HSE Advisor

KP Snacks; Cowpen Bewley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading snack manufacturer in Cowpen Bewley seeks a dedicated HSE Advisor to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. This role involves driving a strong safety culture, monitoring performance indicators, and supporting an ambitious growth project. The ideal candidate will have a NEBOSH Certificate and 2-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment. A strong coaching ability and commitment to continuous learning are essential. Competitive benefits include an annual bonus and comprehensive healthcare support.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

Comprehensive healthcare support

KP Pension Plan

25 days holiday

Online platform for benefits and wellbeing

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Ability to track performance indicators and implement safety initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Implement and uphold HSE procedures to meet legislative requirements.
• Build capabilities through coaching, engagement, and training.
• Monitor key HSE performance indicators and develop improvement plans.
• Identify loss reduction opportunities while managing the HSE budget.
• Champion professional development for colleagues.

Skills

Health and safety regulations

Coaching skills

Engagement skills

Continuous learning

Education

NEBOSH Certificate

Progress towards Level 6 NEBOSH Diploma

Job description

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Advisor

Billingham (Home of McCoy’s, Wheat Crunchies, pombear and more…)

On-site

Join our snack-loving team

We’re looking for a HSE Advisor to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.

About the role

As our HSE Advisor, you’ll be at the heart of our Zero‑Loss journey, ensuring full legislative compliance while driving a positive safety culture across the site. You’ll play a key role in supporting a major growth project, ensuring that as we expand, safety remains a top priority. From shaping HSE strategies to embedding best practices into new processes and operations, your influence will be critical in delivering safe and sustainable growth. Through masterplan activities, colleague engagement, and capability building, you’ll champion our ‘Zero Loss Mentality’, making safety a driving force behind everything we do. If you’re excited about making a real impact while supporting an ambitious growth project, we’d love to hear from you!

What’s in it for you?

• Annual bonus scheme, with a strong track record of overachievement
• Comprehensive healthcare support – including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care
• KP Pension Plan – contribution matching up to 7% of your salary
• 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more
• KP4ME – our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more

What will you be doing?

• Ensure legal compliance – Implement and uphold HSE procedures to meet and maintain all legislative requirements.
• Drive a strong safety culture – Build capabilities through coaching, engagement, and training, ensuring safety is embedded at all levels.
• Track and improve performance – Monitor key HSE performance indicators, set clear expectations, and develop annual improvement plans.
• Maximise site safety and investment – Identify and prioritise loss reduction opportunities while managing the HSE budget and capital allocation.
• Support personal progression – Champion professional development, including supporting colleagues in achieving an NVQ Level 6 in NEBOSH.

Who are we?

We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close‑knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

We’re committed to inclusion

We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.

We’d love to hear from you if you can bring:

• 2-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with a strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• A NEBOSH Certificate as a minimum requirement, with the ambition and capability to progress towards a Level 6 NEBOSH Diploma (support will be provided).
• A passion for continuous learning and professional development, with a drive to enhance safety culture and compliance across the site.
• Strong coaching and engagement skills to influence and build capability at all levels.
• The ability to track performance indicators, implement safety initiatives, and support strategic HSE improvements.

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