Director of Health & Safety

About Us

Finlays Solutions is a leading partner to the B2B beverage manufacturing industry, recognized for its deep expertise, strong industry relationships, and commitment to innovation. The company plays a central role in supporting beverage brands, flavor houses, private label partners, and manufacturers through high‑quality products, technical capabilities, and collaborative problem‑solving. With a strong presence in the ready‑to‑drink beverage market, Finlays Solutions focuses on identifying emerging opportunities, expanding into new market spaces, and delivering solutions that meet evolving customer and consumer needs. Finlays Solutions operates with a strong commitment to its mission, values, ethics, and long‑term goals, ensuring that every initiative reflects the company’s dedication to integrity, partnership, and sustainable success.

About the role

The safety of our people, contractors, customers, and communities is Finlays’ highest priority. The Director of Health & Safety, Finlays Solutions, leads occupational health, safety, and process safety across the Finlays Solutions business. Reporting to the COO of Finlays Solutions and working closely with the Global Head of Health & Safety, this role is accountable for developing, implementing, and continuously improving the Business Unit’s Health & Safety strategy. It also manages, coaches, and develops the H&S team. As part of the Finlays Global Health & Safety leadership team, the role translates global strategy, standards, and governance into effective delivery within Finlays Solutions, embedding safety as a core operational value and business enabler.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the Finlays Solutions Health & Safety strategy in alignment with the Finlays Global Health & Safety vision and objectives.
• Influence the Finlays Solutions senior leadership team to integrate Health & Safety considerations into business decision‑making.
• Translate global Health & Safety priorities into practical, effective business‑unit programs.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and constructive challenge to senior operational leaders on Health & Safety matters.
• Promote Health & Safety as an integral component of operational excellence, business performance, and sustainable growth.
• Own overall Health & Safety performance, delivering against strategic objectives, leading indicators, and lagging performance measures.
• Build Health & Safety capability through leadership development, competency frameworks, and succession planning.
• Provide expert advice on significant Health & Safety risks, emerging issues, and strategic priorities.
• Lead injury‑prevention, occupational health, wellbeing, and behavioral safety programs.
• Establish and monitor leading and lagging indicators; ensure robust incident management processes.
• Oversee investigations into serious incidents, ensuring effective root‑cause analysis and shared learning.
• Guide industrial hygiene programs, including exposure monitoring, hazard assessment, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance.
• Manage contractor safety and high‑risk activities.
• Lead implementation of process safety programs and standards, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and managed.
• Support sites in developing process safety competency and awareness.
• Partner with the Global Head of Health & Safety to deploy process safety strategy, standards, and governance.
• Ensure high‑hazard operations are managed through hazard identification, risk assessment, management of change, asset integrity, and performance monitoring.
• Lead the Health & Safety assurance program: plan and execute audits, assessments, and reviews; develop and implement action plans.
• Establish governance processes that provide clear visibility of risk, performance, and accountability.
• Act as escalation point for significant Health & Safety concerns within the Business Unit.

Qualifications

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
• Degree‑level qualification.
• ISO 45001 Lead auditor training.
• Experience in a global role across an international, multi‑site business.
• Knowledge of machinery safety, workplace transport, warehouse risks, working at height and confined space.
• Strong training and facilitation skills for both small and large groups.
• Manufacturing or industrial business experience; planned preventative maintenance and HAZOP studies desirable.
• Expertise in OSHA regulations and compliance; knowledge of ANSI, NIOSH, NFPA and related standards preferred.
• Experience with process safety challenges such as