Company: Greencore Group
Location: Leeds
Posted: May 4th, 2026
Based South East/South West (Flexible)
Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
Role Purpose
To lead the environmental improvement agenda within sites, deploying and implementing the Group environmental strategy and standards defined though the SHE Centre of Excellence, maintaining and improving group systems, working with stakeholders to drive and embed a proactive environmental sustainability culture
Key Accountabilities
Work with the Head of Environment through the SHE Centre of Excellence to support the development and deployment of the Group environmental strategy to ensure an effective and sustained environmental management system and culture
Through stakeholders, lead effective and consistent implementation plans with business leadership teams to deliver the environmental strategy, including but not limited to relevant environmental policies and procedures, across Greencore, to enable compliance and continuous improvement
Provide direction to the business on the implementation of controls to mitigate risks arising from new/changing environmental legislation
Through internal stakeholder engagement, provide direction and champion programmes with business leadership teams that develop the environment brand, culture and behaviours that underpin the overall Greencore environmental strategy
Implement, develop and maintain performance management processes that provide business insight, governance, data and key performance indicators to drive improvements and effective risk management
Provide direction and coaching to develop the environmental capability within the site and grow functional capability and expertise within the HSE team, to maximise performance and potential
Establish effective relationships between Business Leadership teams and external regulatory bodies, providing support and guidance as required
Ensure that environment matters are considered in all capex projects in line with business policy and insurance requirements
Coordinate business environmental audit process to maintain and monitor environmental management systems and provide advice on recommended actions and guide to completion
Knowledge, Skills, Experience
Ideally educated to degree level or holds a relevant professional qualification in environmental management
Experience leading environmental management ideally gained in a manufacturing environment
Experience of process improvement and implementing culture change
Practitioner Member of ISEP (PISEP) or similar
Good communication skills
Experience having worked with site leadership teams
What you'll get in return:
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.