Health and Safety Manager

Principal People Recruitment; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK logistics firm is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to oversee operational health and safety across various sites. This hybrid position allows for flexibility and autonomy in managing your own schedule while leading a team of two HSE Coordinators. Candidates should have a NEBOSH General Certificate and relevant experience in health and safety operations, particularly in logistics or distribution.

Qualifications

• 3 years experience within an operational health and safety role.
• Logistics, distribution, and waste experience preferred.
• Environmental qualifications will be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Offer advice and support to site teams on health and safety matters.
• Audit locations against company’s safety standards.
• Create positive relationships to improve HSE culture.
• Lead a team of 2 HSE Coordinators.
• Work with underperforming sites to improve safety.
• Engage with stakeholders to implement a strong framework.
• Maintain health and safety policies, training, and auditing.

Skills

Operational health and safety experience

Relationship building

Team leadership

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Job description

Overview

Principal People are working exclusively on behalf of a UK–wide organisation within the distribution and logistics industry.

We are looking for a Health, Safety and Environmental professional who has experience within an operational health and safety position and is keen to make that next career move.

This position is home based covering multiple sites across the UK. This is a hybrid position and travel to the sites is fully autonomous with a great amount of flexibility.

The role will be working closely with the wider safety group, who are keen to help develop and support one another and you will be responsible for two Health and Safety Coordinators and reporting into the Head of Security and Risk.

This position will focus on operational and hands on responsibilities driving positive cultural change across the company. Each site will propose different challenges making this a great opportunity to progress your career within health and safety with incredible amounts of variation.

Role

Health and Safety Manager Between GBP50,000 – GBP60,000 + Car

Region: Distribution and Logistics | Work arrangement: Hybrid (National Coverage)

Responsibilities

• Offering appropriate advice and support to the site teams within health and safety matters
• Audit the locations within the group against the company’s high safety standards
• Creating positive relationships with the sites to help improve the HSE culture across the region
• Leading a team of 2 x HSE Coordinators
• Working closely with underperforming sites and forming strategies to help them improve
• Engaging with key stakeholders throughout the business to implement a strong framework
• Maintaining company health and safety policies, training, and auditing

Why should you apply for the role?

• You will be working in a fast–paced environment, where every day is different, and you will be exposed to different risks with a lot of variation
• You will be working for a leading and well–established business and are going through lots of positive change
• The business is very supportive towards health and safety is one of their core values
• Working within a supported HSE team
• You will have full autonomy and flexibility in the role and managing your own diary

Qualifications

• A NEBOSH General Certificate
• Logistics, distribution and waste experience will be preferred
• Environmental qualifications will be beneficial
• 3 years experience within an operational health and safety role
• A full UK driving license
• Previous experience in a regional role will be beneficial