Engineering EHS & Compliance Specialist

PepsiCo, Inc.; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food and beverage company in Leicester seeks an experienced environmental health and safety professional for a mid-senior role. Responsibilities include issuing permits, ensuring contractor compliance, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. Required qualifications include a NEBOSH Certificate and EHS experience in manufacturing. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and various benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working

Bonus

Car allowance

Wide range of benefits

Discounted gym memberships

Qualifications

• Experience of leading and coaching a team.
• Self-motivated and able to work alone or as part of a team.
• Comfortable training and coaching others.

Responsibilities

• Issue and control permit to works for the site.
• Ensure safety compliance by contractors.
• Lead improvements through CI initiatives.
• Maintain the highest standard of work.
• Engage contractors for site infrastructure maintenance.

Skills

Team leadership

Excellent communication skills

Decision-making

Motivated self-starter

Planning and organizing

Interpersonal skills

Ability to train and coach

Education

NEBOSH Certificate

EHS experience within manufacturing

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Overview

Why Join Us? We offer a competitive salary, bonus, car allowance, flexible working, and a wide range of benefits—from critical illness cover and discounted gym memberships to enhanced parental leave and electric car schemes. Our commitment to wellbeing and career growth makes us a Top Employer for 14 years running.

About PepsiCo

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated nearly $92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). pep+ is our strategic end‑to‑end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

Responsibilities

• Issue and control permit to works for the site including their standard and compliance to local legislation and GEHSMS.
• Control the standard of contractor works at site ensuring the safety of our employees and contractors.
• Ensure the work that is being completed maintains the highest standard of work which does not impact the sites ability to manufacture product.
• Enforce consequences for non‑compliance by contractors through the UK Contractor Management system.
• Maintain and administer the site induction system.
• Definition of competence standards for Walkers Permit To Work issuers through delivery and development (as required) of training and coaching systems in order to enhance skills and competence of persons managing PTW activity.
• Engage contractors for the completion of works to maintain the sites infrastructure and utilities.
• Responsible for the implementation of the Contractor Management and Permit to Work GEHSMS standards.
• Responsible for the implementation of the Confined Space GEHSMS standards.
• Responsible for the implementation of the Working at Height GEHSMS standards.
• Lead and support improvements through CI initiatives and preventative actions (to include health & safety and food safety actions).
• Ownership and leadership of Engineering TNA’s to ensure Engineering training is in AOP.
• Own and lead the CWSP Compliance metrics for engineering front line teams to ensure progress is being driven through the shift teams.
• Support the Electrical duty holder & MESS Duty holder with maintaining Compliance.
• Excellent communication and decision‑making skills.
• Good influencing, communication and decision making skills.
• Motivated self‑starter with good prioritisation & planning skills.
• Planning and organising to ensure trouble free and timely PTW completion.
• Good interpersonal skills to relay key messages.
• Ability to train and coach.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Certificate.
• EHS experience within a manufacturing environment.
• WAH, Confined Space, Contractor Management, PTW experience.
• Experience of leading and coaching a team.
• Excellent influencing, presentation, communication and decision‑making skills.
• Strong team player who adopts a continuous improvement approach.
• Computer literate.
• Engineering experience an advantage but not essential.
• Comfortable training and coaching others.
• MESS (PUWER), LOTO, LOLER, DSEAR experience an advantage.
• Self‑motivated.
• Able to work alone or as part of a team.

A Space to be You

We celebrate individuality and are committed to building an inclusive workplace. Our Employee Resource Groups help embed inclusion into our culture, ensuring everyone feels valued and heard.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, committed to the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide any necessary adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.

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Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Manufacturing and Food and Beverage Services