Health & Safety (H&S) Advisor in Dumbarton

Be part of something big. We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry.

Your new team: This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,600-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future.

The Health & Safety (H&S) team at Pernod Ricard are a team of 12 supporting our sites across the UK. The team focus on driving a culture of proactive health and safety, empowering our people and embedding continual improvement into daily operations.

Your unique contribution: The Health & Safety Advisor will support through the engagement of employees and hands-on coaching, building trust and strong relationships across your business area. You will have the following main areas of responsibility:

• Support frontline teams through visible, hands-on coaching to embed safe working practices and build confidence in managing day-to-day risks.
• Facilitate the engagement and empowerment of operational teams, encouraging ownership of safety and enabling locally driven improvements.
• Build trust and influence behaviours by developing strong relationships with employees and line managers, helping to shape a positive safety culture.
• Assist in the investigation of incidents, focusing on learning and root cause analysis to drive meaningful, preventative action.
• Provide operational teams with insight through the use of safety data and trends, enabling informed, risk-based decision-making.
• Apply health and safety policies, standards, and procedures in a way that aligns with the realities of distilling and bottling operations.
• Support the effective management of contractors, helping site teams ensure safe planning, coordination, and control of work.
• Promote a learning culture by sharing relevant lessons from across the wider business and encouraging the adoption of best practices.
• Champion a mindset that looks beyond compliance, supporting continuous improvement and striving for industry-leading safety standards.
• Support the development, testing, and ongoing improvement of emergency response plans.
• Contribute to wider business safety improvement initiatives by supporting the implementation of company-wide projects, tools, and campaigns.

Your blend of talent: This position could be right for you if you:

• Bring practical experience working in an operational / health and safety role, within a manufacturing, distilling, or bottling environment.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and an understanding of how to apply it in a fast-paced, operational setting.
• Able to build positive relationships on the shop floor and support a culture of openness, learning, and continual improvement.
• Comfortable communicating with and coaching colleagues across different functions.
• Experience in assisting with incident investigations and risk assessments.
• Organised and able to manage routine responsibilities across multiple teams or work areas.

Who you’ll be working with: Internally, you’ll collaborate across functions — connecting with operations, HR, engineering, building management, security and more. Externally, you will collaborate with the Health and Safety Executive, as well as other external regulatory bodies.

Our mix of benefits: For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme. Our lifestyle benefits include 25 days’ annual holiday plus 11 public holidays, your employee pension, share incentive plan, life assurance and more!

We’re committed to conviviality, and with this, you’ll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You’ll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring.

We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences and achievements.

Closing Date for Applications: 20th February 2026