Site Health, Safety

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 to succeed here 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

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Why join our team?

pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy As we start on our new journey, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products at pladis - new flavours, new concepts and new ways to share happiness

Our strength is not only in our products, it is also in our people and our values. Each business that has united to form pladis are loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.

What will this role achieve?
- We are currently recruiting for an inquisitive and determined, Health and Safety Advisor to join our SQSE team in Halifax.
- The team manage 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 drives continuous improvement of the site standards and systems. You will manage the site’s HS&E systems and internal audit programme. You will be part of the site leadership team and part of the strategic development for the site.
- 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.

What will be your key deliverables?
- Maintains a high level of knowledge and expertise in Health, Safety and Environment matters to provide the Site General 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.
- A member of the site leadership team and part of the strategic development for the site.
- Provides managers and employees with information on legislative and Corporate compliance, advises 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. Drives close out of issues and non-conformance.
- Supports the Crisis Incident Management (CIM) process for H S& E issues by carrying out formal risk assessments and reports into the site’s Green Team.
- Takes an active part in the site HSE committee.
- Drives the HSE agenda for the site; addresses issue and determines the site requirements for improvements.
- Approves SOPs relating to HSE.
- Provides and advises on appropriate site training as required.
- Audits, monitors and reviews 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.
- Co-ordinates all site audits through the Central Audit Team and accompanies auditors on site.
- Collates data and information and reports on site’s HS& E performance.
- Drives risk assessment processes to continuously improve site’s health and safety performance.
- Represents the site for regulatory health, safety & environmental authorities. (The HSE, EA and SEPA in Scotland).
- Proactively manages the sites Accident & Incident Reporting Procedures, making recommendations for future improvements to prevent recurrence where necessary.
- Interface 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 Occupationa