Health & Safety Lead

Job Introduction

Sodexo are currently recruiting for a number of brand new opportunities due to growth in our Corporate Services segment. Sodexo is the 19^th largest employer worldwide, operating in 80 countries and employing 427,000 employees worldwide, we are the leader in Quality of Life services. Sodexo is not only a growth company; it is also a people-oriented company that places quality of life of its 100 million consumers at the center of its mission. Join our teams and experience their passion and the unique Sodexo spirit!

Are you an experienced Health & Safety Lead, who has a great track record in problem solving across multiple facilities management services? If you have at least 2 years’ experience in the field, passion for your profession and a relevant H&S qualification – we just might have the job for you!

The ideal candidate would have worked in Facilities Management and experience in pharmaceutical environment would be a great advantage. Previously working in a highly regulated environment, strong analytical skills, background in auditing and the ability to “see the bigger picture” is a must in this role.

This role offers a competitive salary with an array of benefits attached including bonus, a flexible benefits fund, retailer discount schemes, annual leave and pension. This is a Monday to Friday role.

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Role Responsibility

• Ensure the creation of the right framework and tools that will assist and develop the operational line management teams to manage a safe working environment for the wellbeing of clients, service users, visitors and employees.
• Review and implement the policies and procedures for Health and Safety for contracts and liaise with operations teams to ensure that appropriate monitoring is in place so that all personnel understand and are adequately trained to carry out their individual responsibilities in relation to health and safety at work.
• Provide competent advice in relation to health & safety issues across all service lines – cleaning; catering; technical services; front of house etc
• Promote and develop a Safety Culture which secures effective implementation of policy, procedures and responsibilities throughout the Sodexo operational delivery
• Work closely with the CS segment team and represent Sodexo in dealing with local authorities, providing the procedural framework, intervening, strategically developing performance by giving advice and managing risk by measuring the potential exposures and trends where appropriate
• Develop relevant training plans to the ensure employees are competent to deliver services from a Health & Safety perspective.
• Undertake environmental, health and safety planning, including the setting of goals, agreeing priorities and establishing adequate systems for performance management.
• Assist sites with the preparation of risk registers.
• Management of site Action Plans following Red audits and RIDDOR accidents / incidents.
• Support due diligence activities as part of mobilisation across all service lines and act as key contact for the development, alignment and production of a health and safety management system for the contract complying with Sodexo and client requirements.
• Contribute to the delivery of the Sodexo Health, Safety & Risk strategy and delivery
• Formulate, implement, monitor and support, review of health and safety policy and action plans to ensure the contract complies with best practice and legislative requirements
• Promote and develop a health and safety culture which secures effective implementation of policy, procedures and responsibilities for the contract
• Manage the arrangements for incident, accident and statutory inspections and enquiries, agreeing and implementing necessary changes
• Produce monthly health & safety update including accident statistics and present findings to Sodexo management
• Undertake regular health and safety inspections and audits of programme units (with their safety representatives as necessary) and report findings
• Ensure that accidents and near misses are reported and investigated to legislative prescribed standards
• Instruct, manage and monitor health and safety related contractors and consultants as appropriate
• Ensure systems are embedded to support all ISO certification requirement
• Lead on the development of strategic risk registers and business continuity plans
• Provide and interpret appropriate, timely and useful management information to line management
• Disseminate health and safety information and reports for the site
• Promote and maintain appropriate relationships with statutory authorities, also Safegard and Corporate Services Health & Safety Manager
• Refer to the appropriate authority any health and safety problems which cannot be resolved in a timescale appropriate to the risk

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Track record of success in a similar role in a multi-site business
• Min of 2 years working experience Health & Safety management
• Broad commercial experience and business acumen and knowledge of best practice
• Experience of delivering facilities management and ‘hard services’ key compliance areas.
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent operations/client relationship management
• Experience working in a standards/compliance environment
• Health and Safety Qualification - IOSH / NEBOSH / Food Hygiene (min diploma to Grad IOSH)
• Current knowledge of Health, Safety and Food Hygiene legislation
• Experience of providing a tailored mobilisation programme for new contracts.

Desirable

• Experience in facilities management and working in a pharmaceutical environment is an advantage
• Food hygiene qualification
• Environmental qualification
• Commercial judgement and an understanding of wider business
• Project management experience

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the 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.

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