Health, Safety and Environmental Manager

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast-growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure, and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits. To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient, and positive because we expect pace and agility. We insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

What will this role achieve? People are a company’s best asset and we want to ensure we have a safe environment in which our employees can continue to produce products that delight our customers. We are currently recruiting for an inquisitive and determined Health and Safety Advisor to join our SQSE team in Wigston. The team handles all activities relating to Food Safety, Health & Safety, Product Quality, Environment, Hygiene, and Pest Control, and you will be responsible for providing the site with Health, Safety, and Environmental advice and support. You will implement the pladis Central HS&E policies and procedures and drive continuous improvement of the site standards and systems. You will handle the site’s HS&E systems and internal audit programmes. You will be comfortable challenging the norm and will support the site in managing accident, issue, and incident prevention and investigations, and in delivering compliance to all legal, pladis, and other relevant external standards.

If you are self-motivated, with an aim to achieve the best result and are looking for a long-term career with interesting challenges within a great team, site, and company, apply now for immediate consideration.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Maintain a high level of knowledge and expertise in Health, Safety, and Environment matters to provide the Site Compliance Manager and the site with appropriate advice and support.
• Responsible for maintaining and facilitating continuous improvement in all aspects of the site’s HSE management systems and standards, in line with the group’s systems and policies.
• Provide managers and employees with information on legislative and Corporate compliance, advise on ways of meeting statutory requirements and Corporate HS&E Policies, HSE recommendations, and codes of practice.
• Responsible for the investigation and review of significant accidents, incidents, complaints, and pollution events, and the identification of solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Drive close out of issues and non-conformance.
• Support the Crisis Incident Management (CIM) process for HS&E issues by carrying out formal risk assessments and reports into the site’s Green Team.
• Take an active part in the site HSE committee.
• Drive the HSE agenda for the site; address issues and resolve the site requirements for improvements.
• Approve SOPs relating to HSE.
• Provide and advise on appropriate site training as required.
• Audit, monitor, and review the implementation of Health and Safety policies, working practices, safety procedures, and standards for all respective operations as directed by the Compliance Manager and Central Compliance team.
• Coordinate all site audits through the Central Audit Team and accompany auditors on site.
• Collate data and information and report on site’s HS&E performance.
• Drive risk assessment processes to continuously improve the site’s health and safety performance.
• Represent the site for regulatory health, safety & environmental authorities (The HSE, EA, and SEPA in Scotland).
• Proactively manage the site's Accident & Incident Reporting Procedures, making recommendations for future improvements to prevent recurrence where necessary.
• Collaborate with regulatory authorities and insurers on key matters such as fire risk assessment and certification, RIDDOR reporting, emergency planning, and safety improvement plans.
• Maintain close liaison with Occupational Health (EHW) to ensure H&S provisions are met and understood.

Bring your experience

Essential

• You must be an experienced Health & Safety professional with significant experience in a Health & Safety role.
• You will ideally be from a manufacturing environment within any industry.
• You will have good knowledge of Health & Safety law and its application and will work effectively with everyone from operators to the site leadership team to ensure compliance.
• NEBOSH Certificate.
• NEBOSH Diploma Part 1 or equivalent.

Desirable

• Membership of IOSH or greater (e.g., CMIOSH).
• Environmental Qualification (e.g., NEBOSH Diploma in Environmental Management or IEMA Certificate / Diploma).
• Membership of IEMA.
• Degree in relevant Health & Safety or Environmental subject.
• NEBOSH Diploma Part 2.

Our Purpose

Bring happiness with every bite. It’s a purpose that every one of our colleagues, all around the world believes in. And while we’re all unique, we also share the same values. Each of our values is important on its own. In combination, they’re exceptionally powerful. Our values have deep personal meaning to us. They’re part of who we are and what we stand for as an employer. Living our pladis values is a key part of success; look out for questions in your interview that link to these key pladis values.

Our Values

• Purpose led – We’re energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite.
• Agile – We’re ever-evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers.
• Positive – We’re highly motivated, optimistic, fearless, and we inspire each other to be better.
• Resilient - We’re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward.
• Collaborative – We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.

pladis is an equal opportunities employer; like every excellent recipe, we’re a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work that’s as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support, live and work in, all around the world. Where every voice is heard, and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.