Health & Safety Lead (12-month FTC)

Oxfordshire

£70,000 - £80,000

We are working exclusively with a distribution company who are seeking a Health & Safety Lead to join the team for a 12-month fixed term contract. This is a brand new role for the business and will be based in Oxfordshire, with occasional visits to their head office in London.

This position offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to organisational wellbeing by proactively managing safety standards and fostering a culture of excellent safety awareness across all departments with a focus on their distribution activities.

Reporting into the Director of Facilities the key Health & Safety Lead responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement the company’s health & safety and compliance strategy.

• Act as the key point of contact on all health, safety and regulatory matters.

• Promote a positive, proactive, safety culture across all levels of the organisation.

• Provide regular updates and reports to the senior leadership team and board.

• Lead company-wide risk assessments and ensure appropriate control measures are in place.

• Analyse incident data and trends to drive continuous improvement.

• Ensure robust incident investigation processes and analysis.

• Maintain and develop robust systems for Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.

• Support internal and external audits.

Health & Safety Lead requirements:

• NEBOSH is essential, CMIOSH would also be desirable.

• Experience dealing with distributing, warehouses and forklifts is essential.

• Strong working knowledge of health, safety, and environmental legislation.

• Extensive experience in writing Risk Assessments and SSOW.

• IT skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint & Outlook).

• Excellent influencing skills and experienced in mentoring and training.

Salary £70,000 - £80,000, based in Oxfordshire, with occasional visits to London.

If you’re interested in this opportunity please submit your cv.