Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality Manager - Best Logistics in Oldham

As a Safety, Health, Environment, Quality (SHEQ) Manager for Best Food Logistics, you will play a vital role in ensuring the depot operates in accordance with the laws that govern company, depot compliance and quality standards. You will be responsible for leading our Safety Culture, supporting site leadership teams and heads of department in implementing, administering, enforcing all Safety, Health, Environmental, Quality policies and processes.

Your duties will include ensuring that all requirements of the SHEQ, Food Standards policies are met by the depot’s leadership by overseeing and supporting the depot management team on these related subjects. You will also be responsible for briefing depot teams on updated or new ways of working, expected standards, risk assessments, safe systems of work, SHEQ alerts, reviewing all depot accident investigations and completing both depot and national SHEQ reports and presentations.

Reporting into the national SHEQ Manager, working with the wider SHEQ Management Team, you will also be critical in leading and ensuring compliance with both business and group set safety standards, goals and projects set nationally for your depot(s). Your proactive problem‑solving approach will be crucial in resolving any areas of non‑compliance and ensuring that all SHEQ, and food standards training is completed on time and in full. You will also be responsible for managing conflicting priorities across several compliance areas and dealing with assurance and compliance issues in the depot that require immediate attention and resolution.

Overall, your role as a SHEQ Manager will be critical in ensuring the depot is fully compliant with internal and external standards and requirements, audits and meeting business/legal requirements.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for the maintenance of Safety, Health, Environmental and quality systems as documented on the Process Library.
• Ensures depot facilities are legal, and insurance compliance is coordinated with the Depot Management Team(s).
• Ensure that all requirements of the SHEQ, and food standards policies are met by the depot through influencing and overseeing the depot management team(s).
• Brief depot teams on updated or new ways of working, standards, how-to guides, risk assessments, safe systems of work and SHEQ alerts.
• Ensure fire safety standards, tests, drills are adhered to, including equipment and emergency lighting and fire risk assessment report actions are completed.
• Accountable for completing internal (first‑party) audits across the business to support assurance, audits and risk objectives.
• With the support of the appropriate central departments, provide guidance to the Depot Management team(s) to comply with internal and external audits and help ensure the management and auditing teams close out requirements after audit.
• With the support of the Depot training teams, work to ensure depot compliance to audit standards through induction training, ongoing development and refresher training as required.
• Monitor SHEQ business, group standards & audit requirements to ensure compliance.
• Highlight areas of non‑compliance to Depot Management Team(s) and demonstrate a proactive problem‑solving approach to resolve any areas of non‑compliance.
• With the support of the appropriate central departments, provide advice and guidance on all aspects of site Safety, Health, Environment and food standards.
• Deliver and coordinate all SHEQ and food standards and compliance related events to update management team and new employees.
• Work with the Depot Management Team(s) to identify and review compliance key performance indicators and suggest improvements and efficiencies to better meet business/legal requirements.
• Ensure all SHEQ, and food standards training is completed on time and in full, reports gaps along with any non‑compliance to the General Manager as well as Head of SHEQ.
• Complete and present SHEQ presentations, chair local Health & Safety Committee meetings, attend and present at the national Health and Safety Committee meetings.
• Attend monthly SHEQ Team meetings that are held across the business locations throughout the year and other business critical meetings as set by the national SHEQ Manager.
• Input, lead and ensure full compliance at Depot to all national and group set SHEQ projects and standards.

You will need

Are you an experienced SHEQ Manager looking for your next challenge? Best Food Logistics is seeking a talented individual to join our team! As our SHEQ Manager, you will be responsible for the above. To be successful in this role, you will need a sound working knowledge of processes and standards for all SHEQ areas, as well as the ability to apply this knowledge practically. You will also need to be a strong communicator, able to persuade and influence senior management and depot leadership teams, heads of departments, supervisors and all colleagues. In addition, you should be customer‑driven and collaborative, with a hands‑on approach to identifying pragmatic, business‑focused solutions to areas of non‑compliance. You should be comfortable working independently and able to interpret and apply safety legislation and policy. Experience in a fast‑moving distribution environment is a must, as is proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. You should also be able to work within tight budgetary controls and deliver effective presentations and training courses.

Challenges/Decision Making

• Managing conflicting priorities across several compliance areas.
• Dealing with assurance and compliance issues in the depot that require immediate attention and resolution.
• Influencing other managers in the depot to ensure they follow processes and standards and resolve issues in their areas of responsibility.
• Leading on SHEQ culture across the business.
• Reviewing and giving feedback on investigations and other SHEQ matters.

Requirements

• A sound working knowledge of company processes and standards within the business and demonstration of practical application.
• Strong knowledge in Health & Safety, Environmental management, Food Standards, and internal and external auditing.
• Effective communicator with the ability to persuade and influence senior management.
• Flexible, enthusiastic, and positive approach.
• Able to cope under pressure and priorities demands.
• Ability to deliver effective presentations and training courses.
• Customer‑driven, collaborative, and hands‑on approach able to identify pragmatic, business‑focused solutions to areas of non‑compliance.
• Ability to work independently on own initiative as well as with the depot and wider SHEQ teams.
• Ability to interpret and apply safety legislation and policy.
• Ability to analyse customer needs and make recommendations based on sound business knowledge and commercial acumen.
• Experience of a fast‑moving distribution environment.
• IT literate – Microsoft Office applications.
• Cost management and ability to work within tight budgetary controls.
• Travel to and across the business network to attend meetings or support/investigate on SHEQ matters at their locations.

Relevant Qualifications

• NEBOSH – National General Certificate or equivalent.
• Food Safety Level 3 (or equivalent).
• HACCP level 3.

Working Hours

Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week.

What's in it for you

Benefits: Pension, 26 days Holiday + BH, Healthcare Cash Plan, Personal Accident Scheme. The additional Benefits of being part of the BEST team!

• 10% Tesco discount, which increases to 15% for 4 days every 4 weeks (all discounts apply to home delivery).
• 20% discount on F&F Clothing & Tesco Café.
• 10% Booker discount.
• Pizza Hut Restaurants: 25% discount after 3pm, excludes buffet and deals.
• 25% discount at selected Burger King restaurants.
• Contributory Pension.
• 1 year life assurance for all colleagues; or 3 years if you join the pension scheme.
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family & the opportunity to join a healthcare cash plan.
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including cinema vouchers & a cycle to work scheme.
• A great holiday package – 26 days plus bank holidays.