HSE Interim Consultant

Role: Interim HSE Lead - INSIDE IR35

Client: Manufacturing Company - fast paced

Day Rate: INSIDE IR35 - £530 per day

Contract Length: Immediate start until March 2026

Location: Glasgow

Looking to hire two proven HSE professionals with a strong background in high risk and fast paced manufacturing, ideally with brewery, distillery or beverage manufacturing experience.

This is a site-based role, Monday-Friday, based in Glasgow.

• Support front line teams through visible, hands on coaching to embed a few working practices and build confidence in managing day to day risks.
• Facilitate the engagement and empowerment of operational teams, encouraging ownership of safety and enabling locally driven improvements.
• Build trust and influence behaviours by developing strong relationships with employees and line managers, helping to shape a positive safety culture.
• Assist in the investigation of incidents, focusing on learning and root cause analysis to drive meaningful, preventative action.
• Provide operational teams with insight through the use of safety data and trends, enabling informed, risk based decision making.
• Apply health and safety policies, standards and procedures in a way that aligns with the realities of operations, ensuring they add value while maintaining compliance.
• Support the effective management of contractors, helping site teams ensure safe planning, coordination and control of work, and applying learning from past experience.
• Promote a learning culture by sharing relevant lessons from across the wider business and encouraging the adoption of best practices.
• Champion a mindset that looks beyond compliance, supporting continuous improvement and striving for industry leading safety standards.
• Support the development, testing and ongoing improvement of emergency response plans to ensure teams are prepared to respond effectively to site specific scenarios.
• Contribute to wider business safety improvement initiatives by supporting the implementation of company wide projects, tools and campaigns that enhance safety performance across all sites.

• NEBOSH certificate
• High risk and fast paced background, ideally manufacturing
• Demonstrate working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and an understanding of how to apply it in a fast paced, operational setting.
• Confident in supporting the implementation of safety systems, policies and procedures at site or team level.
• Experience in assisting with incident investigations and risk assessments, with a focus on learning and practical improvement.
• Organised and able to manage routine responsibilities across multiple teams or work areas.
• An interest in learning about human factors and modern safety thinking

• Confident and credible professional
• Able to build positive relationships on the shop floor and support a culture of openness, learning and continual improvement.
• Comfortable communicating with and coaching colleagues across different functions, using a calm, approachable style.

For more details and immediate consideration please contact Sophia,