Health & Safety (H&S) Advisor Your Manager: Regional Health & Safety Manager - Bottling & Blending Team: Health & Safety Location: Kilmalid, Dumbarton Be part of something big We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with premium brands available in over 160 countries, including: Absolut vodka, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes. Here in the UK In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 4 businesses: Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio Pernod Ricard UK, which markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK market Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, the global and EMEA home of the group’s duty free, air travel and cruises business. The Absolut Group, the brand owner of our global white spirits portfolio, whose Gin brand unit and Business Acceleration team sit in London. We are an organisation of 2,000 employees in the UK, headquartered in London, in a brand-new office designed with sustainability, ‘conviviality’ and collaboration in mind. We also have offices in Scotland and various distilleries and production sites across the UK from Plymouth to London to Speyside. Your new team This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,600-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe. The scope of Operations stretches from Procurement through conversion (distillation and maturation) and manufacturing (or bottling) to all the downstream Supply Chain activities until the final product is delivered. In addition, Operations play a very active role in Innovation, Talent Development and Operational Risk Management. The Health & Safety (H&S) team at Pernod Ricard are a team of 12 supporting our sites across the UK, including multiple distillation and maturation sites in Northern Scotland, our offices in London and Glasgow and our largest site in Dumbarton, where the Bottling and Distribution of our products is carried out. The team focus on driving a culture of proactive health and safety, empowering our people and embedding continual improvement into daily operations. Your unique contribution The Health & Safety Advisor will support through the engagement of employees and hands-on coaching, building trust and strong relationships across your business area. You will have the following main areas of responsibility: Support frontline teams through visible, hands-on coaching to embed safe working practices and build confidence in managing day-to-day risks. Facilitate the engagement and empowerment of operational teams, encouraging ownership of safety and enabling locally driven improvements. Build trust and influence behaviours by developing strong relationships with employees and line managers, helping to shape a positive safety culture. Assist in the investigation of incidents, focusing on learning and root cause analysis to drive meaningful, preventative action. Provide operational teams with insight through the use of safety data and trends, enabling informed, risk-based decision-making. Apply health and safety policies, standards, and procedures in a way that aligns with the realities of distilling and bottling operations, ensuring they add value while maintaining compliance. Support the effective management of contractors, helping site teams ensure safe planning, coordination, and control of work, and applying learnings from past experience. Promote a learning culture by sharing relevant lessons from across the wider business and encouraging the adoption of best practices. Champion a mindset that looks beyond compliance, supporting continuous improvement and striving for industry-leading safety standards. Support the development, testing, and ongoing improvement of emergency response plans to ensure teams are prepared to respond effectively to site-specific scenarios. Contribute to wider business safety improvement initiatives by supporting the implementation of company-wide projects, tools, and campaigns that enhance safety performance across all sites. Your blend of talent This position could be right for you if you: Bring practical experience working in an operational / health and safety role, within a manufacturing, distilling, or bottling environment. Demonstrate a working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and an understanding of how to apply it in a fast-paced, operational setting. Able to build positive relationships on the shop floor and support a culture of openness, learning, and continual improvement. Comfortable communicating with and coaching colleagues across different functions, using a calm, approachable style. Experience in assisting with incident investigations and risk assessments, with a focus on learning and practical improvement. Organised and able to manage routine responsibilities across multiple teams or work areas. Who you’ll be working with Internally, you’ll collaborate across functions — connecting with operations, HR, engineering, building management, security and more — to make safety part of how we plan, build and deliver the future of our business. Externally, you will collaborate with the Health and Safety Executive, as well as other external regulatory bodies, trade associations, emergency services, local authorities, professional bodies and our vendors/ suppliers/contractors. Our mix of benefits For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme. Our lifestyle benefits include 25 days’ annual holiday (increasing with length of service up to 27) plus 11 public holidays, your employee pension, share incentive plan, share ownership plan, life assurance and more! You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop, our reward & recognition scheme and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers. We have regular events in our very own office bar, employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness. Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality ! It’s our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard. We’re committed to conviviality, and with this, you’ll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You’ll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring. We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on sustainability and responsibility. We’re committed to diversity and inclusion People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’. We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture – an environment where we can truly be ourselves. We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish. Similarly, if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or require accommodations or support to complete our application process, please let us know. Responsible drinking As ‘Créateurs de convivialité’, we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing. In our culture, we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard, regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol. In our business, we work together with industry members, civil society, governments, local authorities and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking. Closing Date for Applications: 20th February 2026 Job Posting End Date: 2026-02-21 Target Hire Date : 2026-04-06 Target End Date :