Health, Safety, Fire & Environment Advisor in Halifax

The health and safety of our colleagues is at the heart of how we operate at apetito every day. The HSE Advisor will support our Wiltshire Farm Food depots across the North region and Scotland, working autonomously in the field and building relationships with teams remotely. As part of the company’s HSE team you will play a critical role in ensuring that our people can work in the safest and most effective way possible and that our business complies with UK legislation. You’ll be a proactive and detail‑oriented HSE Advisor with significant experience promoting and maintaining health, safety, and environmental standards in the food storage and delivery sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide practical support and advice to Wiltshire Farm Foods management teams, locally and centrally, to achieve consistently high standards of legal compliance and risk management across all depots.
• Conduct regular site reviews to assess compliance with UK HSE legislation and apetito operating procedures.
• Lead investigations into incidents and near‑mises, producing detailed reports and supporting the implementation of corrective actions.
• Lead and support multi‑functional teams to complete risk assessments and mitigate hazards using the hierarchy of control.
• Create toolbox talks and safety briefings for site personnel.
• Maintain and update HSE documentation, including risk assessments and safety plans.

Essential Requirements

• Strong passion for health and safety, driven to do the right thing even when it is not the easiest.
• NEBOSH General Certificate.
• Proven experience in a similar HSE role.
• Strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation and best practices.
• Experience in managing ISO 45001, 14001 and 50001 certifications.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and make decisions at pace.
• Driven and determined to make things happen and watch the detail.
• Commercial awareness.
• Engage and coach colleagues across the business.
• Motivate colleagues to live best practice.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Specialist qualifications in fire, environment & safety.
• Experience managing coldstore environments, logistics health & safety and food storage and distribution.

Travel and Working Conditions

You will be on the road 3–4 days per week, with overnight stays required. A company car will be provided. All offers of employment are subject to a Driving Assessment and Driving Licence checks. You must have held a UK manual driving licence for at least 2 years.

Benefits

• Competitive salary - accredited Living Wage employer.
• Company car.
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays.
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year.
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme.
• Pension scheme – employer matched contributions up to 4 %.
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1 × annual salary.
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas.
• Apetito perks at work scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts.

About apetito UK: Wiltshire Farm Foods is part of the apetito group, the UK’s largest ready‑meal supplier, cooking and delivering over 330 different frozen ready meals mainly to the elderly, their families and healthcare professionals. We are committed to high standards of safety, quality and sustainability, including achieving Net Zero by 2040. We are an accredited Living Wage employer and embrace inclusion, offering a supportive workplace for all staff.