Regional Health & Safety Manager - North West & Cumbria

Morrisons; Bradford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail company is looking for a Regional Health & Safety Manager to ensure safety and legality across their stores in the North West. This role involves engaging with senior management, conducting audits, and building solid relationships within the retail management teams. Applicants should have a NEBOSH diploma, experience in Health & Safety legislation, and strong communication skills. Benefits include a discount for employees, generous holidays, and pension contributions, fostering a supportive workplace environment.

Benefits

15% colleague discount

Generous holiday entitlement

Company pension contributions

Perks with over 850 retailers

Qualifications

• Understanding of HACCP and microbiological safety aspects.
• Knowledge of Retail operations and auditing in Health & Safety.
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide Safe & Legal management service for Retail supermarkets.
• Conduct audits and support stores in improving safety standards.
• Manage serious safety or legal concerns effectively.

Skills

Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation

Auditing experience

Great communication skills

Data manipulation skills

Customer-focused attitude

Education

NEBOSH diploma

Post graduate experience

Job description

We've got a fantastic opportunity for a Regional Health & Safety Manager (North West, Manchester & Cumbria) to join our field based retail team & for the right candidate we're offering a very competitive industry salary.

You'll be travelling between our Retail stores in Manchester, up to Carlisle, across to Southport & everywhere in between. This role will play a pivotal role in upholding safety and legality and supporting our Supermarkets. The successful candidate will be a subject matter expert in Health & Safety, with an understanding of the other disciplines Food Safety, & Trading Standards. Supporting Retail Senior / Regional Management they will relish in a role where they have overall responsibility for Safe & Legal, and will work to ensure the safety of our customers and colleagues as well as legality of our Brand.

A typical week in this role looks like...

Your home will be your base location but you'll spend most of your time supporting stores. Mondays are a big report & meeting day where you'll engage and deliver key updates. You will manage your own diary to ensure business critical activities are managed.

Your week will be driven by the business needs and will include visiting 1-2 stores a day supporting improvement plans, attending meetings, building relationships, conducting audits, setting the Safe & Legal culture and upskilling / coaching colleagues & managers. Depending on location these may require you to stay overnight in a hotel.

Being one of the Health & Safety experts in the team you'll support your peers and they will support you in Food Safety & Trading Standards expertise.

• Provide a Safe & Legal management service for Retail supermarkets, support in Logistics may be required occasionally.
• Proactively attend regional and store meetings, build engagement with the senior teams & share data trends, working with the teams to agree suitable solutions.
• Manage / coordinate activity where serious safety or legality concerns have been identified and work with stores and sites to demonstrably improve standards.
• Work with stakeholders to manage Enforcement activity, arrange for any necessary support, disseminate information and liaise with Enforcement Officers to reach a satisfactory conclusion.
• Provide a reactive service for serious food safety, trading standards and health & safety issues and incidents.
• Oversee fire safety standards throughout region including undertaking fire and temporary FRA risk assessments (training will be provided).
• Support the central teams by providing timely information and advice.
• Use a partnership approach in order to coach Regional Managers, Store / Site Managers and colleagues in the required safe and legal standards / general good practice.
• Build strong relationships with the retail management teams in order to be recognised as the main point of contact for all technical queries.
• Build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Pest Controller) to effectively promote safety and legality.

About you

• NEBOSH diploma / Member of relevant professional organisation and undergoing CPD.
• Post graduate experience.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety, Food Safety & Trading Standards legislation.
• Auditing experience in Health & Safety.
• Understanding of HACCP.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of catering, retail or manufacturing in Health & safety, knowledge of Food Safety & trading Standards.
• An appreciation of the microbiological safety and quality aspects of high risk products.
• A good understanding of health & safety, food safety, trading standards quality / management systems.
• Knowledge of Retail end to end operations.
• Customer focussed with a positive, 'can do' attitude.
• Great communicator & reporting / data manipulating skills.

About us

Our modern Head Office on the edge of Bradford is home to our different support teams from tech, marketing and finance to HR, trading and supply chain.

Alive with activity, this is where decisions are made and our corporate teams make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you'll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, newsagents and subsidised restaurant all within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - always with free parking.

We host regular seasonal events and you'll often find our suppliers on site sharing details of their latest product. We're also committed to fundraising for our current charity partner.

Our business is fast paced and ever changing, as such we've lots of opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We'd love to meet you...

Benefits

• 15% colleague discount in our stores and online, plus an additional 10% card for a friend or family members (subject to fair usage).
• Generous holiday entitlement.
• Company pension contributions.
• Perks with over 850 retailers.
• A range of family friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave.

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