Health, Safety

3 weeks ago

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom AG Barr Full time

Job Title: Health Safety & Environment Business Partner (South)
Location: Milton Keynes

Are you ready to Be Your Best Barr None?

We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real Moments that Matter

AG Barr has been quenching the nation’s thirst for over 145 years and is home to some of the UK’s most loved drinks brands.

Employing over 1,000 people across four business units and ten UK locations, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

At our core is Barr Soft Drinks, home to some of the UK’s most loved soft drinks. Whether it’s the iconic IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand or the unique range of BARR flavours, we brighten people’s lives with refreshingly different drinks.

And we’re growing, thanks to some exciting acquisitions in recent years, including the functional drinks brand Boost, FUNKIN which operates in the exciting and growing cocktail market and MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.

There's never been a better time to join us

What we’re looking for…


The HSE Business Partner South reports to the Group Safety and Environment Manager and makes a key contribution to the development and maintenance of the company HSE management systems.

The HSE Business Partners work in partnership with site operational management teams, with the support of HSE Advisors, to drive compliance to the appropriate standards, to continuously improve the company H&S culture and ultimately improve the performance of the sites. The job holders will also support the sites in the implementation of large projects.

The HSE Business Partner South role covers the manufacturing site and warehouse at Milton Keynes, the Middlebrook regional office and Commercial function.

Your responsibilities will include...

  • Develop company standards in conjunction with the Group Health Safety and Environment Manager and partner with business stakeholders to ensure compliance with legislative requirements and company standards.
  • Play a proactive role in improving health, safety and environmental site performance through training, coaching, development of site HS&E documentation (i.e. risk assessments, safe systems of work and COSHH assessments) development of appropriate control measures, toolbox talks, H&S Days/ road shows and proactive engagement of employees.
  • Benchmark and drive best practice/policy deployment/training requirements across all sites and branches and keep the sites up to date with new initiatives.
  • Proactively provide project support and training where appropriate to ensure health & safety and environmental standards are built into all projects
  • Ensure all group and site policies remain up to date and effective at all times in conjunction with key stakeholders.
  • Collating and publishing health & safety and environmental performance reports and lead discussions centered around continuous improvements
  • Keep all sites and functions up to date with changes to legislation, company and external certification standards as well as analysing and advising on their potential implications for the business


  • Implement communication campaigns, provide training programs and support initiatives designed to improve the company health & safety and environmental culture
  • Lead external and internal audits and inspections across the group, recommending both improvement opportunities and remedial actions where standards are not being met
  • Support the site teams with incident investigations, ensuring that root-causes have been identified and corrective actions implemented.

What you’ll bring...

  • Strong communication and relationship management skills


  • Educated to degree level with at least 5 years working within a Health & Safety and Environmental role, preferably within a manufacturing environment and ideally in the food & drinks industry
  • NEBOSH qualified (min NEBOSH Diploma, or equivalent, and working knowledge of ISO 45001). Working experience and knowledge of ISO 14001 environmental management system and standards.
  • IOSH and IEMA membership.
  • Trained Lead auditor in ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
  • Proven track record of success in leading and managing change
  • In depth knowledge and understanding of all relevant H&S and Environmental legal requirements and external certification standards
  • Strong IT skills required.

What we offer…

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard. Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.

We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;

  • Up to 33 days holiday (depending on shift pattern)
  • Flexible holiday trading
  • Living Wage Employer
  • Healthcare Cash Plan
  • Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
  • Life assurance
  • Save as you earn scheme
  • Staff sales discount
  • Free AG Barr products throughout your working day
  • Pension
  • Annual salary review
  • Ongoing professional development

And much more

To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform here.

We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.

While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won't meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for Apply now

Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Latest closing date for applications is 19th June 2024

Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so apply now

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