Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor

Description

Are you an experienced health safety and environmental professional ready to make a meaningful impact across Scotland by promoting safe sustainable and compliant working environments

The Health Safety and Environmental Advisor role sits within Food Standards Scotlands Corporate Services division as part of the Health Safety Administration Facilities and Environment (HSAFE) Business Unit. Reporting directly to the HSE Manager this post currently carries no direct line management or budgetary responsibilities.

In this role you will support FSSs health and safety environmental and sustainability agendas by monitoring compliance providing advice to staff and the wider organisation and contributing to the ongoing development of a positive safety and sustainability culture. You will carry out site visits across Scotland where FSS staff operate undertaking audits inspections incident investigations. The role also involves supporting the maintenance and continual improvement of FSSs Safety Management Systems including supporting : the online training platform display screen equipment assessments and support occupational health cases.

You will contribute to FSS Public Body duties for climate reporting and its sustainability plans.

• Deliver on the HSE functions of the HSAFE Business Unit.
• Contribute to FSS sustainability and environmental agenda including processing of carbon emissions data.
• HSE site visits investigations and audits. This will include locations across Scotland where FSS field operational staff work which are poorly served by public transport. These are predominantly abattoirs and may also include farms or other remote locations. Occasional overnight visits may be required.
• Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships both internally and externally.
• The continual review and update of FSS Health Safety and Environmental Management system.
• Supporting staff with written procedures risk and COSHH assessments.
• Review and advise on applicable legislation.
• Report writing.
• Accurate data input.
• Along with Human Resources assist with health and wellbeing case management.
• Any other duties which may be associated with the job function.

Minimum of a NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent.

A valid driving licence (automatic or full).

Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.

• Experience working as a Health Safety and Environmental Advisor or at a more senior level with a strong background in incident investigations auditing and continual improvement of management system documentation.
• Experience of driving environmental and sustainability agendas.
• Ability to interpret complex information and write accurately and concisely in a technical manner.

• Making effective decisions Level 3.
• Communicating and influencing - Level 3.
• Working Together Level 3.
• Managing a quality service - Level 3

Apply online providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1000 words ) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application but all statements and examples provided must be truthful factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others or generated by artificial intelligence and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.

If invited for further assessment this will consist of an interview and presentation. This candidates selected for interview will be offered the opportunity of undertaking a site visit. Assessments are scheduled for w / c 8 December 2025 however this may be subject to change.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has a wide and diverse remit which covers all aspects of the food chain which can…