Health & Safety (H&S) Advisor

Health & Safety (H&S) Advisor

Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits and champagne industry, blending traditional craftsmanship, state-of-the-art brand development, and global distribution technologies. Our prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury brands includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur, and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes. Our mission is to ensure the long-term growth of our brands with full respect for people and the environment, while empowering our employees around the world to be ambassadors of our purposeful, inclusive, and responsible culture of authentic conviviality 

Chivas Brothers is the Pernod Ricard business dedicated entirely to Scotch whisky and is part of the Gold Brand Unit, our global division for Aged Spirits & Champagne, which brings together the prestigious portfolios of Irish Distillers, Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët and North American Distillers, alongside Chivas Brothers. Our award-winning portfolio features some of the world’s most revered single malt and blended Scotch whisky brands, including Chivas, Ballantine’s, Royal Salute, The Glenlivet and Aberlour, which are exported from Scotland to over 100 countries worldwide. As the world’s No.2 Scotch whisky producer with a 1,600-strong team across 26 sites, we are committed to upholding the heritage and pursuing the progress of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe. 

About the role 

We are seeking a H&S Advisor to support the business through the engagement of employees and hands-on coaching, building trust and strong relationships across your business area.

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.

What you will do 

• 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 skills and background  

• 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. 

Why join us? 

Collective Spirit 

You will be part of a connected, international community shaped by iconic brands, a performance mindset, and a proud legacy, where collaboration, fun and ambition coexist. 

Craft your path 

We empower you to own your career, innovate boldly and grow alongside our business, surrounded by leaders who value curiosity, energy, and impact. 

Cultivate the future 

You’ll help shape a business with a soul — one that cherishes the land, respects communities, and brings good times from a good place, responsibly and sustainably. 

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 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.  Our recruiting team are more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process, in order for you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.  

Our mix of benefits

• Competitive salary, along with performance related bonus
• Defined Contribution Pension
• Private medical insurance, including income protection.
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• An allowance each month to spend on our brands. Our reward & recognition scheme
• Employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.
• Regular events in our very own office bar 

Learn more about working with Pernod Ricard https://www.pernod-ricard.com/en 

Learn more about Chivas Brothers https://www.chivasbrothers.com/ 

Closing Date for Applications:

12th May 2026

Job Posting End Date:

2026-05-13

Target Hire Date:

2026-05-25

Target End Date:

2026-10-30