Health and Safety Manager

Full Job Description

We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced Health and Safety Manager to join our team. As the Health and Safety Manager, you will play a pivotal role in fostering a positive safety culture, ensuring compliance with regulations, and driving a zero-harm mindset across our operations. This is an exciting opportunity to lead safety efforts within a dynamic organisation, making a tangible difference in the well-being of our colleagues and customers.

What we are Offering

• Salary up to £40,000.
• Fixed term contract with possibility to be extended.
• Monday to Friday working.
• Flexible working can be considered.
• Please view our attached benefits guide to see everything we have to offer.

Your Role as Health and Safety Manager

As the Health and Safety Manager at BCP Sevington, you will be responsible for promoting and embedding a positive safety culture within our organisation.

You will develop and lead the operation of an integrated management system for health and safety, promoting a proactive culture and utilising Sodexo policies and procedures, including risk assessments and accident prevention. Conducting expert accident/incident investigations and root cause analysis will be among your key responsibilities, encouraging reporting and resolution of unsafe acts, behaviours, and environments. Furthermore, you will provide comprehensive advice to managers on health and safety best-practices, collaborate closely with stakeholders to identify and address key risks, and identify organisational training needs in collaboration with HR and L&D Business Partners.

Your role will also involve maintaining positive client relationships, ensuring proactive support, and adherence to expectations, all while ensuring legislative compliance and staying updated on relevant HSE laws, codes of practice, and standards. Through audits, inspections, and setting high expectations for employee safety awareness and performance, you will facilitate the maintenance of health, safety, environmental, and well-being standards, contributing to the overall success of our operations.

Please see the attached job description for a more detailed list of the main responsibilities.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential:

• Experience in managing safety in a similar environment.
• Commitment to health, safety, environment, and quality (HSEQ) management.
• Certification to NEBOSH General Certificate (or to be met within 6 months).
• Strong prioritisation and time management skills.
• Excellent numerical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Desirable Skills/Competencies:

• Level 6 Health and Safety Qualification.
• Experience in Central Government contracts (NEC3).
• Certificate level environmental qualification.
• Demonstrated achievement of continuous improvement in the workplace.
• Level 3 or above qualification and/or membership in facilities organisations such as IWFM or ISOH.

Whilst the ideal candidate would fit into the above points, we would implore applicants with the relevant transferrable skills to apply for this role, as you may still be a great fit!

Why Join Us?

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We’re all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. We recognise that we’re on a journey with regards to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.