Health and Safety Manager

Job Introduction

We are looking for a Health & Safety Manager to join the Sodexo Live! team at Ascot Race course.

You will support the Ascot management teams in being compliant with all of the Sodexo H&S Policies whilst driving continual improvement in culture and performance.

This is a key role for us at this iconic venue where you will be responsible for keeping a safe environment for our employees and our customers. You will maintain and develop systems to ensure risks are being managed in the most effective way.

You will be qualified ideally with your NEBOSH certificate or working towards and have experience in a similar setting although a strong H&S professional is what we need!

When you join Sodexo Live! you truly belong, you will have the opportunity to thrive with career and learning opportunities available across the organisation - we cant wait for you to join us!

Role Responsibility

• Ensure the development, organisation, and fulfilment of risk assessments (including COSHH, DSE).
• Ensure all accidents, incidents and near misses are reported and investigated in accordance with procedure and that any corrective or preventative actions are undertaken..
• Undertake weekly site audits to ensure safe working procedures are being adhered to and align with the Sodexo QHSE policies. 
• On operational event days, ensure that regular H&S walks are undertaken across site.
• Assist the Executive Chef with the implementation, management and auditing of the UK&I Food & Safety Management Policy.
• Present and deliver company Health & Safety training regarding local induction training, workshops and toolbox sessions to ensure compliance and drive improvements.
• Chair internal H&S meetings for Managers to drive Health and Safety awareness and improvements.
• Attend all client H&S meetings, reporting on areas as required with our Service Level Agreements.

The Ideal Candidate

• IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH General Certificate.
• Demonstrable working knowledge of QHSE working practices and Food Hygiene H&S legislation.
• Sufficient and relevant experience within a similar sector.
• Experience of compliance and audit management systems.
• Experience in accident investigation.
• Ability to demonstrate effective listening, written and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to identity and implement innovative and solutions drive improvements in H&S on site.
• IT Skills – Good working knowledge of MS Office, including:
  • Word – create and edit documents and reports
  • Excel – able to use intermediate data analysis tools
  • PowerPoint – intermediate level
• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to organise workloads and to prioritise effectively
• Flexible to work on race and event days

Package Description

Up to £40,000 plus excellent 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 around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

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