Health & Safety Manager (WL4)

The Health & Safety Manager will lead on Health & Safety and Fire Safety within McColls and Morrisons stores and sites supporting our stores and sites to uphold all elements of Health, Safety & legality.

You’ll ensure the safety of our customers and colleagues as well as the legality of our Brand. You’ll work with internal and external stakeholders to meet objectives and drive improvements in compliance. 

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Provide a Health & Safety management service to retail to ensure safety is paramount

• Proactively build engagement with the senior teams, to provide information and trends which identify key concerns and to offer solutions for improvement 

• Work with stakeholders to manage EHO’s, HSE and Fire Officer activity, arrange for any necessary support, disseminate information and liaise to reach a satisfactory conclusion

• Use a partnership approach in order to coach retail in the required safety standards/ general good practice

• Devise Health & Safety and Fire Safety training, working in partnership with the Training Team.

• Proactively identify any training requirements and develop 

• Manage serious accident investigations and liaise with legal as required

• Provide audit and investigation reports, in a clear and consistent format 

• Manage the health & Safety management system and relevant documentation and records

• Review trends and other data to proactively identify where improvements can be made and work with Stakeholders to implement

• Support the retail audit programme, contributing to audit protocols to ensure stores are diligently assessed against relevant criteria and that the root cause of under-performance is resolved.

• Manage Whistleblower complaints through to a satisfactory conclusion,  providing a professional investigation and involving other colleagues as needed and providing a professional Investigation of  Whistleblower cases until a satisfactory conclusion is reached 

• Work with stakeholders to provide solutions to issues that will maintain safety/legality without compromising other areas of the business

This is a hybrid role with frequent travel nationally. This role is based at our fantastic head office in Bradford. Boasting an on-site restaurant, coffee shop, convenience and sample store, prayer room, free parking and regular company-wide events and promotions. Ideally, applicants will live within a reasonable distance of our office.

We’ve built an incredibly diverse business, and we’re working hard to make sure we truly represent the communities we serve. One of the best things about working with so many different people is having the opportunity to listen, learn and connect with lots of different views, perspectives and beliefs. For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:

• NEBOSH Diploma

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of retail and the require health & safety requirements

• Knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety legislation and its requirements

• An appreciation of legal systems 

• An understanding of Health & Safety management systems

• Strong communication, engagement and motivational skills

• Ability to coach to drive performance improvement

• The ability to  engage with colleagues at all levels to drive improvements

• Ability to influence business decisions that impact on Health & Safety and legality

• Ability to identify risk and prioritise tasks

• Tenacity to follow up and resolve issues

• Analytical thinking

• Problem solving approach

• Health & Safety Leadership experience