Health And Safety Manager
5 days ago
Watford
Health & Safety Manager Location: Watford, WD25 Salary: £55,000 per annum Hours: 40 hrs per week (Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm) – flexibility to travel across multiple sites across London About The Role: We are looking for a hands-on Health & Safety Manager to lead, develop and embed a strong safety and environmental culture across our head office and 6 branch operations. You will ensure full legislative compliance, drive continuous improvement and mentor our Health & Safety Advisor, supporting safe, efficient and profitable operations. Benefits: • Perkbox – 24/7 discounts, wellbeing support, online GP access & more, • Company Pension Scheme, • Performance Bonus, • 25 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays, • Birthday off, • Group Life Assurance – up to 3x Salary (subject to length of service), • Staff Discount, • Free Breakfast every morning, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Employee Assistance Programme, • Long Service Awards, • Birthday Day Off Key Responsibilities: • Lead and maintain all Health & Safety and environmental policies, ensuring compliance with UK legislation across all sites., • Conduct risk assessments, audits and inspections across branches, warehouses and transport operations, driving corrective actions., • Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, producing reports and implementing preventative measures., • Deliver H&S training, toolbox talks and colleague engagement initiatives companywide., • Manage H&S systems and records (training, incidents, audits, risk assessments) using Opus., • Drive continuous improvement in safety culture while supporting operational efficiency, sales and margin performance. Key Requirements: • NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) – essential., • Proven H&S experience within a builders’ merchant, construction or similar industrial environment., • Strong working knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and best practice (COSHH, manual handling, PPE, working at height)., • Experience managing or mentoring H&S professionals and working closely with HR on complex issues., • Confident communicator with the ability to influence at colleague and senior leadership level., • Competent user of H&S management systems and MS Office, with strong reporting and data analysis skills.