Health and Safety Advisor

What makes this a great opportunity?

Our vision for H&S across Scotland is a to create a proactive safety culture that protects people, the environment, our assets and goes beyond compliance.  Our belief is that achieving safety success requires prioritizing people. Our aim is to create an employee led, autonomous, integrated culture of excellence with trust, engagement and continuous learning at its core.   

• A key member of a dynamic and enthusiastic health and safety team with an innovative and collaborative approach to safety management.
• As part of the Brand House structure, Scotch is an area of strategic growth. The role holder will play a key role in shaping our safety culture as we look to expand the Scottish operation over the next 5 years.     
• Part of a global organization, the role holder will also be part of the global Health and Safety team and have the opportunity to collaborate with industry leaders across the globe.

Role Responsibilities

• Partner with key operational leaders to ensure that safety is integrated into all aspects of the business using continuous improvement methodologies to reduce risk.
• Implement a comprehensive Health and Safety program that is aligned with contemporary approaches to safety focusing on engagement and developing a safety culture. 
• Provide leadership and guidance to operational teams, ensuring that they are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively manage safety risks.
• Conduct regular audits and reviews of Health and Safety policies and procedures to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Develop and deliver practical and engaging Health and Safety training programs to employees and contractors.
• Act as the point of contact for Health and Safety related matters, including external parties such as fire service, police, and HSE.
• Support local management in the investigation and resolution of Health and Safety events and incidents.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including employees, contractors, and external parties.
• Improve communication of the safety management system requirements in a way that this can be easily understood and implemented by the operational teams.
• Coach, lead, encourage & support a dedicated and enthusiastic team of safety representatives, empowering them to become safety champions and deliver tangible safety improvements across the sites.
• Support, review, improve & develop workplace risk assessments to effectively reduce the risk profile of our business by focusing on operational learning.
• Use the TRACC continuous improvement methodology to drive safety culture improvement acting as the Health & Safety best practice lead.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Ideally educated to degree level, or have extensive operational experience.
• NEBOSH diploma or equivalent
• IOSH Membership: CertIOSH or above 
• Years of experience: at least 3 years in a Health and Safety role preferably within a COMHA business
• Knowledge of contemporary approaches to health and safety, including; Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles, Safety Differently, Human Factors & behavioral science.
• Experienced in developing a proactive safety culture across a multi-site organization. 
• Inclusive and collaborative style - able to multi-task, connecting people and act as a business partner.
• Experience of managing regulatory and certification bodies including audits and reporting (e.g. HSE, SEPA, etc.).
• Experience of managing people within a matrix organization
• Tough on standards, drives a high level of discipline and exceptional influencing skills.
  • Experience of contractor management and CDM. 
  • Experience in a highly regulation production environment.
  • Familiar with systems-based thinking approaches to problem solving.

Key Competencies

• Fully appreciates and leverages diverse points of view to shape decisions.
• Demonstrates excellent coaching and facilitation skills.
• Adapts personal and leadership behaviors to situational contexts
• Resilient leader who can operate across different cultures.
• Strong team player who builds partnerships and a shared vision.