Overview

Field based and home with regular nationwide travel

Why join us

Joining Sainsbury's as the Occupational Health & Safety Impact Specialist means being part of a team dedicated to enhancing the physical health and safety of our employees nationwide. With a focus on reducing harm and absence through proactive guidance and impactful interventions, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant difference in the wellbeing of our colleagues across various Sainsbury's locations, from Store Support Centres to retail outlets and logistics centres. As part of a supportive and collaborative environment, you will have the chance to influence health policies, drive positive changes, and contribute to a culture of safety and wellness that prioritises the welfare of our colleagues.

What you\'ll do

• As the Occupational Health & Safety Impact Specialist, you will play a critical role in identifying and addressing work-related physical health impacts nationwide, providing guidance on implementing changes to reduce harm and absence across all areas of the business.
• You will act as a subject matter expert on physical wellbeing, conducting risk assessments, investigations, and providing recommendations to improve procedures and processes to enhance the overall safety and health of employees.
• Collaborating with various stakeholders, you will contribute to policy creation, present findings, and drive the implementation of corrective actions to mitigate physical impact trends, ensuring a proactive approach to improving the wellbeing of all colleagues.

Who you are

• As the Occupational Health & Safety Impact Specialist, you are a dedicated and knowledgeable professional with a background in health and safety or health management, specialising in musculoskeletal health and recovery.
• Your ability to proactively identify physical health risks, conduct specialist risk assessments, and provide guidance on implementable changes to reduce harm and absence demonstrates your commitment to enhancing the wellbeing of colleagues nationwide.
• With strong communication skills, a coaching approach, and the capability to influence stakeholders at all levels, you play a vital role in guiding leadership on strategies to improve physical health and safety across the organisation.

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Benefits

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:

• Colleague discount: save 10% on shopping online and in-store at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU, and Habitat (discounts may increase to 15% at points during the year).
• Pensions scheme and life cover.
• Performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on performance.
• Annual holiday allowance with option to buy up to an additional week.
• Private healthcare.
• Other benefits to help money go further: season ticket loans, interest-free car loan up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance, and access to discounts from hundreds of other retailers.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Maternity/adoption leave: up to 26 weeks’ pay; paternity leave up to 4 weeks’ pay.

Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).