Job Introduction
SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL | 12 MONTH MATERNITY COVER
As our SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of legal governance related to business operations at the three Encirc manufacturing sites—Derrylin, Elton, and Avonmouth—as well as any associated locations, such as the Ballyconnell warehouse. This role involves providing legal counsel, strategic guidance, and specialized advice, along with maintaining comprehensive documentation and records for these areas.
Additionally, the Senior Legal Counsel will support the Company Secretary and offer proactive, business-oriented legal advice. The role also involves implementing initiatives to promote a culture of integrity and ethical conduct throughout the organization.
As part of a small legal team, you will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and engage external legal advisors when necessary.
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8am-5pm, Fri 8am-2.30pm 38.25 hrs per week
The Key Requirements
- Proven track record providing Legal provision in a multi-site organisation.
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law, policies, and procedures.
- Experience of working within a lean manufacturing / FMCG environment desirable
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of commercial contract law.
- Professional legal qualification
- Experience in providing legal advice as Legal Counsel in house or via a legal consultancy.
- Sound operational knowledge of UK and NI law.
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity, and sound judgement to analyse situations and information
- Proven ability to deliver positive and constructive internal and external relationship management across multiple departments.
- Able to demonstrate personal success in the achievement of continuous improvements in aspects of legal applications.
- Must be able to demonstrate ability to influence at a senior management level across functional areas.
- Committed to learning and self-development – evidence of continuous professional development.
- Professional in approach, being able to lead by example, operate sensitively in tricky situations and confidently communicate effectively at all levels of the business.
- The candidate will be expected to work independently and as part of a team, so it is important to be a team player, with effective communication skills (both written and verbal) and ability to build strong relationships across the organisation.
- Strong working knowledge of legal risk management, governance, and applicable Legislation
- Experience of providing advice on technical legal issues to senior stakeholders and ensuring the information is translated for a non-technical audience.
- Strong planning skills, ensuring strategies developed and followed through to ensure success.
The Benefits and Perks
- Annual leave package of 23 days plus 10 bank holidays
- Free onsite gym for all employees
- MyBenefits Reward Platform with 100s of discounts at restaurants and retailers
- Employee Well-being benefits such as the Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme where the company contributes up to a max 7%
- Life cover at 3 times your annual salary
- Optional partner life cover
- Subsidised onsite staff restaurant
- Free parking onsite
- Salary sacrifice Electric car scheme
- Subsidised onsite electric car charging
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhance maternity and paternity leave
- Liftshare scheme
- Health cash plan
- Optional dental insurance
- Optional Private Medical Insurance
- Optional critical illness cover
- Social club
About the company
At Encirc, we make, fill and move glass.
Part of the Vidrala group, we are a market leader in glass container design, manufacturing, bottling and logistics solutions for the UK, Irish and European food and beverages industries.
With over 2,000 employees, we operate from our three purpose-built sites: Derrylin, Co Fermanagh; Elton, Cheshire and Bristol. We produce around 3 billion glass bottles and other containers annually and can fill up to 500 million litres of bulk shipped beverages every year. Our collective purpose is to deliver and uphold world-leading sustainable innovation, with great people and a great workplace collaborating on a great future.
Joining Encirc means you will be joining a business with a bespoke, 360-approach to the beverage supply chain, spanning filling, warehousing, and logistics. Reducing the road miles and carbon footprint of our customers' products, we are conscious disruptors prioritising sustainability and modern technology. As a forward-thinking and sustainable business, we are committed to achieving zero emissions by 2030.
Our Values
At Encirc, we’re proud to be a forward‑thinking manufacturer in a world that’s increasingly socially and environmentally conscious. Our culture is built around six core values that sit at the heart of everything we do. They guide how we work, how we make decisions, and how we support one another—helping us create a workplace where everyone can thrive.
These values aren’t just words on a wall; they’re lived, shared and championed across the business, shaping our mindset and inspiring us to keep making Encirc great for everyone.
Equal Opportunities
Encirc is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Every applicant will be evaluated according to skills regardless of age, gender, identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, or religion.
We also want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. That’s why we have partnered with Recite Me to offer an accessibility toolbar on our job search page, recruitment application system and website. The toolbar includes screen reading functionality, multiple reading aids, customisable styling options and an on-demand live translation feature that boasts over 100 languages including 65 text-to-speech and styling options.
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AI Guide
Before you apply, take a moment to read our Encirc Careers AI Guide. It’s a quick, helpful overview of how you can use AI to support your application—and where it’s best to rely on your own experience and personality.
Encirc Careers - Guide to AI.pdf
Next steps
Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV tailored to this job opportunity. You can expect to receive an update on your application within two working days. We will contact you via email, so if you don’t hear from us, please check your junk mail. We look forward to hearing from you.
