Management, Spill Prevention, Walking Working Surfaces.
• Collaborate with ESATs and SMEs to create Risk Assessments through MyEHS and detailed Technical RA to include but not limited to: COSHH, Task Based, MESS and Environmental Aspects & Impacts.
• Collaborate with Training Team to deliver required EHS training to include but not limited to: EHS element of site inductions, manual handling, DSEAR Awareness, Face Fit Testing, SWPs.
• Promoting a strong EHS culture through effective communications, campaigns and safety coaching.
• Completing routine and non-routine standard work tasks, and additional tasks arising from business needs.
• Provide input to the ESATs to ensure access to relevant EHS data: incidents, topical issues and activity plan.

Skills

Health & safety passion

Coordination skills

Excellent communication

Flexible availability

Site knowledge

Root cause analysis

EHS legislation knowledge

Tools

Excel

Job description

Overview

At PepsiCo UK, we’re proud to make some of the nation’s favourite snacks and drinks—like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers, and Monster Munch. With sites across the UK, including our Quaker mill in Cupar and Doritos factory in Coventry, we’re also home to one of the world’s largest crisp factories in Leicester.

This is an entry level role into longer term EHS specialist and leadership roles. The role will have specific areas of responsibility for supporting day-to-day management, compliance and auditing of site EHS Standards. Working with the EHS Team and GEHSMS Standard Owners to promote the adoption of safe working practices through training, guidance, advice and inspection.

Responsibilities

• Support site compliance with Environmental Health and Safety Legislation and operate within the internal GEHSMS (Global Environmental, Health and Safety Management System) Standards.
• Work with Operations, Projects and other functions to promote good EHS practices and raise issues early for resolution. Support resolution of significant Near Misses and contribute to accident investigations.
• Conduct site wide targeted inspections as part of standard work to audit site processes and systems (SPARK health checks/ISO/Environmental - SEPA).
• Coordinate the distribution of PPE on site ensuring correct specifications in place, issue of PPE is recorded and suitable supply available. Role of GEHSMS PPE – standard owner.
• Specific responsibility for GEHSMS ownership – according to site requirements, for example: Waste Management, Spill Prevention, Walking Working Surfaces.
• Collaborate with ESATs and SMEs to create Risk Assessments through MyEHS and detailed Technical RA to include but not limited to: COSHH, Task Based, MESS and Environmental Aspects & Impacts.
• Collaborate with Training Team to deliver required EHS training to include but not limited to: EHS element of site inductions, manual handling, DSEAR Awareness, Face Fit Testing, SWPs.
• Promoting a strong EHS culture through effective communications, campaigns and safety coaching.
• Completing routine and non-routine standard work tasks, and additional tasks arising from business needs.
• Provide input to the ESATs to ensure access to relevant EHS data: incidents, topical issues and activity plan.

Qualifications

• Passion for health, safety and the environment with the ability to engage others in the EHS agenda, consistently driving EHS across all functions.
• Good coordination skills, able to manage own time and gain commitment from others with reference to action and improvement plans.
• Excellent communication skills - able to communicate clearly and confidently at all levels - 1:1, in writing and presenting in group situations.
• Flexible, can be available for support 24 hours/7 days as business needs dictate.
• PC literate and comfortable working with Excel and a variety of data sources.
• Good working knowledge of the site and operational processes.
• Root Cause Analysis - experience of operating in a Lean environment with strong problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of EHS legislation, GEHSMS and UK Focus Top Risks requirements.

Why Join Us?

We offer a competitive salary, and a wide range of benefits—from critical illness cover and discounted gym memberships to enhanced parental leave and electric car schemes. Our commitment to wellbeing and career growth makes us a Top Employer for 14 years running.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, committed to the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide any necessary adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.