Regional HSE Advisor (UK Manufacturing Sites)

Sites based in Warrington, Stoke, Blackpool, Mid West Wales and Luton and the role requires travel between sites

About Central Functions

Central Functions is formed of the teams and people that serve the entire business. These people are integral to the smooth running of the business; ensuring everyone is paid on time, that materials are sourced and arrive promptly, that we meet our legal obligations and that our health, safety, and security is safeguarded. 

About Health, Safety & Environment and the Role

The Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) team ensure that we operate safe working environments for all THG employees and visitors. The team provide on-site support to ensure risks are managed in a timely fashion, as well as completing audits and checks to so the business meets all health & safety related legislative requirements. Achieving and maintaining legal environmental compliance is essential to prevent the risk of litigation and/or financial penalty and the repetitional damage that could be experienced in the event of non-compliance of legal issues concerning the environment.

The National HSE Advisor role will report to the Head of HSE (Operations & Manufacturing). Day to day the National HSE Advisor will work collaboratively with the all of the site leads across the UK acquired sites. The role will be accountable for the provision of competent HSE support to all acquired sites.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development of location HSE strategies, programmes and plans.
• Pro-actively monitor and challenge standards to promote continual improvement.
• Provide guidance to the THG project team, and contractors, to implement effective safety methodologies on site
• Performing regular Health, Safety & Environment audits;
• Relaying findings back to the local management teams.
• Implement immediate corrective actions and overseeing all further preventative and corrective actions to eliminate root causes.
• Advise and support all colleagues of their statutory duties within their areas of responsibility.
• Assist in the development of the company HSE Management system.
• Involvement in contractor vetting and other contractor management processes.
• Review and approval of contractor’s risk assessments and method statements.
• Reporting all HSE hazards, issues or near misses to HSE Manager and local management teams.
• Assist in the development & implementation of HSE policies and procedures.
• Assist with accident / incident investigation, root cause analysis and reporting for corrective actions.
• Raising HSE purchase orders.
• Undertaking new risk assessments and reviewing current risk assessments
• Conducting and reviewing COSHH assessments.
• Assisting in the fire risk assessment process.
• Supporting with environmental matters such as Environmental Impact Assessments and investigations, ensuring compliance with environmental legislative requirements.

Requirements:

• 3+ years’ experience in a HSE function in food and product manufacturing facilities and operations.
• An excellent understanding and working knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental regulations.  
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.
• IEMA Environmental Foundation Certificate desirable.
• Experience dealing with issues relating to HSE swiftly and effectively
• Experience of maintaining an accredited OHSMS - ISO 45001 is desirable.
• Experience of delivering IOSH Managing Safely is desirable.

Benefits:

Career Development

• Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team.
• Continued development through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider.

Enhanced Leave

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us!
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.
• Up to 10 days compassionate leave.
• Buy back up to 3 days each year.
• Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months.

Wellbeing Support

• Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
• Access our in-house CBT therapist.
• Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.
• State-of-the-art on-site gym.
• Access to our on-site physio.

Other Perks

• Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office.
• Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands.
• On-site staff shop.
• Access to on-site barber.
• Know someone who would be perfect for THG? Refer them and get up to £1000 when they pass their probation.
• Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.