Job Title:  Health & Safety Manager - Distilling

Function: Distilling

Location: Invergordon Distillery, Cottage Brae, Invergordon

Job Level: (Internal Reference Only) 6

Contract: Full Time / Permanent - 38 hours per week

Role Reports to: Head of Project Engineering & Health & Safety

Date vacancy will close: Sunday, 22nd March 2026. Where we receive high numbers of applications we may close vacancies early.  If you think this is the right opportunity for you please don't delay in applying!

Who we are:

Born in Glasgow, made in Scotland and enjoyed around the world. Whyte and Mackay is home to a collection of multi-award-winning global whisky brands led by The Dalmore, Fettercairn, Jura and Tamnavulin. Our mission is to be a driving force in whisky, renowned for building brands that stand-out.  Enabled by our brilliant community of 675 colleagues, reaching across 17 countries and counting.  We're led by our values, continuing to grow and invest and looking for great talent to join our brilliant community.  Ready to hear more?

What the opportunity looks like:

Lead and develop the Health and Safety programme across the 5 Distilleries & Maturation sites.

The role covers our 6 Lower Tier and 1 Upper Tier COMAH sites. Health & Safety is core to our Purpose and our Whyte and Mackay Community.

Ensure where possible, consistency of approach with partnership working with our Supply Chain team in Grangemouth and Earlsgate Distribution Centre and our head office at SVP Glasgow. This role is the key point of contact for HSE and responsible for driving Zero Harm by coaching and guiding the Distilling Leadership team.

• Health and Safety is all about People – our employees, contractors, visitors to our sites and ensuring we fulfil our duties to look after our neighbouring communities. This role is all about People and communicating, inspiring and putting Health and Safety at top of our agenda. Coaching, educating and inspiring colleagues is a key part of the role.

• As a People Manager, you will be responsible for motivating, connecting, and leading your team. You will carry out key people management activities throughout the year, including performance reviews, development planning, and fostering a positive team environment.

• Ensure the Company Safety Policy is adhered to for Distilling and continuous improvement applied to ensure we adapt to the continuing changes in Health and Safety regulations.

• Management and compliance to the Distilling Management System and Compliance Risk Register.

• Ensure key roles covered for all our Health and Safety Obligations with the Distilling Director, Head of Engineering – Technical, Capex and Health & Safety.

• Management of the COMAH system on behalf of the Distilling Director and compliance to all the aspects of the COMAH Regulations.

• COMAH compliant for Site Safety Plans for Upper Tier and Major Accident Prevention Plans (MAPPs).

• Active leadership with the Health and Safety & wider Teams to achieve Zero Harm across our Distilling sites and work in partnership with other Health and Safety roles across the company.

Skills and experience that will help you be a success:

For this role we're looking for:

• Qualification in Health and Safety is essential – NEBOSH Diploma.

• Demonstratable experience with Health and Safety Executive and their requirements.

• Significant experience in designing and implementing Health and Safety Strategy.

• Detailed understanding of COMAH & DSEAR.

• Experience in a high risk operating environment and over 5 years Health and Safety Leadership Experience.

• Candidates must have full right to work in the UK.

We believe that everyone has the potential for growth in our roles!  You may feel you don't tick every box for this role, but if you believe you have relevant experiences that could help you succeed we'd much rather you apply rather than rule yourself out based on any self-limiting beliefs!  

Why join us:

We offer a competitive salary, bonus package, car allowance, life assurance, competitive pension, excellent product allowance, 35 days annual leave, plus enhanced family friendly policies. Our Rewards & Benefits page has further information.

Our application process:

If you like what you’ve read and want to explore this opportunity further, please apply before the closing date listed at the top of the advert.  

Our team read each and every application, therefore you'll hear back from us in due course.

Candidate guidance on the use of AI in the application and screening process can be found on our career site.

Should you require any adjustments to our recruitment process to help you be at your best then please contact us at HRTeam@whyteandmackay.com and we'll do what we can to support.