Site EHS Specialist - Aylesbury Dairy UK

Arla Group; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arla is seeking an experienced environment, health and safety professional to strengthen standards and drive continual improvement at our Aylesbury site. You will lead the QEHS team, coach colleagues, ensure compliance with ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001, and work with regulators and partners to build a strong safety culture while supporting site leadership.

With five years in EHS within FMCG, a NEBOSH Diploma-level qualification, and a degree in environmental, scientific or engineering discipline,

Qualifications

• At least five years’ experience in an EHS discipline within a food manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• NEBOSH Diploma-level health and safety qualification or working towards one.
• Environmental management qualification is valued.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and continual improvement of QEHS strategies, policies and systems.
• Audit, inspections, risk assessments and policy development to ensure compliance.
• Coach and train line managers on health and safety awareness and procedures.

Skills

EHS management

Coaching

Regulatory liaison

Risk assessment

Education

Degree in environmental, scientific or engineering discipline

NEBOSH Diploma-level health and safety qualification

Job description

Are you an experienced environment, health and safety professional who can help strengthen standards, support colleagues and drive continual improvement across a busy manufacturing site?

Join our Quality, Environment, Health and Safety team at Aylesbury, where you will provide technical direction and practical support to the Senior QEHS Manager, Site Director and wider site team. You will coach colleagues, help maintain robust management systems and play an important part in improving our environment, health and safety performance.

How you will make an impact

Reporting to the Senior QEHS Manager, you will sit within the site QEHS team and support the implementation and continual improvement of environment, health and safety strategies, policies and systems across Aylesbury. You will work closely with site leaders, line managers, regulators and external partners to maintain compliance and build a strong safety culture.

• Support the implementation of site environment, health and safety strategies, policies and programmes, while developing and monitoring relevant KPIs and improvement plans.
• Interpret applicable legislation and advise the site management team on compliance, including audits, inspections, risk assessments, action plans and policy development.
• Prepare, maintain and continually improve QEHS management system documentation, procedures and instructions, including requirements relating to ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.
• Coach, support and train line managers on health and safety awareness, legal compliance, procedures and best practice, contributing to the resolution of EHS-related issues.
• Maintain effective relationships with regulators, insurers and other stakeholders, while supporting environmental permits, effluent consent, asset protection, crisis management and EHS-related projects.

What will make you successful

You will bring at least five years’ experience in an EHS discipline within a food manufacturing or FMCG environment, ideally including experience of working on an Environment Agency PPC or environmentally permitted site. You will hold a degree or equivalent qualification in an environmental, scientific or engineering discipline, alongside a NEBOSH Diploma-level health and safety qualification, or be working towards one. An environmental management qualification is also valued.

To thrive in this role, you will be confident interpreting legislation and turning it into practical action, collaborative when coaching and influencing colleagues at every level, and proactive in identifying gaps and driving sustainable improvements. We work closely as a team and will support you as you build relationships, take ownership and help strengthen our site culture.

What do we offer?

We are committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you, with colleagues around you to support your learning and help you deliver meaningful improvements. You will also join a market leader producing nutritious household-favourite brands in a way that makes things better for our customers, the farmers who own us and the wider world.

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.