Health & Safety Business Partner in Birmingham

Locations: PETIT FORESTIER UK BIRMINGHAM H.O.

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted Today

Job requisition id: R19814

• Act as the competent person for Health & Safety across all depots.
• Partner with depot and operational managers to embed a strong safety culture and accountability.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with internal H&S policies, standards and statutory regulations.
• Lead Health & Safety projects and improvement initiatives across the network.
• Conduct regular depot audits and safety inspections, identifying hazards and driving corrective actions.
• Ensure business compliance with Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, H&S Regulations, PUWER, LOLER, COSHH, RIDDOR, DSEAR, Irish Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.
• Review workshop, yard, fleet and facility safety standards.
• Manage contractor and visitor safety compliance across sites.
• Lead and review risk assessments for workshops, equipment, chemicals, lifting equipment, and transport activities.
• Develop, implement and update safe working procedures for hazardous tasks.
• Monitor completion of actions arising from risk assessments.
• Lead investigations into accidents, incidents and near misses.
• Produce detailed reports with root cause analysis and preventative recommendations.
• Ensure RIDDOR (UK) and HSA (Ireland) reporting requirements are met.
• Deliver Health & Safety training, toolbox talks and practical assessments to employees and managers.
• Organise and monitor third-party H&S training.
• Maintain oversight of training records and refresher requirements.
• Act as a point of contact for safety concerns and guidance.
• Maintain accurate records of inspections, risk assessments, incidents, training and contractor documentation.
• Prepare Health & Safety performance reports for senior management.
• Ensure safety documentation is accessible, up to date and audit-ready.
• Utilise digital Health & Safety systems to track compliance and actions.
• Participate in Health & Safety Committee meetings and operational meetings.
• Provide technical advice and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Represent the business during HSE / HSA inspections and external audits.

• Reduction in accidents, incidents and near misses across the depot network.
• 100% completion of scheduled audits and inspections.
• All statutory reporting completed within legal timescales.
• Risk assessment actions completed within agreed timeframes.
• Positive audit outcomes from internal and external inspections.
• Training compliance maintained across all depots.

• NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety (or equivalent Level 6).
• GradIOSH or CMIOSH (or actively working towards Chartered status).
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Health & Safety role within Transport, fleet, logistics, engineering or workshop environments.
• Strong working knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and Irish H&S legislation.
• Extensive experience conducting audits, risk assessments and accident investigations.
• Experience influencing operational managers and senior stakeholders.
• Experience delivering H&S training and promoting safety culture.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and digital H&S management systems.

• NEBOSH Fire Safety / Environmental qualification (or IEMA).
• Accident investigation qualification.
• Experience with Safety Culture or similar digital H&S platforms.
• First Aid / Fire Marshal certification.
• Knowledge of fleet compliance and yard management risks.

Petit Forestier Group, a family business for over 117 years, brings together 5,900 talents in more than 24 countries around a common mission: "Together, let’s improve quality of life through mastering Cold." By preserving food, medical products and other sensitive goods essential to our lives, we offer everyone a meaningful career.