Environmental Health and Safety Manager for Europe - Edinburgh

“This is a varied and exciting opportunity to develop the environmental and safety culture at our Scottish and European sites. You will be able to develop both yourself and our processes through a collaborative approach with our site leaders.”-Hiring Manager

Meaningful Work From Day One

Responsible for the development and implementation of all environmental, health and safety regulatory compliance and environmental sustainability activities at Brown-Forman’s six European production facilities in Scotland, France and Ireland. Time allocated would be 80% Scotland, 10% France, 10% Ireland.

What You Can Expect

● You will be responsible for ensuring all sites operate within their country specific environment, health, and safety (EHS) regulatory and compliance requirements.

● You will collaborate with site leaders, the EHS Advisor and front line leaders to develop and implement site specific strategies, programs and process improvements to reduce injuries and illness.

● You will lead adherence, across Europe, to Brown-Forman’s key safety performance indicators, and do this with a Responsible Production mindset

● Continue to drive our proactive Health and Safety culture and reduce risk taking behaviours to prevent incidents in the workplace.

● Drive employee involvement and accountability in EHS performance at all levels of the organization.

● You will lead improvements to our Environmental performance and contribute to Brown-Forman’s Environmental Sustainability targets by developing strategies using the latest technologies and ways of working.

● You will own the EHS budgets (capital and operating). Provide guidance and leadership on budgetary requirements and manage spend in line with approved budgets.

● You will develop and maintain excellent local and national EHS agency relationships.

● Facilitate EHS incident investigations to determine root cause and support site teams to identify sustainable solutions utilizing 5 whys/7 ways.

● Support BF wellness activities to promote workplace and home employee health.

● Work with the Global Security Director to develop strategies that maintain secure operations.

● Serve as subject matter expert (SME) for Brown-Forman’s European Operations for all crisis situations in regards to EHS

What You Bring to the Table

● Degree qualified or Chartered Occupational Safety & Health professional plus significant experience leading EHS compliance programs in a manufacturing environment, including process safety.

● Demonstrated/proven working knowledge of local EHS regulatory framework across the UK and Europe.

● Demonstrated inclusive leadership and excellent communication skills. Ability to build and sustain excellent business relationships internally and externally.

● Ability to travel to all European Global Production facilities and/or other locations..

What Makes You Unique

● Master Degree in EHS field of study.

● Experience with GHG (Greenhouse Gas Emission) inventory preparation and management.

● Multilingual (French)

Who We Are

Imagine working for a company that welcomes you in, inspires you to bring your best self to every opportunity, and encourages you to grow and develop your career in a resilient and fun industry. Brown-Forman offers our employees this kind of career and environment and has for more than 150 years. Together, we proudly live and work by our values, striving each day to be better and do better as people, as a company, and as members of the communities we call home. Come have a seat at our table!

Many Spirits, One Brown‑Forman- We believe that an inclusive culture, one that values the diversity and unique perspective of each individual, allows us each to bring our best self to work and leads to greater teamwork, creativity, and trust.

Cultivating a Caring Culture- We know that our strong culture is one of the many reasons people love working at Brown‑Forman.

Nothing Better- At Brown‑Forman, we craft products known for bringing people together. Our employees have made us what we are today and are the reason for our success. Do not just take our word for it. Brown‑Forman is consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work® in countries around the world.

What We Offer

Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer equitable pay structures for individual and company performance alongside a premium employee experience. We offer a range of premium benefits that reflect our company values and meet the needs of our diverse workforce.

Brown-Forman Corporation is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of Brown-Forman Corporation to provide full and equal employment opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.