H&S Business Partner - Malt Distilling

Health & Safety Business Partner

Your Manager: Health & Safety Director

Team: Health & Safety

Location: Miltonduff, Elgin

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-Jouet 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

As a key member of our team, the Health and Safety Business Partner (HSBP) will be responsible for supporting and driving a culture of proactive health and safety across multiple distillation sites in Northern Scotland.

This role is designed to partner with local leadership teams and engage with frontline colleagues, empowering them to improve workplace safety performance and embed continual improvement into daily operations

You will have 10 main areas of responsibility:

• Strategic Partnering: Collaborate closely with sites to identify safety priorities, embed risk foresight, and co-develop local health and safety plans aligned to corporate strategy.
• Workforce Engagement: Actively engage and empower frontline teams through coaching, safety conversations, and employee-led safety initiatives.
• Standards and Assurance: Support compliance with relevant UK HSE legislation, industry standards, and internal policy. Champion high standards through verification, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Training and Competency: Identify training needs and support the rollout of health and safety learning, ensuring site teams maintain high levels of safety knowledge and capability. Ensure the development and delivery of effective onboarding and induction of new starts to the business.
• Incident and Risk Management: Conducting or supporting investigations into incidents and near misses. Ensure root causes are addressed and actions tracked for effectiveness.
• Cultural Maturity: Drive initiatives that strengthen health and safety culture, including safety leadership, peer learning, and empowering the workforce.
• Change Support: Provide input into new projects, equipment changes, or operational transformations to ensure safety considerations are fully integrated.
• Reporting and Insights: Utilise digital tools to track trends, monitor performance, and communicate insights to influence decision-making. Ensuring accurate reporting of leading and lagging data points in a timely manner.
• Collaboration: Serve as a key interface between the central H&S function and site operations. Build strong relationships with colleagues across disciplines including operations, engineering, HR and compliance.
• Assurance: Conduct CARE Visits and Tours as required along with verification of critical controls. There will also be a need to support and host internal and 3rd party audits across the H&S assurance program.

Who you'll be working with

Internally, you'll collaborate with key stakeholders in the business including Operational Leaders, Facilities Team, Engineering, Human Resources, Group Health & Safety Management team, line managers throughout the business and your colleagues in the wider business.

Externally, you will collaborate with the Health and Safety Executive, our vendors/ suppliers/contractors, Building Management Team, Security, and the landlord. You will be the face of Pernod Ricard and need to deliver a best-in-class Health & Safety service for the business.

Your blend of talent

This position could be right for you if you:

• Have the necessary Professional Health and Safety qualifications (NEBOSH), Degree in Health & Safety is a plus.
• Have experience in developing and implementing health and safety management systems, policies, and procedures, as well as incident investigation and risk assessment methodologies.
• Can demonstrate the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels of the organisation, with excellent communication, coaching and facilitation skills.
• Have proven experience in a similar health and safety role with responsibility across multiple sites with proven ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Have strong knowledge of UK health and safety regulations and industry best practices and are familiar with human factors and Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) principles.

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 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 'Createurs de Convivialite'.

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 'Createurs de convivialite', 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.

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29th September 2025

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