HSE & Facilities Advisor

HSE & Facilities Advisor

Pontefract (Home of Butterkist and popchips Popcorn)

12 Month fixed term role 

Company Overview

KP Snacks is proud to be part of the Intersnack Group. With an annual turnover of more than €3 billion, the Intersnack Group has grown and flourished to become a market leader in savoury snacks, present in over 30 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and beyond, employing more than 14,000 employees and 44 factories globally (33 in Europe, 3 in Australia, 3 in New Zealand, 2 in India and 3 in Vietnam).

In the UK KP Snacks consists of c2,300 colleagues across our seven factory locations and Slough HQ. We make great tasting snack brands such as Hula Hoops, McCoy’s, Pombear, KP Nuts, Butterkist popcorn, Tyrrells and popchips.

The Role

We are seeking an ambitious, enthusiastic, experienced site HSE & Facilities advisor to join our team based at our Pontefract site. In this challenging and rewarding role, you will support the HSE Lead in ensuring Health & Safety, facilities and Environmental processes and procedures are followed on a day-to-day basis and supporting and coaching colleagues to build capabilities to deliver and maintain our Zero Loss philosophy. You will play a key part of improving overall performance at site as a key member of the site HSE Pillar Team.

The role requires the ability to facilitate change, strive for Zero losses and be involved in interesting and diverse projects which will improve safety and behaviours at the site.

• Supporting the implementation of company Health Safety and Environment (HSE) policy and embedding ISO requirements through supporting the implementation and embedding of the Intersnack Work System (IWS) HSE Pillar at site level as a pillar member.
• Support through coaching and capability building accident and incident investigations to ensure that both corrective and preventative actions are identified and implemented and deliver site trainings.
• Support the site HSE Lead with the Regulatory Authorities and Insurers on key matters such as Fire Risk Assessments, RIDDOR reporting, Emergency Planning, Discharge consents & Improvement Plans as required. Support production of risk assessments and development of safe systems of work.
• Supporting risk reduction based on site Risk assessments, including for example Fire, Machinery Safety, DSEAR, and PUWER Maintenance.

A member of the Safety Committee working with the site HSE Lead to support the management of Employee Liability claims in conjunction with Employee Health and Wellbeing and Insurers

• Engage, communicate and be proactive and visible especially during No-Fly zones to support site improvements, behaviours, and culture as well as capability building of HSE Pillar Tools.
• Conduct internal Health, Safety, Environmental and Energy Health checks to ensure legal compliance, and support deliver of the HSE Master Plan plans to support reduction of risk and continuous improvement in HSE and Energy.
• Manage the sites day to day facilities requirements:
• Ordering of PPE and office related supplies
• Budget control and credit card management
• Admin office support - as required.
• Site Security & access control management
• Carry out all third party KPI reviews with third party company's relevant to facilities.
• Carry out site audits in facilities areas in conjunction with Technical and HSE standards.
• Carry out KPI review monthly and score accordingly.
• Garment Order and laundry management.
• Visitor management
• Regular auditing of suppliers
• Update site communications board.
• The role requires deputising for the site HSE Lead and is an ideal platform to develop skills and competency to develop into our next site HSE Lead role.
• Don’t worry if you don’t meet every single requirement here! KP snacks are committed to developing and bringing out the best in people and can support your development.