Environmental Advisor Plant about

Overview

Job Title: SHE Advisor (Days Monday - Friday)

£40,000 per annum

Department:
Safety, Health and Environmental

Reports to:

Safety, Health and Environmental Manager

To provide support to the operational team by delivering competent SHE guidance, ensuring legal and company compliance, driving continuous improvement, and promoting a positive safety culture across all activities. Acting as a trusted advisor, the position helps reduce risk, prevent incidents, and strengthen the organisation’s overall SHE performance by supporting the SHE Manager.

• Provide independent assurance that site activities comply with SHE policies, legal requirements, and environmental permit conditions.
• Conduct SHE audits, inspections, and compliance reviews across operational areas.
• Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of risk controls developed by operational teams.
• Support operational teams in the investigation of accidents, near misses, and environmental incidents
• Support preparation for regulatory inspections, customer audits, and certification audits.
• Maintain SHE management system documentation and records.
• Track corrective actions to ensure effective closure and organisational learning.

• Support the implementation and continual improvement of the site Environmental Management System in accordance with ISO 14001 and the site Energy Management System in accordance with ISO 50001.
• Assist in identifying opportunities to improve environmental performance and energy efficiency.
• Support monitoring and reporting of energy performance indicators (EnPIs) and environmental metrics.
• Support compliance with the site environmental permit and relevant environmental legislation.
• Monitor environmental performance including effluent discharges, waste management, emissions, and resource use.
• Support the investigation and management of environmental incidents or permit deviations.

• Coach and support managers and supervisors in fulfilling their SHE responsibilities.
• Provide guidance on risk management, safe systems of work, and environmental compliance.
• Challenge unsafe practices and support operational teams to identify practical solutions.
• Provide recommendations for improvement.

• Promote a positive safety and environmental culture across the site.
• Support safety campaigns, behavioural safety initiatives, and workforce engagement programmes.
• Participate in site safety committees and improvement projects.
• Support the delivery of SHE training, inductions, and awareness sessions.

Key attributes

• Strong communication, coaching, and influencing skills.
• Ability to support operational ownership of SHE
• Good understanding of risk management and compliance within manufacturing environments.
• Ability to analyse and interpret SHE, environmental, and energy performance data.
• Practical and solutions-focused approach.

• Experience supporting ISO 50001 or energy management initiatives – desirable
• IOSH membership or working towards – desirable
• Experience in manufacturing / food processing / FMCG environment preferred

• We do the right thing every time, even when no one is looking

• We embrace differences and make it safe to be ourselves because we all count

• We think like leaders and act like owners

• see the bigger picture and become stronger by putting our heads together

• We challenge ourselves and each other to find better ways to do things,