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Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
Here in Boston we employ around 400 colleagues and produce ready to eat salads, prepared vegetables and snacks for many of the major retailers such as Coop, Boots, Greggs, Costco, Spar and BOL.
What you'll be doing
As a key member of the site leadership team, provide strategic leadership for Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) by developing site management systems, improvement strategies, governance, and performance metrics. Act as the site's technical expert, applying detailed knowledge of HSE legislation to ensure legal compliance, continuous improvement, and effective implementation of policies, procedures, and SHE pillar requirements through practical, risk-based action plans integrated into site operations. Provide expert guidance, coaching, and support to leaders and teams, ensuring HSE processes are understood, embedded, and owned at all levels.
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Lead the development and delivery of the site's HSE strategy, roadmap, governance, reporting, data, and KPIs to improve proactive and reactive performance and strengthen risk management.
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Design and implement initiatives that enhance HSE culture, behaviors, and brand through stakeholder engagement.
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Drive compliance with new and changing legislation by implementing appropriate controls and providing technical guidance across health, safety, environmental, occupational health, and security disciplines.
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Establish systems for effective incident reporting and investigation, determining the appropriate level of investigation using recognised failure analysis tools, and manage incident recording systems.
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Develop HSE capability through coaching, training, and leadership of cross-functional committees to maximise team performance and expertise.
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Manage relationships with regulators, customers, auditors, and community stakeholders, ensuring legal reporting requirements are met and leading enforcement visits, external audits, and customer inspections.
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Provide HSE leadership for capital projects, ensuring compliance with relevant standards covering insurance, fire, security, machinery, chemical, biological, and other risks.
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Lead site audit programs, including critical risk, maturity, and management system audits, driving compliance and continuous improvement.
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Assess security needs, manage site security teams, and ensure compliance with legal and customer security requirements.
What we’re looking for
We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.
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- Ideally educated to degree level or holds a relevant professional qualification in Health and Safety management.
- Experienced in Health and Safety management ideally gained in a manufacturing environment.
- Practitioner member of IEMA (PIEMA) or working towards with environmental qualifications.
- Demonstrable experience of continual technical development including current Health and Safety legislation.
- Additional knowledge of occupation health and security management is desirable.
- Demonstrates good soft skills, working with others to build momentum and passion on a goal.
- Demonstrates good influencing skills and has experience motivating stakeholders all levels.
- Ability to be an effective and key member of the site leadership team.
If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.
What you’ll get in return
- Competitive salary and job-related benefits
- Holidays
- Competitive matched pension contributions
- Life insurance up to 4x salary
- Company share save scheme
- Greencore Qualifications
- Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
- Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
- Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
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