Job Description

Location

Banff, Aberdeenshire

Company

Sofina Foods

Hours of Work

Full-time

The Ideal Candidate

Key Behavioural Competencies:

• Practical and people focused approach to health and safety
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Ability to build trusted relationships with operational teams
• Proactive and hands on mindset
• Comfortable working independently across multiple sites

Preferred Experience:

• Experience within agriculture, farming, or a similar outdoor environment
• Understanding of risk based, pragmatic safety practices
• Experience supporting behavioural safety or culture change initiatives

Company Information

Sofina Foods isn't just a food company - It’s a place to build your future.

With a team of over 13,000 people across 40 sites in Canada and Europe, we're passionate about delivering quality meats and seafood products to consumers around the world.
Join a company where innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction drive everything we do. At Sofina, you’ll grow your skills, make a real impact, and work with responsibly sourced products from more than 50 protein sources across five continents.

Our vision is bold: to be the most successful food company in the world. If you’re looking for a rewarding career in the food industry, there’s a place for you at Sofina Foods.

Country Code

GB

Why Sofina Foods?

• Competitive Salary
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Online Benefits Hub
• Career Development Opportunities
• A newly created role with real scope to influence and improve ways of working
• Opportunity to be part of a business committed to strengthening its safety culture
• A visible, site based role working closely with farming teams
• The chance to contribute to long term cultural and behavioural change
• Support from an experienced and collaborative H&S team

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Schedule

Monday to Friday

Additional Benefits

Company Pension Scheme

Salary

Competitive Salary

Equal Opportunities

Sofina Foods is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences – regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support farm managers and teams to meet health, safety, and environmental standards across all sites
• Promote a positive and practical safety culture during a period of change
• Carry out regular farm inspections, audits, and site visits to identify risks and improvement opportunities
• Travel regularly across farm sites in Elgin, the Highlands, and the Fife and Dundee area
• Review and support the development of risk assessments, safe systems of work, and COSHH assessments
• Provide clear and practical H&S advice tailored to farming activities
• Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses, ensuring corrective actions are implemented
• Deliver inductions, toolbox talks, and safety briefings to farm teams
• Support environmental compliance, including waste management and environmental controls
• Maintain accurate HSE records, reports, and KPI data to support continuous improvement

To support and enhance health, safety, and environmental standards across our farming operations, helping to build a positive safety culture and drive continuous improvement in a practical, operational environment.