Health and Safety Manager

William Jackson Food Group; Carr Hall Cottages; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food distribution company in the UK seeks a Health and Safety Manager to develop and deliver the HSE strategy, ensuring a proactive safety culture across all teams. Ideal candidates will have a NEBOSH Diploma and experience in leading safety functions. The role offers comprehensive benefits, including generous discounts, volunteering time off, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

One day off per year for volunteering

Generous product discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Payroll charity donation scheme

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Employee assistance services

Free meals from food vans and chefs

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading Health and Safety functions.
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
• Ability to work independently and initiative-driven.

Responsibilities

• Deliver HSE strategy and promote proactive safety culture.
• Lead accident reduction initiatives and H&S training programs.
• Manage safety audits and budget delivery.

Skills

Leadership skills

Proactive safety culture development

Coaching and mentoring

Education

NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety

IOSH membership or equivalent

Job description

Role Overview

As a Health and Safety Manager you may be required to work a later shift to support our Night Warehouse team and to travel to our nationwide Depots on a regular basis. We are looking for a highly motivated, collaborative manager with experience in a senior Health and Safety role.

Responsibilities

• Build on and deliver the HSE strategy across the business, ensuring buy‑in and ownership from the Senior Leadership Team and Leadership Team.
• Coaching, influencing and supporting managers to own and deliver the plan relevant to their areas of responsibility.
• Promote and instill a positive, proactive safety culture and develop best practice.
• Take a lead role in the People Forum, engaging employee representatives in the H&S agenda.
• Ensure an active H&S audit process and programme that engages relevant stakeholders to drive awareness, ownership and improvement.
• Own the accident reduction plan, deliver it, and continually increase hazard and near‑miss reporting to maximise colleague engagement.
• Identify and own the H&S budget delivery and related KPIs, providing analysis and insight to focus on improvement opportunities.
• Identify and deliver process improvement projects associated with safety, quality, people and cost improvements.
• Effectively manage, coach and develop your direct reports; apply a regular appraisal process and maintain a personal development plan.
• Lead the assurance of all SOPs and SSOWs as required.
• Actively design, implement, manage and audit all H&S training, including mandatory, behavioural, knowledge and skills‑based training, blending internal and external provision as necessary.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or another equal H&S industry recognised qualification.
• IOSH or membership to a recognised organisation is desirable.
• Knowledge of ISO Management Systems ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 is advantageous.
• Experience in operational procedures and best practices.
• Experience leading Health and Safety functions.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• A flexible, highly motivated, proactive and 'can do' working style.

Company Overview

Wellocks is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry, supplying fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and all the ingredients chefs need in their kitchens. Since 1961, we have grown from supplying potatoes to local pubs and restaurants to now serving over 1,200 restaurant kitchens across the country. We are proud members of the William Jackson Food Group, a family‑owned food business that began in 1851, and we share values of commitment, family, and community across our sister businesses, Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu.

Benefits

• One day off per year for volunteering.
• Generous discounts on our products.
• Cycle to Work scheme offering discounted bikes and cycling equipment.
• Payroll charity donation: money is deducted before tax, so you receive the full tax deduction benefit.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme: buy up to one extra week of annual leave.
• Employee assistance services for financial, health and wellbeing support.
• Free meals every few months from visiting food vans and in‑house chefs.