Health, Safety & Environment Advisor

job Title : Health Safety and Environment Advisor (North)

Location: AG Barr Cumbernauld (with travel to other company sites)

Role Type: Full-Time Permanent

Reporting: a member of the wider HS&E Team supporting the Head of HS&E and directly reporting in to the HS&E Business Partner (North)

Are you passionate about fostering a culture of safety and excellence

We are seeking a dedicated and proactive HS&E Advisor to join our team. Based primarily at our Cumbernauld site you will play a pivotal role in supporting our operational teams in ensuring compliance with legal requirements company policy and best practices in Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) activities.

This isnt just a box-ticking exercise; you will be a visible leader driving real change and ensuring every member of our team goes home safe every day.

The Impact You Will Make

As our HS&E Advisor your responsibilities will include but not limited to

• Risk Management: Supporting assessments on plant machinery and operational procedures to identify all associated risks.
• Safety Culture: Facilitating the promotion of a positive health safety and environmental culture within the site and wider company.
• Expert Guidance: Advising internal stakeholders on the interpretation and implementation of company policies standards and statutory provisions.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively conducting HS&E related audits and supporting workplace inspections recommending and supporting the implementation of both improvement opportunities and remedial actions.
• Incident Investigation: Assisting operational teams with incident investigations to identify immediate and root causes and ensure corrective and preventative actions are in place.
• Training & Development: Preparing and delivering HS&E alerts briefings and training sessions as appropriate.
• Compliance: Conducting assessments in key safety areas such as MHE operations DSEAR Noise COSHH PUWER and Fire Safety to ensure legal compliance.

What Youll Bring

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Industry Experience: At least 2 years of experience in Health Safety and Environmental ideally gained within a manufacturing and logistics/distribution environment.
• Legislative Knowledge: A comprehensive understanding of health safety and environmental legislation.
• Key Qualifications: A minimum of a NEBOSH Certificate Environmental Qualification or with a clear commitment to attaining an environmental qualification. Hold at least Technical membership of IOSH including demonstrable continuous professional development (cpd). Hold any other relevant and or specialist qualifications relating to HS&E.
• Interpersonal Excellence: Good communication and interpersonal skills to engage with colleagues at all levels.
• Technical Literacy: Being PC and systems literate is essential including supporting colleagues in the use of reporting systems like our HSMS INTELEX.
• Audit Experience: Experience with ISO 14001 or 45001 auditing is highly desirable.

Why Join Us

You will be joining a company that values safety as a core pillar of its operation. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of site-wide safety initiatives maintain our management systems and contribute to emergency response planning.

What We Offer

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;

• Competitive salary plus annual bonus scheme
• 34 days holiday and flexible holiday trading
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Defined contribution Pension with employer contributions up to 8%.
• Peppy Health
• 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
• 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 wont meet every single requirement in this advert but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you dont 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 isWednesday 4th February 2026

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

Required Experience:

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