Health & Safety Manager - Logistics

Micheldever is looking for a Health & Safety Manager (Logistics) to be responsible for ensuring the company maintains and operates appropriate systems and processes to demonstrate compliance with all relevant Health and Safety legislation, regulations, standards, and frameworks, including Group & internal Policies. Reporting to the Head of Logistics Operations, you will enhance and develop the existing safe working culture, practices, systems, and processes, recommending appropriate improvements.

You will work with the Head of SHEQ, the Head of Logistics Operations, Regional/Area Managers, Logistics Administrators and Warehouse Site Managers to manage day to day Health and Safety.

Location: Although this role has a UK coverage, ideally you will be based in Central UK.

Must have: Full UK Driving Licence. NEBOSH or IOSH Qualification or Equivalent.

Benefits:

• Staff discounts on servicing, tyres and MOTs.
• Retail vouchers, Finder’s fee, Life Insurance, Pension, Eye Care Vouchers, Buy/Sell Holiday, Flu Jab, Employee Assistant Program.
• Long Service Recognition, Enhanced Maternity and Paternity, Cycle to Work, Charity Match.

About you: You will have a thorough understanding of the H&S legal framework and understanding of risk reduction and management systems with the ability to deliver accurate high-quality work and reports, meeting all deadlines and required standards. Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the business and be able to partner the business to manage business relationships, working towards achieving common goals through teamwork. A H&S Manager experienced in developing control frameworks and management systems, managing Primary Authority relationships, working with HSE, local authorities and large supply chain organisations, incident/accident investigation, implementing/managing compliance with equipment regulations (LOLER, COSHH, PUWER) and devising and delivering Health & Safety training.

About the role:

• Manage, develop and facilitate the current logistics Health & Safety framework.
• Partner with the Head of SHEQ to review, implement and maintain a Group framework, Policy, and Management System.
• Maintain accurate records and produce timely management information.
• Implement Group Health and Safety Policy and Management System.
• Act as Health and Safety advisor to Logistics, providing an objective specialist source of advice.
• Set and maintain the right culture to allow collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Support operational colleagues, ensuring effective implementation of safe working practices, legislative compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Keep up to date with all HSE requirements, making recommendations as required.
• Undertake operational risk assessments and make recommendations as required.
• Assess Logistics activities and reduce risk, ensuring locations have safe systems of work (SSOW) and risk assessments (RA) - partnering with operational colleagues to review and evaluate existing SSOWs and RAs at least annually.

About our company: Micheldever Tyre Services (MTS) was founded in 1972 as a part-time venture providing car servicing and tyres. Today, Micheldever Group is the fastest growing wholesaler, distributor and retailer of tyres in the UK, selling six million tyres nationwide, (20 percent of the total UK market) and employing approximately 2100 employees company wide. To support this business, we have built a wholesale distribution network of 14 sites around the UK supplying over 6,000 retailers and our own retail chain Protyre which is consistently growing with over 150 centres nationwide currently. This is achieved by skilled, focused and determined teams across 1 central distribution and 13 warehouse operations nationwide.