Health, Safety & Environment Advisor

ZipRecruiter; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in Europe is seeking a Health, Safety & Environment Advisor to enhance HSE standards at their UK site in Milton Keynes. The ideal candidate will have experience in HSE management, particularly in food manufacturing, and will provide guidance on compliance and safety initiatives while supporting continuous improvement efforts. This permanent, full-time position offers a salary of £32,000 - £36,000 along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Company Pension Plan

Health Plan

Income Protection Plan

Life Assurance

Bonus up to 6%

Qualifications

• Solid knowledge in Health, Safety, and Environmental management.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment is ideal.
• Confident in advising and influencing behavior.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert HSE advice and support at all levels of the business.
• Lead risk assessments and audits.
• Analyse safety and environmental data.

Skills

Health, Safety and Environmental management

Advising managers

Risk assessments

Behavioral safety initiatives

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Health, Safety & Environment Advisor – We are looking for a proactive HSE Advisor to take a leading role in driving Health, Safety and Environmental standards across our UK site. Reporting to the HSE Manager, you will act as the site's go-to specialist for HSE matters – advising managers and teams, conducting risk assessments and audits, and leading initiatives to strengthen our safety culture and environmental performance. You\'ll provide clear, practical guidance to ensure compliance with UK regulations and our internal standards and play a key role in developing and improving our Environmental Management Systems.

Salary: £32,000 - £36,000 per annum

Benefits, Contract and Hours: Permanent position, Full Time, Monday to Friday 08:30 – 17:30, with a flexible approach depending on business needs. Company Pension Plan, Westfield Health Plan, Company Sick Pay and Income Protection Plan, Life Assurance and up to 6% bonus (subject to length of service).

The division is part of a larger group and can offer future career opportunities for the right candidate, along with training and development.

Your Experience

You will bring solid knowledge or experience in Health, Safety and Environmental management, ideally gained in a food manufacturing environment. You will be confident advising managers, influencing behaviours and driving improvements.

• Provide expert HSE advice and support at all levels of the business.
• Lead risk assessments, incident investigations, mandatory training sessions and audits.
• Develop and monitor action plans to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
• Analyse safety and environmental data to identify trends and propose solutions.
• Develop and deliver engaging training workshops and coaching sessions across the site.
• Champion sustainable safe systems of work and behavioural safety initiatives.
• Drive improvements and awareness in the site Environmental Management System.

Demonstrable Abilities

• Develop and deliver engaging training workshops and coaching sessions across the site.
• Ability to manage and influence upwards.
• Ability to use external data in driving HSE improvements and priorities.

Desirable Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent).
• IOSH membership (TechIOSH) desirable.
• Other or working towards recognised environmental or safety qualifications.

Your Key Qualities

• Articulate with verbal and written communication appropriate to your audience.
• Open and approachable to encourage open dialogue with peers.
• Resilient and self-assured when faced with challenging people, processes, and problems.
• Analytical of process and people to drive workable solutions and quality data.
• Proactive approach with ability to work autonomously and drive results.
• Adaptable in approach to driving standards across a broad-spectrum audience.

About Us

This is your opportunity to work for one of the largest food manufacturers in Europe, Brioche Pasquier. We have been present in the UK for over 2 decades and sell a range of French bakery products to major UK food retailers, wholesale and food service markets. The company is still family run with a culture reflecting closeness and respect, with a history reaching back to 1936. We are a growing international company with a strong manufacturing presence in Europe, South Korea and USA and products presence in over 50 other countries.

We are at our 240,000 sq. ft. technologically advanced production facility to service the UK market in order to continue the strong growth of the company. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a category-leading brand and an exciting stage in the history of the business.

You may also have experience in the following roles: Environmental Health and Safety Advisor, HSE Coordinator, Health Safety Environment Officer, Safety and Environmental Advisor, HSE Specialist, Occupational Health and Safety Advisor, Environmental Safety Advisor, Health Safety and Environmental Consultant, HSE Compliance Officer, Safety Environmental Health Advisor, etc.

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