Health Safety and Environmental Lead

About Kerry

Kerry Group’s UK & Ireland dairy related business includes Dairy Ingredients, Dairy Nutritional Ingredients, Dairy Consumer Foods, and Agribusiness. With a revenue in excess of €1bn per year, it is one of the world’s leading dairy businesses. With our strong dairy heritage and deep-rooted connection to our 3,000 milk suppliers, right through to our portfolio of innovative and high-quality brands, the dairy business has a unique and compelling proposition for both consumers and our customers.

Our dairy business has a diversified portfolio of dairy, nutritional ingredients and market leading dairy brands and its vertically integrated dairy processing ensures the highest quality, sustainably produced 1.2bn litres of milk for our dairy, nutritional ingredients, and consumer foods business – a key consideration among some of our largest customers across the globe.

We have an unrivalled dairy consumer brands portfolio coupled with a track record in innovation underpinned by technology and science. We manufacture and market our own leading butter, dairy, and plant spreads brands: Dairygold, Low Low, Pure and Golden Cow. We are the largest supplier of Private Label dairy spreads, supplying all major retailers in Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe. Our cheese brands compete in children’s cheese snacks (Attack-a-Snak), natural cheese (block, slices and grated), and in processed cheese segments and our leading cheese brands include Strings & Things, Coleraine, and Charleville Cheese. Through our multi-geographical presence (UK, Ireland, and Western Europe) we have a deep consumer insight which is a key component of the business.

About the role

Here at Kerry, we are currently recruiting for a HSE Lead, on a permanent basis onsite in Ossett, Wakefield. The ideal candidate will be someone who posses a solid background in HSE through a combination of education and experience, to take real ownership of a busy and varied role. You will be a conscientious leader who can support and drive positive change, alongside being a confident communicator. reporting into our SLT.

Key responsibilities

• Primary lead & coordinator for Health & Safety & Environmental activities.
• Advises management teams on legal requirements, industry best practice, and prevailing group standards.
• Works in conjunction with site management and the Regional HSE team to drive the safety agenda.
• Actively engages the front line and management to maintain and own the pro-active safety culture.
• Creates the forums and opportunities to involve and communicate with colleagues.
• Creates/develops standards/performance frameworks for performance assessment and benchmarking (e.g., ISO ISO14001/ISO50001/SMETA/SWA).
• Coordinates the generation and routine maintenance/review of risk assessment and safe systems of work processes.
• Coordinate incident investigation processes, recording and reporting industrial injuries as required.
• Designates and carries out routine Site Health & Safety/Environmental audits to comply with the local site and wider group requirements.
• Review, update and maintain Site Health, Safety & Environmental Management Systems, taking account of industry best practice and any prevailing Kerry Group standards (Human Element/Hazardous Processes/LIFE).
• Support & advise Occupational Health & HR as required to ensure the health & wellbeing of our colleagues.
• Build effective Company, local, regional & national HSE networks to share & learn best practice.
• Maintain the Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in line with Company or other prevailing standards (ISO14001 & ISO50001)

Qualifications and skills

• Minimum NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent qualification.
• Good knowledge of local H&S & Environmental Legislation.
• PC literate including being able to work with Microsoft Office and H&S software.
• Stakeholder management: communicate with both internal and external; and public and private stakeholders.
• Leadership skills: ability to influence and lead the HSE culture at front line level.

Nice to have

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent qualification (Or actively working towards).
• IEMA or other relevant qualification/experience with the ability to manage in accordance with a PPC permit.
• Proven post qualification, Health & Safety & Environment experience in a manufacturing/FMCG/service company. Food and Drink industry experience would be an advantage.
• Professional level membership of a recognised Health & Safety institute (IOSH/IIRSM etc.).

What's in it for me?

Opportunity for career development, matched pension scheme to up to 10% and access to an employee assistance program and employee benefit platform.

In Kerry we benefit from the knowledge of our colleagues who bring a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles and experiences.

One team fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires food and nourishes life.

One culture where everyone brings their unique perspectives and experiences to help make us better, together.

We are committed to nurturing an environment of positivity and inclusiveness, where everyone can be at their best, both personally and professionally.

Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status or any other protected characteristic.