Health & Safety Manager

Job Introduction

We are currently looking to recruit a Health & Safety Manager to join a brand-new team based at the University of Greenwich, London and demonstrate strong Health & Safety compliance and drive a positive safety culture across the contract.

As Quality, Health & Safety Manager you’ll implement, lead and support the delivery of Health & Safety systems during the mobilisation and stabilisation of the contract. You’ll ensure to provide support across the contract ensuring compliance with current health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice and company policies and procedures, ensuring that service excellence is delivered.

You’ll liaise with managers to establish and maintain safe systems of work, providing a safe environment for all colleagues, students and visitors.

Role Responsibility

• Maintain the integrated management system ensuring to utilise the system; including risk assessments, accident prevention and health initiatives
• Identify, manage, control and review safety risks, contributing and supporting the risk management framework and process
• Implement and manage policies to meet Health and Safety accident reduction targets, reporting all accidents and near misses
• Support managers in their promotion of a safety culture, assisting in the completion of their risk assessments and implementation of safe working procedures and practice in their areas of responsibility
• Manage audits and inspections appropriately throughout the periods of preparation, implementation, and post-implementation remedial action
• Investigate HSE and Food Safety Issues within the contract
• Develop and sustain a positive Health and Safety Awareness culture throughout the business operation

The Ideal Candidate

• Level 3 Health and Safety Qualification (NEBOSH) or equivalent
• IOSH Membership
• Level 3 Food Safety Qualification, or equivalent
• Demonstrable experience in Food Safety / HACCP
• Previous experience of implementing and managing a safety management system
• Experience of managing safety in a similar environment
• Excellent communication skills and proven ability to articulate self verbally and in writing
• Self-starter and self-motivated with ability to prioritise and schedule work under conflicting pressures
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with business partners and stakeholders

Package Description

up to £40,000 + bonus + benefits

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more!

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.