Group Office: Group Health, Safety and Facilities Manager

Squire's Garden Centres; Badshot Lea; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned group with multiple garden centres seeks a Group Health, Safety and Facilities Manager. The role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and managing facilities across various sites. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, have a good knowledge of Food Safety, and possess relevant certifications.

Benefits

Employee Discount – 50% in Restaurants and 20% in Garden Centre

Holiday entitlement increases with service

Bonus based on company profits

Defined Contribution Pension Plan

Attendance reward scheme

Learning & Development opportunities

Cycle2work scheme

Child's first day at school benefit

Free Parking available for all employees

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering Health and Safety systems.
• Good working knowledge of Food Safety matters.
• Previous experience working in the retail sector.

Responsibilities

• Manage health and safety compliance across all sites.
• Oversee facilities management including maintenance and contractors.
• Conduct health and safety audits and manage training requirements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Influencing skills

Planning skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

IOSH managing safely, Level 5

NEBOSH certification

Professional accreditation - e.g. BIFM exams

Job description

Group Office: Group Health, Safety and Facilities Manager

Squire’s is a family-owned group of 17 Garden Centresand Restaurants based in Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex and Berkshire with over 950 employees and nearly three million customer transactions per year. Squire’s also owns and operates a plant nursery business, Barnsfold Liss, based in Sussex and Hampshire. We are committed to growing our business and promoting the highest standards in horticultural retailing. We want our staff to enjoy working with us in a safe, friendly, energetic, customer-focused environment.

We are looking for an experienced Group Health, Safety and Facilities Manager to join our Group Office Team and manage Health and Safety and Facilities for all our Garden Centres and Restaurants and provide advice and support to Barnsfold Liss. The position reports to the Group Finance Director (in respect of Health and Safety) with a dotted line (in respect of Facilities) to the Group Retail Operations Manager. The role requires frequent travel to all our sites, and therefore a clean driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential for carrying out the role.

What they will do:

Full Time: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Availability required for weekend shifts one in three weekends.

Health & Safety:

• Manage, maintain and develop the Company’s Health and Safety manual and systems
• Identify, develop and (where appropriate) deliver health and safety training requirements
• Support and advise the Company and Garden Centre/Restaurant Managers and Barnsfold Liss management on health, safety and fire safety issues
• Manage the Health and Safety statutory compliance testing programme
• Manage the programme of external fire risk assessments
• Perform Health and Safety audits and internal reporting
• Manage the relationship with external, fire, health and safety and food hygiene enforcing authorities
• Manage relationships with external Health and Safety advisors and accreditation bodies

Facilities Management:

• Manage preventative and reactive maintenance
• Manage facilities suppliers/contractors across all sites (waste disposal, cleaning, alarms, etc)
• Organise minor capital expenditure and repair works in compliance with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
• Manage insurance claims
• Manage Company fleet of vehicles, forklifts and pallet trucks

Who we're looking for:

Desired Skills:

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Proven track record of delivering Health and Safety systems and of Facilities management
• Good working knowledge of Food Safety matters
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines, with accuracy, attention to detail and discretion
• Ability to give sound advice/guidance in a multi-site retail environment
• Previous experience working in the retail sector
• Commercial focus
• Good financial acumen
• Positive, open-minded and collaborative attitude
• Strong planning and organisational skills

Desired Qualifications:

• IOSH managing safely, Level 5
• NEBOSH certification
• Professional accreditation - e.g. BIFM exams

Knowledge of fire safety legislation and experience of practical fire precautions in a retail environment

Please send covering letter and C.V. to Jo Ripley, HR Manager – [e-mail]

Squire’s is a family-owned group of 17 garden centres based in Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, and Berkshire. Since 1936 the purpose of our business has been the happiness of those who work in it.

We are committed to growing our business and to promoting the highest standards in horticulture, catering, and retail.

We want our staff to enjoy working with us in a friendly, energetic customer focused environment.

Rewards & Benefits:
We want our employees to be known for their friendliness, helpfulness, and good customer service, with their whole ethos being ‘nothing is too much trouble for our customers’. In turn we will provide an extensive benefit package, please see below.

• Employee Discount– 50% in Restaurants and 20% in Garden Centre on joining, increasing to 25% after 2 years’ service and 30% after 5 years’ service.
• Holiday (including bank holidays)– 5.6 weeks on joining increasing to 6.2 week after 2 years’ service and 6.6 weeks after 5 years’ service.
• Bonus– We reward our employees with a non-contractual bonus at Christmas, based on the profit of the company in any financial year (first year is dependent on start date)
• Pension– We are all aware of how important it is to save for our retirement. We offer a Defined Contribution Pension Plan to new employees. If you pay into the plan and meet the government criteria, the company will too, and these contributions will be invested.
• Attendance– After one years service, if you have worked for a full financial year and have 100% attendance, one day holiday (pro-rata) will be added to your holiday grant as a 'Thank you'.
• Made A Difference Scheme (M.A.D)– A reward scheme for team members who make a difference to our business through outstanding customer service, over and above normal duties or initiatives that have grown / inspired the business. There is a monthly winner. All winners select a gift to receive.
• Learning & Development– You can look forward to a wealth of learning opportunities with us that will enhance and develop you with the skills and confidence you need.
• Birthday –After 6 months service if your birthday falls on your contracted day to work, you can leave work early (holiday policy rules apply). If you have 2 years service on your birthday, you will receive a £25 Squires gift voucher (pro rata for less than 40 hours).
• Cycle2work scheme –After 1 years service, a government initiative which offers a 25% to 39% saving on new cycling equipment. This cost is deducted out of your pay over 12 or 19 months.
• Child's first day at school –After 1 year's service come in late and go home early on your child's first day of school life, so that you can be there to take them and pick them up from school on their first day.
• RHS Membership or a Tree / Shrub –After 1 years service Squire's employees can choose either one tree or shrub to plant each year up to the value of £50 retail on the anniversary of your engagement or £50 towards RHS annual membership.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) –After 2 years service employees are eligible to join an EAP, that gives them access to a range of wellbeing resources, etc.
• Retirement–After 15 years service if you are retiring and have over 15 years service, your contracted hours will be reduced by a fifth but your pay will remain the same for your final 3 months.
• Free Parking– Available to all employees in the designated parking areas on our site.