Safety, Health and Environmental Manager

Job Introduction

Due to an exciting internal move, a great opening has become available for a qualified and experienced Safety, Health and Environmental Manager from FMCG manufacturing setting to join our team on a high-profile Client’s account.

You would be looking after 12 sites employing circa 400 Sodexo employees and have 1 direct report. To do well in this role, you would have a background in FMCG environment, good understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), experience in auditing and ability to impartially assess situations from H&S point of view. Good understanding of waste and sustainability is a must.

We offer a salary £45,000 - £59,000 dependent on experience, a bonus, car and flexible benefits package as well as excellent development and progression opportunities within Sodexo.

Role Responsibility

• Provide safety, health, risk & quality support to Sodexo operations and external clients in accordance with Company procedures and agreed objectives
• Assist with the implementation of Health, Safety and Quality systems on the mobilisations of new contracts.
• Promote and develop a Safety Culture which secures effective implementation of policy, procedures and responsibilities throughout the Sodexo operational delivery
• Support the implementation of Behavioural Safety Change across the Corporate Service Segment.
• Undertake environmental health and safety planning, including the setting of goals, agreeing priorities and establishing adequate systems for performance management.
• Establish an audit programme and carry out compliance audits on site ensuring sites are audit ready
• Implement initiatives to support the attainment of CS UK&I health & safety targets, in particular the reduction of lost time injuries.
• Support the Sustainability Lead ensuring the Better Tomorrow Plan is implemented and aligned to Client’s Sustainability Plan.
• Provide a high level of operational service support to management and operational staff, establishing specific requirements, identifying and facilitating the resolution of all specific issues to provide a high level of support and add value to operations.
• Development of contract specific mobilisation plans and assign team resource as appropriate
• Support the development of Business Continuity Plans
• Complete or support sites to complete full Root Cause Analysis of lost time incidents
• Ensure Environmental compliance across the contract
• Carry out SHE and Waste training to the team as and when needed.
• Support teams and share lessons learnt from Accidents, audits and near misses and Safety Alerts

The Ideal Candidate

Essential:

• National H&S qualification (NVQ Level 5/6 or equivalent)
• Experience in FMCG manufacturing environment
• Proven experience within a Hard FM/ M&E environment
• Experience in auditing and/or auditing Qualification
• Detailed knowledge of current Health & Safety and Environment legislation
• Experience of Food Safety / HACCP
• Experience of working within a high-profile organisation.
• Good organisational /communication skills, able to lead a small team
• 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
• Knowledge of waste management

Desirable

• Membership of IOSH - desirable
• Membership of CIWM or equivalent - desirable
• Experience of Implementing safety and quality systems (OHSAS 18001; ISO 9001; IS 14001)
• Proven recent experience Risk Management and Business Continuity

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.