Health & Safety Advisor

We are recruiting for a SHE Advisor to join the team to provide specialist Health & Safety support to the factory. This is a permanent opportunity which will report into the SHE Manager on site. The Nestlé Tutbury Factory in Derbyshire is one of the largest Nestlé factories in Europe after circa £500 million investment over the last few years. The factory is a Centre of excellence for Nescafé products around the world producing freeze-dried, spray dried and pod coffee technologies and is at the forefront of coffee innovation globally.

We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity. We proudly signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, are committed to Disability Confidence, and have been recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for gender equality for three consecutive years. Additionally, we are a headline partner of Diversity and Inclusion in grocery.

Your impact

The SHE Advisor will be responsible for supporting the SHE Manager in all aspects of health, safety and environment across site, as well as covering for the Safety Manager if / when required. Other key responsibilities will include:

• Support incident investigations & reporting as required helping to provide root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support with maintenance of the factory SHE Management systems including the ISO14001, ISO50001 and OHSAS450001 certifications.
• Work closely with our Occupational Health team to ensure factory compliance with health surveillance programmes, case management support and upkeep of the site First Aid facilities.
• Key role in maintaining the site Security arrangements, audits and improvement plans.
• Implement & develop site initiatives leading to continuous improvement in SHE performance in line with the Nestlé Continuous Excellence mind-set of zero accidents, zero harm and zero incidents.

Your ingredients for success

The person that is successful in this role will demonstrate a passion and drive for improvement in SHE in all aspects of our operations. Ideally, you will bring previous experience from a Health & Safety role within an FMCG environment or similar.

Required qualifications for the role

• Essential – Recognised Health & Safety qualification i.e. NEBOSH Certificate (or equivalent)
• Desirable - experience in operating environmental management systems, working with regulators and driving environmental improvements.
• A continuous improvement mindset and approach will also be useful in this role.

What you need to know

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Nestlé sponsorship.