We are seeking a highly experienced Health & Safety Manager to drive safety strategy, compliance, and continuous improvement across all operational sites and field-based teams.
Requirements
- Monitor and enforce Health & Safety standards across all installation activities, including HGV operations, machine installations, relocations, and removals.
- Conduct risk assessments for installation and other customer movements as required, including but not limited to equipment handling, lifting operations, and vehicle-based work.
- Manage site access permits via customer portals, as required.
- Carry out regular site inspections and audits, ensuring compliance with company H&S policies and statutory requirements.
- Investigate accidents, incidents, and near-misses in field operations; implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Support and deliver toolbox talks, on-site training, and awareness campaigns for field staff.
- Maintain accurate H&S records, including risk assessments, incident reports, and training documentation.
- Provide guidance and advice to installation teams and supervisors on safe work practices, lifting equipment, manual handling, and vehicle operations.
- Promote a proactive safety culture among all field-based teams.
- Own the company's Health & Safety strategy and compliance framework.
- Control of H&S, including Food Safety & Hygiene, across 11 depot sites and 2 Office sites (including any new site launches, closures and future relocation's.)
- Responsibility for the Health and Safety of Engineering, Merchandising and logistics field-based staff (circa 715 employees)
- To monitor, review and maintain Health and Safety policies and practices, making recommendations and implementing new policies and procedures as required.
- Deliver and support training programs, toolbox talks, and health & safety campaigns across all levels of the business. Assist in identifying training needs and develop, coordinate, and deliver targeted health and safety training to ensure employee awareness and compliance.
- Create, lead, and coordinate a Health & Safety Committee, ensuring representation from key functions and site locations, appointing and supporting local Health & Safety Champions at each depot to drive site-level engagement, compliance, and continuous improvement.
- Implementing and maintaining health and safety systems and procedures to meet specific requirements such as: checks, audits, investigations, risk assessments and accident reporting. This includes the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).
- To investigate, or where appropriate assisting others in investigating, the circumstances and causes of accidents and take necessary steps to prevent a recurrence.
- Monitor the services provided to external clients (CDM) and ensure that the team responds proactively to programme constraints.
- Oversee the preparation, maintenance and distribution of CDM Health and Safety files.
- Ensure HACCP is effective, building a 'culture' which drives Food Safety throughout all depot sites, ensuring that hygiene standards are being met.
- Management of food safety non compliances through hold and concession processes, including decision making with regards to Holds in accordance with PIUK standards
Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- Life assurance equivalent to 2x your yearly salary
- Five weeks of occupational paid sick leave for added security
- Extended leave policy for greater flexibility
- Free parking at our Head Office and other depot locations
- Unlimited coffee and tea at our offices to keep you refreshed
- Clear career progression paths with development opportunities
- Strong leadership support to help you thrive
- Employee recognition scheme to celebrate your contributions
- Mental health and wellbeing support, including access to mental health first aiders
