SHEQ Manager

Best Food Logistics; Banbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company seeks a SHEQ Manager to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, environmental management, and food standards. This role requires strong communication skills and practical application of safety legislation. You will lead compliance efforts, conduct training, and manage audit processes, working in a fast-paced environment. This position offers a competitive salary, significant benefits, and a supportive team culture.

Benefits

Pension

26 days Holiday + BH

Healthcare Cash Plan

Personal Accident Scheme

10% Tesco discount

Health and Wellbeing support

Exclusive deals and discounts website

Qualifications

• Experienced SHEQ Manager for compliance with regulations.
• Strong communicator to influence senior management.
• Knowledge in Safety, Health, and Environmental standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental and Food Standards policies.
• Conduct internal audits and provide training.
• Manage conflicting priorities in compliance across the depot.

Skills

Health & Safety

Environmental Management

Food Standards

Auditing

Communication

Education

NEBOSH National General Certificate

Food Safety Level 3

HACCP Level 3

Job description

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About the role

As a SHEQ Manager for Best Food Logistics, you will play a vital role in ensuring the depot operates in accordance with the laws that govern depot compliance and quality standards. You will be responsible for implementing, administering, and enforcing all Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality policies, processes, and standards which are required for the depot, to operate in accordance with both the laws that govern depot compliance and quality standards.

Your duties will include ensuring that all requirements of the Health, Safety & Environment and Food Standards policies and standards are met by the depot by influencing and overseeing the depot management team. You will also be responsible for briefing depot teams on updated or new ways of working, standards, risk assessments, safe systems of work, and SHEQ alerts.

Your proactive problem-solving approach will be crucial in resolving any areas of non-compliance and ensuring that all Safety, Health, Environmental, and Food Standards training is completed on time and in full. You will also be responsible for managing conflicting priorities across several compliance areas and dealing with assurance and compliance issues in the depot that require immediate attention and resolution.

Overall, your role as a SHEQ Manager will be critical in ensuring the depot is compliant with internal and external audits and meeting business/legal requirements.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for the maintenance of Safety, Health, Environmental and quality systems as documented on the Process Library. Ensures depot facilities are legal and insurance compliance is co-ordinated with the Depot Management Team
• Ensure that all requirements of the Health, Safety & Environment and Food Standards policies and standards are met by the depot through influencing and overseeing the depot management team
• Briefing depot teams on updated or new ways of working, standards, how to guides, risk assessments, safe systems of work and SHEQ alerts
• Ensure fire safety standards, tests, drills are adhered to, including equipment and emergency lighting and Fire Risk Assessment Report actions are completed
• Accountable for completing internal (first party) audits at the depot to support assurance, audits and risk objectives
• With the support of the appropriate central departments, provide guidance to the Depot Management team to comply with internal and external audits and close out requirements after audit. Works to ensure depot compliance to audit standards through induction training, ongoing development and refresher training as required
• Monitor standards & audit requirements to ensure compliance, as well as highlighting areas of non-compliance to Senior Depot Management and demonstrate a proactive problem-solving approach to resolve any areas of non-compliance
• With the support of the appropriate central departments provide advice and guidance on all aspects of site Safety, Health, Environment and Food Standards
• Deliver and co-ordinate all Safety, Health, Environment and Food Standards and compliance related events/induction to update management team and new employees
• Work with the Depot Management Team to identify and review compliance key performance indicators and suggest improvements and efficiencies to better meet business/legal requirements
• Ensure all Safety, Health, Environmental and Food Standards training is completed on time and in full and reports gaps and non-compliance to the General Manager and Head of SHEQ

You will need

Are you an experienced SHEQ Manager looking for your next challenge? Best Food Logistics is seeking a talented individual to join our team! As our SHEQ Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, environmental management, food standards, and internal and external auditing.

To be successful in this role, you will need a sound working knowledge of company processes and standards, as well as the ability to apply this knowledge practically. You will also need to be a strong communicator, able to persuade and influence senior management.

In addition, you should be customer-driven and collaborative, with a hands-on approach to identifying pragmatic, business-focused solutions to areas of non-compliance. You should be comfortable working independently and able to interpret and apply safety legislation and policy.

Experience in a fast-moving distribution environment is a must, as is proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. You should also be able to work within tight budgetary controls and deliver effective presentations and training courses.

Challenges/Decision Making

• Managing conflicting priorities across several compliance areas.
• Dealing with assurance and compliance issues in the depot that require immediate attention and resolution.
• Influencing other managers in the depot to ensure they follow processes and standards and resolve issues in their areas of responsibility.

Requirements

• A sound working knowledge of company processes and standards within the business and demonstration of practical application.
• Strong knowledge in Health & Safety, Environmental management, Food Standards, and internal and external auditing.
• Effective communicator with the ability to persuade and influence senior management.
• Flexible, enthusiastic, and positive approach.
• Able to cope under pressure and priorities demands.
• Ability to deliver effective presentations and training courses.
• Customer driven, collaborative and hands-on approach able to identify pragmatic, business-focused solutions to areas of non-compliance.
• Ability to work independently on own initiative.
• Ability to interpret and apply safety legislation and policy.
• Ability to analyse customer needs and make recommendations based on sound business knowledge and commercial acumen.
• Experience of a fast-moving distribution environment.
• IT literate - Microsoft Office applications.
• Cost management and ability to work within tight budgetary controls.

If you meet these requirements and are enthusiastic, positive, and flexible under pressure, we encourage you to apply today!

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week.

Relevant Qualifications:

• NEBOSH - National General Certificate or equivalent
• Food Safety Level 3 (or equivalent)
• HACCP level 3

What's in it for you

Benefits: Pension, 26 days Holiday + BH , Healthcare Cash Plan, Personal Accident Scheme.

The additional Benefits of being part of the BEST team!

• 10% Tesco discount, which increases to 15% for 4 days every 4 weeks (all discounts apply to home delivery)
• 20% discount on F&F Clothing & Tesco Café
• 10% Booker discount
• Pizza Hut Restaurants: 25% discount after 3pm, excludes buffet and deals
• 25% discount at selected Burger King restaurants
• Contributory Pension
• 1 year life assurance for all colleagues; or 3 years if you join the pension scheme
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family & the opportunity to join a healthcare cash plan.
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including cinema vouchers & a cycle to work scheme
• A great holiday package - 26 days plus bank holidays