SHE Engineer

We invite applications for the position of

 Health, Safety and Environment engineer

Cork

We are building a future that embraces innovation, sustainability, and diversity. We are a business that will bring out the best in you - providing great opportunities for people with ambition and drive. People are at the heart of our company – It is undoubtedly the pride and passion of our colleagues that makes us stand out from the crowd. Our success simply would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of our employees. If you are as excited about our future as we are, then we’d love to hear how you can help us shape it. We are always looking for new talent to help build and grow our company and our brands.  Our careers are journeys paved with richness, accomplishments, and a few beers and ciders with friends or strangers along the way.  Your D&T journey will be one of close connections and growing friendships as D&T is the beating heart of our company. We collaborate with colleagues in every single other function to do what HEINEKEN does best: brew the highest quality, premium beers, and ciders.   Join our diverse team of over 350 employees here in Ireland – across our Cork and Dublin offices, as well as our remote employees nationwide.

Function: HR

Location: Cork 

Job Grade 15

Contract: Perm

Reports to:  OPCO Environmental, Health and Safety Manager

Role Purpose:

The role aims to ensure that Heineken Ireland maintains best practices in health, safety, and environmental management. Reporting to the OPCO SHE Manager, the SHE Engineer will drive safety, health, and environmental obligations across the business, from Global OpCO representation to local cross-functional engagement. The SHE Engineer will serve as the subject matter expert for the site, ensuring compliance with all SHE-related legislation, group policies, and standards. The SHE Engineer will build collaborative relationships across the site and within the Global SHE community, sharing best practices and learnings to help improve these functions. The role will also serve as a point of contact for liaising with competent authorities, supporting audits and issue resolution, driving key SHE initiatives on-site to help meet site metrics, group KPIs, coaching, and fostering a continuous improvement culture.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES (Safety & Environment)

• Lead the Site Environmental Pillar and advance it towards global TPM standards.
• Serve as TPM Health & Safety Pillar Leader, driving key objectives.
• Proactively manage compliance with the EPA Industrial Emissions License (License to Operate) and safeguard against future concerns.
• Actively participate in the sustainability program (BABW), with responsibility for delivering agreed programs.
• Develop, drive, and manage the site environmental roadmap, ensuring compliance with statutory and company standards as part of HeiQuest compliance.
• Manage ISO 14001:2015 compliance and continuously improve the EMS system.
• Serve as the primary host for compliance audits, including annual NSAI, EPA, etc.
• Act as the main point of contact on-site for statutory bodies such as the HSE, EPA, and third-party stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the SHE Manager and department heads to set priorities for the Environmental Program Plan and manage its execution, including generating required monthly status reports.
• Support specific SHE-driven projects at other facilities or cross-functional areas as needed.
• Contribute to the annual Capex Investment Plan at the planning stage, based on agreed Safety and Environmental priorities, and support the Capital Expenditure Plan.
• Ensure HEIQuest Compliance on-site for Environmental checklists and support H&S-related HEIQuest compliance.
• Actively participate in the Supply Chain Daily Control System and TPM activities.
• Manage compliance by monitoring and maintaining records, ensuring that all monitoring, sampling, and analysis are carried out per the IPC License and the specified schedule.
• Collect, evaluate, and report environmental data, including wastewater, surface water, air, noise, and generate annual EPA environmental reports for submission.
• Manage the Waste Management Program on-site and provide guidance for ISS facilities.
• Drive the completion of corrective actions identified through the internal and external auditing process (TPM, EMS, NSAI).
• Oversee the review and approval process for safety and environmental-related process changes.
• Manage the Pegasus legal register for SHE legal compliance and facilitate annual health check audits.
• Manage Safety & Environmental Training by liaising with training providers, organizing training sessions, and reporting training records in relevant systems to ensure compliance and fitness for purpose.
• Hold responsibility for First Aid training and provision on-site.
• Promote and ensure compliance with the Life Saving Commitments Program, ensuring these topics become embedded in ways of working.
• Coordinate the on-site Emergency Response Team (ERT).
• Investigate incidents and accidents as needed and implement necessary corrective actions.
• Manage the process of Accident, Incident & Near Miss reporting to closure through the 12 Rules system and deploy insights to improve safety and environmental processes.
• Ensure quarterly deployments of safety and environmental accident, incident, and near miss data.
• Support the Permit System and Contractor Portal on-site.
• Support the provision of PPE requirements for all business functions with ISS.

Key Contacts
Internal Contacts: Key Functional Leads, SHE/TPM Manager, Heineken Global SHE Contacts, Leadership Teams, Production Teams, Environmental and Health & Safety Consultants, Corporate & Social Responsibility Team, Technical Services, Utilities, and ISS contractors
External Contacts: EPA, HSA, HSE, Irish Water, Third-party Service Providers and Suppliers, Other OpCos, Group Supply Chain (GSC), and the General Public

Knowledge and Experience:

• Qualification in a relevant field (e.g., health, safety and environment) with at least 4 years of related experience.
• In-depth knowledge of Environmental Legislation and experience managing an IPC License, as well as dealing with the EPA, County Councils, and local authorities.
• Strong computer and analytical skills (Microsoft packages).
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, planning, and organizational skills.
• Strong ability to influence and collaborate cross-functionally, working independently and as part of a team.

“Embracing and celebrating diversity is core to HEINEKEN’s purpose of “brewing the joy of true togetherness to inspire a better world”. We believe that people as diverse as our brews – including and not limited to gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, nationality, social background, disability and thinking style – enrich our lives and strengthen our business. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates as we champion a culture of belonging that provides fair and equal opportunities for all”.