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Global Health & Safety Manager

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Job Introduction

Are you a highly experienced Health & Safety Manager operation in a multi-country setting? Are you passionate about driving Health & Safety culture in the technical facilities and food environment? Perhaps you have a background in the FMCG industry?

We have a brand-new opening for a Global Health & Safety Manager to join one of our Client accounts looking after around 150 sites in 28 countries (mainly in the Europe and APAC region). Please note that this role will involve international travel once it is safe to do so.

We offer a salary up to £70,000 with an attractive bonus and benefits package as well as great excellent progression and development opportunities within Sodexo.

 

Role Responsibility

  • In coordination with Group Health and Safety, identify existing policies and good practices in Sodexo operations and relevant external global best practices and standards
  • Identify the key policy and system needs for the Client across the account, including risk assessment, materials and equipment procurement and sub-contracted services
  • Propose H&S policy and system framework based on the above analysis including compliance aspects
  • Develop implementation tools for H&S Policy and system framework for the Client
  • Prepare detailed Procedures, Safe Working Instructions and Checklists which reflect the best practices identified
  • Develop related training and communications materials.
  • Coordinate the implementation with countries and businesses.
  • Provide technical advice and support.
  • Monitor the implementation of the system and prepare status reports as appropriate.
  • Continuously improve policies, standards and tools to reflect current good practices, changes in legislation, learning’s from incidents, emerging risks and issues etc.
  • Liaise with H&S experts from the Group for I&E affairs.
  • Coordinate compliance activities to ensure standards are maintained within Sodexo operations globally, including suppliers and sub-contractors.
  • Develop coordinate and drive strategic projects for the Client’s Global account in Health & Safety on a first among equals basis.
  • Provide strategic direction to the global account on H&S issues.
  • Act as central coordinating point of contact for Global H&S to include metrics, objectives and account representation within Strategic Accounts
  • Lead on Account H&S Communications including Regional H&S forums & Strategic Account representation 
  • Coordinate the Implementation and monitoring of Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for the account across the regions

The Ideal Candidate

  • A committed safety professional with a substantial H&S experience in the field of technical FM and food service. (FMCG environment would be advantageous)
  • Ability to lead and influence at a strategic level on H&S matters.
  • Demonstrated ability to define and communicate technical standards and credible to work at a global account level
  • Fluency in English (other language skills would be advantageous)
  • NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent (e.g. Chartered membership of IOSH)
  • Good organisational /communication skills with excellent operations/client relationship management
  • Ability to produce concise information
  • Ability to prioritise, work to tight deadlines, both prescribed and self-imposed
  • Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships at all levels
  • Self-motivated and able to motivate others
  • Proven recent experience in Health and Safety implementation and H&S culture promotion
  • Track record of success in a similar role in a multi-site 3rd party business
  • Broad commercial experience and business acumen and knowledge of external industry developments / best practice
  • Experience working in a standards/compliance environment

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business. 

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation.  

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. 

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process. 

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