Health & Safety and Environmental Manager

Job Description

Kettle Produce Limited is one of the major suppliers of fresh and pre-packed vegetables in the UK. We are a dynamic and customer focused business and our Health and Safety department plays a pivotal role in the successful operation of the business.

Are you passionate about creating safe, thriving workplaces? Are you ready to lead, inspire, and make a difference? This is your chance to step into a critical role as Health & Safety and Environmental Manager, where safety isn’t just a requirement – it’s a core value.

As a key leader in our team, you’ll collaborate across all levels of the business, ensuring that health, safety, and environmental excellence are woven into everything we do. This role is perfect for a motivated individual who thrives on dynamic challenges and enjoys driving meaningful change.

Why Join Kettle Produce?

· Make an Impact: Be the driving force behind fostering a safe and sustainable working environment.

· Leadership & Influence: Lead a proactive team, coach key stakeholders, and shape the company’s safety culture.

· Diverse Challenges: From inspections to reporting and strategising, no two days will be the same!

· Work in a Thriving Industry: Gain valuable experience in the fast-paced world of food manufacturing/processing.

What We’re Looking For:

We need an enthusiastic and self-motivated professional with:

• Ideally experience working within a food/FMCG/Manufacturing environment ideally in a leadership role across multiple sites.

· Strong leadership, coaching, and influencing skills.

· The ability to communicate effectively with everyone, from production staff to senior management.

· Collaborate with H&S Team, managers, and employees.

· NEBOSH Health & Safety Certificate, as a minimum and prepared to work towards Diploma.

• Awareness of in-house training such as fire safety, manual handling and IOSH, to liaise with our L&D Dept.

Your Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership:

· Understand, challenge, and seek to improve safety standards within the Group in line with legislative requirements and best practice to drive a continuous improvement philosophy in all areas.

· Advise and mentor stakeholders to ensure compliance and continual improvement.

· Ensure full utilisation of all operational teams across all sites by effectively managing, coaching, mentoring, training, and leading-by-example.

· Develop and undertake safety audits & tours, ensuring all non-conformances are documented and take responsibility for completing action plans as a result.

Operational Excellence:

• Conduct regular audits and inspections, ensuring alignment with company policies and legal requirements.
• Coordinate departmental safety activities and monitor their effectiveness.

Incident Management:

• Lead investigations for accidents, incidents, and near-misses, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Liaise with contractors and external auditors i.e. HSE, insurers etc.
• Manage compliance with RIDDOR and ensure timely and accurate reporting.

System Development:

• Maintain and improve our Health, Safety & Environmental management systems.
• Develop risk assessments, safe working practices, and procedures that make safety a seamless part of our operations.

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

• Enthusiasm, initiative, and a passion for safety.
• An ability to engage and inspire others, creating a culture where safety is everyone’s priority.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills to evaluate data and inform decisions.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Driving Licence is essential as there is travel between multiple sites.

Take the lead in creating a safer, smarter future for our business and its people.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £50,000.00-£55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person