QHSE Advisor

QHSE Advisor

As a QHSE Advisor, you will play a key role in supporting a safe, compliant, and high-performing working environment. You’ll help ensure adherence to all relevant Quality, Environmental, and Health & Safety legislation while promoting a positive safety culture across the business.

This role is ideal for someone with existing QHSE experience who is looking to further develop their career within a supportive and progressive environment.

Working closely with factory and farm teams, you will assist in identifying hazards, reducing risks, and improving health, safety, environmental, and quality standards. You’ll act as a strong advocate for HSE and food safety, helping ensure best practices and legal compliance are consistently maintained.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of Health & Safety and Environmental systems, processes, and risk assessments
• Help ensure all procedures are followed and continuously improved
• Liaise with external HSE and environmental agencies as required
• Assist with retail audits and Quality Management System (QMS) processes
• Support the development and review of HSE policies and procedures
• Work with senior management to monitor HSE KPIs
• Provide clear and practical HSE guidance to employees across the business
• Assist in producing monthly QHSE reports, identifying trends and areas for improvement
• Deliver H&S inductions and support training activities
• Support the coordination of monthly Safety Committee meetings
• Build effective working relationships with managers and teams, offering guidance and solutions
• Assist in audits, inspections, and accident investigations
• Help produce reports with actionable improvement plans
• Provide guidance on specialist HSE topics (e.g. fire safety, hazardous substances, machinery safety, noise, occupational health)
• Support the implementation and auditing of Food Safety QMS

Skills & Attributes

• Confident and approachable, with the ability to build strong working relationships
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proactive, organised, and willing to learn

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) desirable
• Internal Audit qualification advantageous
• Further training and development opportunities available

Experience

• Experience in HSE, ideally within a manufacturing environment
• Experience delivering or supporting training
• Knowledge of risk assessments, COSHH, and PUWER
• Competent in Microsoft Office and general IT systems