Health, Safety and Environment Manager

Butternut Box; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A company dedicated to dog wellness located in Doncaster is seeking a Health & Safety (H&S) Manager. You will develop and implement a robust HSE management system to ensure compliance with legislation and drive a positive safety culture across the organization. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in H&S within the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, preferably in food manufacturing, demonstrating a commitment to improving health and safety standards.

Benefits

39 hours of pre-booked paws days

£500 annual budget for learning and development

Enhanced parental leave

Discounted Private Medical Insurance

Discounted Gym membership

Employee discount on Butternut Box

Free parking and electric car charging

Team socials and events

Adorable office dogs

Qualifications

• Strong experience in H&S within FMCG, ideally in food manufacturing.
• Minimum 3 years in a high-speed volume manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrable improvements in H&S culture.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement HSE management system.
• Drive Health & Safety culture across the business.
• Investigate and report on accidents and incidents.

Skills

Experience in H&S role in FMCG

Cross-functional collaboration

Expert knowledge of Health and Safety best practices

Planning and organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Diploma level NEBOSH or equivalent

Job description

Supporting the manufacturing & fulfilment facility here at Rudie's Kitchen in order to ensure that the requirements of all relevant Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) legislation are implemented and that the business complies with corporate requirements. To drive best practice across the business and develop a strong Safety/Environmental culture. A bit more detail In this role, you can expect to…

At Butternut, the mission is to deliver health and happiness to dogs and their humans all over the world. In order to do just that, we need a team of forward-thinking, driven people who love dogs as much as we do. And we need quite a big kitchen too. Which is precisely why we have built one.

Located in Doncaster, Rudie's Kitchen and Ace's Pantry are where all the magic happens, so to speak. It's where tasty Butternut meals and treats will be gently cooked, using human-quality ingredients because, the way we see it, we wouldn't serve food to dogs that we wouldn't be happy to eat ourselves. At Buttern, we believe dogs deserve better, and if that's something you think too, we want to hear from you. Butternut has come a long way since Kev & Dave (co-founders) hand-delivered the first Butternut Box, and we are now looking for brilliant people to join the team for this next part of the story.

Responsibilities

• Develop a HSE management system and implement the relevant initiatives at Rudie's Kitchen in order to comply with local and national legislation and Environmental standards.
• Drive a Health & Safety culture across the business.
• Develop and recommend policies, standards, procedures and systems to ensure procedures are in compliance to H&S and Environmental legislation and site standards.
• Ensure personal and environmental accidents and incidents are investigated, recorded and reported properly, identifying and recommending improved practices to reduce accidents. Ensure a robust 'near miss' process is in place, communicated, understood and is an effective tool for accident reduction.
• Be the main point of contact for the Health & Safety Executive and the Environmental Agency.
• Provide assistance and advice and carry out risk assessments in relation to safe systems of work, policies, ways of working, environmental issues, maternity etc, and ensure a robust review process is in place.
• Tracking and providing statistical KPIs and reports to relevant parties to drive improvements to keep the business informed of any new legislation, identify gaps and implement actions to ensure compliance.
• Develop and manage a robust auditing process. Ensuring audits and auditors are effective. Audits are regular and add value, including acting as the HSE business lead for External Audits.
• Management of First Aiders, ensuring there is sufficient cover across the business and First Aiders are sufficiently trained and clear on their responsibilities.
• Develop an effective team of H&S representatives. Ensure well-trained reps with a clear remit. Schedule regular and effective H&S meetings with well-communicated outputs and clear action plans
• Work with the site Training Team to ensure that H&S and Environmental compliance training requirements are clear and on track. Assist in sourcing training providers and deliver training as required.
• Work with the People team to advise on Health Surveillance requirements and ensure the site is compliant.
• Advise departments on appropriate PPE specific to Health and Safety requirements.
• Manage the outsourced security contract and personnel on site.
• Support the Site Leadership Team in ensuring site security is robust and appropriate safeguards and systems are in place.

Qualifications

• Strong experience of working in a H&S role within the fast‑moving consumer goods market (FMCG), preferably gained in the food industry within a team-oriented culture.
• Significant experience in a H&S role and can demonstrate improvements in H&S culture.
• Experience of successful cross‑functional working.
• Expert knowledge of Health and Safety best practice and current legislative requirements.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a high‑speed volume manufacturing environment.
• Supervisory experience with broad working knowledge of relevant safety legislation.
• Pragmatic, adaptable, resilient and humble.
• Well‑practised planning, organisation and scheduling skills.
• Someone who loves the pace and excitement of FMCG manufacturing.
• Awareness of continuous improvement concepts and practices.
• Hungry for a challenge and keen to build something from the ground up.
• Easily approachable with good interpersonal skills, with creative thinking and analytical skills.
• Results‑driven and action‑oriented.
• Problem‑solving skills and priority setting.
• Excellent PC skills in order to develop communications and produce statistics and reports.
• Significant understanding of HSE Legislation and practical implementation.
• Demonstrable compliance to legislation and use of problem solving skills / personal judgement as well as policy adherence in order to make optimum business decisions.
• Diploma level NEBOSH, H&S and Environmental qualification or equivalent.
• Loves dogs (naturally).

Benefits

• 39 hours of pre‑booked paws days to support good wellbeing and self care. (equivalent to 5 days)
• Unlock a £500 annual budget for personal learning and development.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Get discounted Private Medical Insurance with Vitality Healthcare.
• Discounted Gym membership with "MyGymDiscounts" helping you stay fit and healthy.
• Treat your furry friend with an employee discount on Butternut Box.
• Say goodbye to parking woes with free parking and electric car charging.
• Team socials & events.
• Prepare for adorable office dog overload – meet Cleo, Otto, Cali, Ronnie, Harvey, Ralph, and many more!
• Holidays and Paws days are pro‑rata for those working part‑time or job share.

Additional Information

Butternut Box is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. We are not looking for external agency support with this role.

There is no closing date for this role. We normally experience a high volume of applications so if you are interested we suggest applying as soon as possible.

We aim to respond all applicants personally. Our recruitment team is small so do bear with us.