Health & Safety Manager

Job title: Health and Safety Manager

Location: Clondalkin, Dublin

Work type: On site

Contract type: Permanent

Irish Distillers are Ireland’s leading supplier of spirits and wines and makers of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys including Jameson, Redbreast and Midleton Very Rare. Led by Jameson, a top 10 global spirit brand and a top 3 global whiskey brand, we distribute to over 130 markets across the globe. We are located across 5 locations in Ireland including Cork, Dublin and Belfast. Irish Distillers is part of Pernod Ricard, the world’s leading premium spirit business and producers global brand including Absolut, Kahlua, Beefeater Gin, Chivas Regal,  As creators of conviviality, our collective spirit is fuelled by a blend of passion, pride and human connection.

About the role

As a Health and Safety Manager at our Bottling Operations site, your role is to foster a culture where safety is at the heart of everything we do. Reporting directly to the Site Leader, the Health & Safety Manager will lead a team of 3 H&S Specialists, providing daily leadership, structure, and guidance in a fast-paced, busy environment. As H&S Manager, you will demonstrate proactive and visible leadership and ensure activities are supported by strong tools, metrics, and ongoing team development efforts. There will be a strong focus on cultural buy-in and leadership to ensure operational excellence and safety compliance remains a top priority.

What’s involved?

• Lead by example to build and embed a positive, proactive safety culture a best-in-class safety culture—mentoring teams, promoting safe behaviours, and driving performance, ensuring full compliance with health & safety and environmental standards.

• Act as a visible and proactive leader to the site and your team, offering expert guidance and mentoring across different teams across the site.
• Manage compliance within COMAH regulations and oversee implementation of the Major Accident Prevention Policy (MAPP).
• Maintain and regularly test the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to ensure site readiness.
• Meet and exceed key safety performance indicators, measured through TRIFR (total recordable, incident frequency ratio).
• Lead thorough investigations into any accidents or incidents, ensuring learnings are captured, ensuring root causes are addressed and corrective actions implemented.
• Lead and support the development of Safe Systems of Work, regularly auditing and updating procedures as needed. Conduct regular audits to ensure Safe Systems of Work are fully implemented and maintained.

• Develop and nurture collaborative relationships with both internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Play an active role as part of the site leadership team, contributing to strategic decisions and supporting overall site performance.

• Take the lead on creating and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Risk Assessments (RAs), ensuring everyone on site is trained and compliant ensuring all staff and contractors are fully trained.
• Lead the Health & Safety Culture Program to consistently achieve top-tier audit scores.
• Engage with and contribute to global Health & Safety initiatives, sharing best practices and aligning with corporate goals.

Your background

• 6–8 years’ experience in Health & Safety leadership, ideally on a mid to top-tier COMAH site.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire high-performing teams, with experience as part of a leadership group.
• A practical, approachable problem-solver who builds trust and gets things done.
• Strong people management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to coach and influence at all levels.
• Excellent communicator with confidence in leading discussions with both internal teams and external regulators.
• Skilled in negotiation and comfortable representing the site in audits and regulatory meetings.
• A technical degree (e.g., BSc or BEng), plus a postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Membership of a recognised professional body such as NISO or IOSH.
• Certified auditor in Health & Safety, Environmental, or Quality systems.
• Solid experience with Safe Systems of Work and Risk Assessments.
• Strong technical understanding of chemical/process safety, including HAZOP, ATEX, Seveso regulations, and emergency planning.
• Understanding of matrix organisations and ability to work through different reporting structures.

What we offer

We understand our people are our special ingredient and our benefits, perks and programmes look to support your employee journey through the different stages of your life. We want to make you feel recognised and valued for your contribution to our shared success.

Some of offerings include;

Profit share; - An annual profit share scheme to reward your contribution to the company’s success.

Allowance;  an annual allowance to spend on our portfolio of products and merchandise, for you to enjoy responsibly.

People Development: We enable continuous development for our people at every stage of their careers through our people development, online learning, and leadership training programmes.

Family leave: fully paid maternity, parent and paternity leave, allowing you spend precious time with your new family member

Parental Support: Our ‘Reconnect’ programme includes access to a workplace parenting coach, a phased return to work and a supportive environment for new parents

Health & Wellbeing; Our Wellbeing Programme “THRIVE” supports employees across the three main pillars: Life, Body and Mind

Charity Days: up to 2 days paid leave every year to volunteer at a charity of their choice

As part of your role to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and of other persons who may be affected by your acts or omissions. You also have a duty to co-operate with any statutory duty or requirement concerning health and safety. 

At Irish Distillers, we know that great spirits are crafted by blending unique ingredients, and we believe the same is true for people. We actively  welcome individuals from all walks of life, and warmly welcome those with diverse religious backgrounds, ethnicities , members of the Irish Travelling community, genders, abilities, and identities. It’s the mix of our experiences, voices, and cultures that gives us our true character.

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. For assistance, please contact us at IDG-accommodations@pernod-ricard.com.   

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