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.

Health and Safety Manager – Between £50,000 - £60,000 + Car – Distribution and Logistics – 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

We would love to see CVs from people who have:

• 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.