Coventry, United Kingdom
5 days ago
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Overview PepsiCo UK is home to some of the world's most loved food and drink products. Making every day favourites like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers and Monster Munch, to name a few! We have a fantastic reputation for developing and launching products that our consumers love. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers around the world more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories. The company generated $91 billion in net revenue in 2023. In the UK we pride ourselves on being a great place to work and in 2023 have been awarded the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality (formerly Times Top 50 Employers for Women) for the 18th year in a row and Top Employer for the 12th year in a row. Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com Our factory in Coventry is one of our biggest snacks manufacturing site in the UK, and home of Doritos! It is a multi-technology plant with significant automation and is home to around 650 of our team. Our Coventry site is a fast paced and ever changing environment, we can go from idea to implementation in a matter of days. You will be inspired by the drive of your team and feel a true sense of connection and comradery with your colleagues who are proud to work at Coventry. It is Monday to Friday Day based role, flexibility is required during core shifts / weekend. Responsibilities Develop and guide a team of 3 EHS Coordinators. Formulate with the EHS Manager and play a pivotal role in the execution the annual safety strategy and targets for site. Ensures H&S plan is devolved into SMART objectives at all levels on site /function to develop sustainable health & safety culture. Influence overall EHS strategy, change projects and site Must Win Battles with site stakeholders. Partner with EHS Lead and EHS Teams from across the Supply Chain to implement Global, Sector and UK based EHS policy and local legislation. Partner with Site management to drive the EHS Culture and behavioural safety on site. Drive the compliance process against the GEHSMS ensuring cross site ownership of all standards inclusive of the auditing process. Provide coaching for internal auditors and own completion of corrective actions. Standard Owner for GEHSMS standards within scope of technical ability and competency. Coach and mentor SOMs to drive continuous improvement and prevent reoccurrence. Standard Owner for generic and technical Risk Assessments. Maintain and review existing assessments and conduct assessments as required including new technology or procedures. Provide daily support and coaching to Shift Ops Managers and Technical/Non-technical Support functions in the resolution of Health & Safety issues, plus compliance to GEHSMS and current legislation. Support in change management projects to ensure safe execution of all change and risk reduction is included in all project development plans. Monitor and review site’s EHS competence development, including EHS team. Develop and deliver training to the front line teams including safe working practices, technical risk assessment and environmental procedures. Build and maintain internal communication and training program in accordance with GEHSMS requirements. Assume leadership of national Top 10 standard as required, including coaching other site standard owners to achieve national improvements. Travel to UK sites to support as necessary. Qualifications Fundamental knowledge of Environmental, Health and Safety legislation. NEBOSH general certificate (Required). Requirement for NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent or working towards this within a set/agreed time period. Preference for Approved General Risk Assessor, PUWER/COSHH, DSE, Manual Handling assessment trained. Leadership – Confident when providing direction to senior management and Peers. Ability to manage conflict and sensitivity between commercial and safety requirements to achieve a safe outcome. Coaching – An articulate communicator who can listen to and understand people’s needs and hence tailor the coaching style to reflect these differences. Influencing – Collaborate well with others to deliver results. Effective communicator to build credibility, develop relationships at all levels and positively influence behaviours. Communication - able to communicate clearly and confidently at all levels - 1:1, in writing and presenting in group situations. Comfortable dealing with difficult discussions and situations. Environmental IEMA/NEBOSH Certificate (Desirable). Technical competency DSEAR, Confined Space (Desirable). We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with the Equality Act 2010, we value diversity at our company; it is an essential part of our success. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, pregnancy or maternity, marital/civil partnerships, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, disability or race including; colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin.
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