Logistics Health & Safety Manager

This is a crucial role leading Morrisons Logistics Health & Safety Strategy and team of site based Health & Safety Specialists,  resulting in safe sites for our Colleagues, Visitors and Contractors. 

Delivering transparent standards and operating frameworks that enable sites to operate safely but efficiently aligned to the business strategy, driving continuous safety improvement. 

Setting the Safety standards and ensuring compliance through internal and external stakeholder engagement to drive an industry leading safety culture with clear accountabilities and responsibilities that are routinely audited and reviewed.

Travel will be required to our 7 sites across the country and we are keen for the post holder to live within a reasonable distance of our Central site at J41, Wakefield, which will be one of the bases to work from.

This position follows a hybrid model with a 4.5 day working week*

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and Lead Health & Safety risk management strategies and frameworks across Logistics, driving a 1-3 year plan of improvement, flexing and updating with business change

• Lead the Logistics team of site based Health & Safety Specialists

• Provide a Health & Safety management service for the Logistics  team to ensure safety is paramount

• Deliver Health & Safety compliance monitoring frameworks and programmes across Logistics  risk areas, including MHE, fire safety, machinery, ammonia

• Develop and Lead Fire Strategies across Logistics, from design, build, installation, commissioning to maintenance and upgrade - including compliance monitoring

• Proactively drive contractor and stakeholder meetings to build engagement, to provide information and trends which identify key concerns and to offer solutions for improvement across all projects

• Lead activity where serious Health & Safety concerns have been identified and work with the teams to demonstrably improve standards

• Work with stakeholders to manage enforcement activity, arrange for any necessary support, disseminate information and liaise with the Inspectors to reach a satisfactory conclusion

• Provide a reactive service for serious Health & Safety issues and incidents

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:

• Expert technical knowledge of Health & Safety, Fire Safety and Construction Legislation, its requirements and implementation 

• Knowledge of Statutory Compliance requirements and obligations

• An industry recognised qualification such as NEBOSH diploma or equivalent 

• Knowledge and understanding of Environmental Management 

• Member of relevant professional organisation and undergoing CPD

• Knowledge and experience of Warehouse, Transport and MHE

• Proactive, engaging and motivational, with the ability to influence all parts of the organisation through exemplary Communication & Interpersonal skills

• Strong ability to adapt communication style between colleagues at all levels

• Highly effective senior, operational and cross functional stakeholder manager

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…

Some of the benefits you can expect as follows;

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