Fast paced food manufacturing company
SHE Advisor
Leeds
GBP 50,000 per annum + package including a 5% bonus, 6% matched pension etc.
Vacancy Overview
Be the subject matter expert on site for SHE, closely supported by the extensive network of experienced SHE professionals in the business and reporting to the inspirational cluster manager who will provide guidance.
Key Responsibilities
- Seeking a professional who is a hands‑on leader, willing to get stuck in from the outset, while also providing strategic support as an important member of the senior leadership team.
- Conduct a site‑based gap analysis by observing work as it is actually carried out, then prioritise and address the findings. Improve site compliance, drive best practice, raise SHE standards, and focus on resetting and refocusing culture and behaviours, ensuring the workforce takes accountability, looks out for each other and owns safety.
- Calmly support and offer reassurance across the site with initial handholding if needed following an exciting but major merger.
- Support SHE needs across the business, rolling out new projects and initiatives resulting from significant site investment.
- Manage risks at a permitted site, including hot working areas, effluent, ammonia, gas ovens, CIP, machinery safety, slips, trips, falls, DSEAR, workplace transport, manual handling and MHE.
- Help manage all stakeholder relationships (EA, HSE, customers, local community) to ensure compliance is maintained.
- Support the recording and successful management of all emergency evacuation exercises, ensuring procedures are followed and practiced in accordance with group and insurance standards.
- Shape the current safety culture and behaviours from a dependent to an independent state, re‑setting ownership to the site level.
- Guide the senior leadership team in integrating SHE, providing a patient approach to educate and promote confidence across safety, health and environment.
Ideal Background and Qualifications
- Prior HSE experience within engineering, production, manufacturing, logistics and warehouse environments, ideally in FMCG sectors such as bakery, brewery, beverages, food, tobacco, paper and packaging (excluding public sector, oil & gas, retail and construction).
- Experience with environmental duties, especially permits.
- NEBOSH Certificate is essential.
- Capability to lead a site independently.
Ideal Personality
- Proactive, self‑starter who can troubleshoot and is solutions driven.
- Positive and engaging leader.
- Hands‑on, supportive, able to handhold the site initially then enable ownership of SHE, building knowledge and confidence and providing the right tools for success.
