At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the HSE strategy and ensure safety across multiple sites.
- Company: Join KP Snacks, a leading UK snack manufacturer with a vibrant culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, car allowance, annual bonus, and comprehensive healthcare.
- Other info: We're committed to inclusion and value diverse perspectives.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on safety and culture in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Extensive HSE leadership experience and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 45450 - 55550 £ per year.
Join our snack-loving team. We are looking for a Head of HSE 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.
Who are we? We are 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 McCoys. In the UK, we are a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We are proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.
About the role: The Head of Health, Safety & Environment is a critical leadership role within KP Snacks. Reporting to the Manufacturing Director, you will shape and deliver our HSE strategy, ensuring our business remains safe, legally compliant and environmentally responsible across seven UK manufacturing sites and our head office. You will bring technical expertise, strong leadership and a commercial mindset to help us protect our colleagues, our sites and our reputation. You will inspire a proactive safety culture, build capability across the business, and ensure HSE is embedded into everyday decision-making at all levels. This is a highly visible senior role that blends strategic leadership with practical, hands-on support for our sites. You will be a trusted adviser to the Executive Team, a calm and confident presence during incidents, and a key driver of cultural and behavioural change across KP Snacks.
What’s in it for you? We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:
- Competitive annual salary
- £9,000 car cash allowance
- Annual bonus scheme targeted at 20% of your salary, with a strong track record of overachievement
- Comprehensive healthcare support including a Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare (family cover), 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, with the option to buy more
- KP4ME our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more
What will you be doing?
- Leading the business-wide HSE strategy
- Creating, deploying and continuously strengthening our HSE Strategy, policy frameworks and management systems (ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001), ensuring robust compliance and a proactive, behaviour-based safety culture
- Influencing and guiding senior leaders
- Providing expert insight on emerging risks and regulatory changes, ensuring HSE is embedded in everyday decisions across Manufacturing, Operations and the wider business
- Building capability and leading your team
- Coaching and developing a high performing HSE function, supporting Site HSE Pillar Leads and working with Learning & Development to strengthen capability and succession
- Driving assurance, risk management and compliance
- Owning the HSE Operational Risk Register, overseeing audits, contractor management, CDM governance, crisis response, insurance requirements and business continuity planning
- Shaping culture and encouraging accountability
- Leading programmes that build trust, confidence and engagement, creating a safety culture that is open, honest and continuous-improvement focused
We'd love to hear from you if you can bring:
- Extensive senior HSE leadership experience in a fast-paced, multi-site environment (FMCG experience strongly preferred)
- NEBOSH Diploma, strong knowledge of UK H&S and environmental legislation; Chartered IOSH and environmental diploma desirable
- A proven track record of cultural and behavioural change, shaping proactive, empowered safety cultures
- Commercial and analytical thinking, balancing safety, cost and operational priorities
- Strong leadership and communication skills, able to influence at all levels and build trusted relationships across all functions
- Resilience, sound judgement and calm authority, particularly during incidents or high-pressure situations
Our purpose: At KP Snacks, we're passionate about creating happy snacking moments through our great tasting snacks and iconic brands. Every day, millions of people enjoy our products, including Hula Hoops, McCoy's, KP Nuts, Tyrrells, Skips, POM-BEAR and Butterkist, making us one of the UK's leading snack manufacturers. For decades, we've been delighting consumers by combining well-loved favourites with exciting innovations that reflect changing tastes and expectations. We're equally passionate about our people and committed to creating a workplace where everyone can grow, develop and make a real impact.
As part of the Intersnack Group, one of the world's leading snack manufacturers, we combine global expertise with a shared commitment to creating happy snacking moments every day. 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.
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