Technical Manager - Health and Safety - Retail in Bradford

We’ve got a fantastic job for a Technical Manager - Health & Safety - Retail to join our Head Office in Bradford. Reporting to the Head of Health & Safety

Requirements of the Job

To support the Head of Group Health and Safety to uphold the health & safety and legality of our Brand, ensuring continuous improvement and implementing best practice to keep colleagues & customers safe. Working with internal and external

stakeholders to meet these objectives and drive improvements in health and safety compliance. The consequences of failure could result in customer or colleague death, unlimited fines, adverse publicity and serious damage to the brand.

Knowledge Required:

• Degree in Health & Safety, a science or closely related subject

NEBOSH diploma (desirable)

• Member of relevant professional organisation (IOSH) &

undertaking CPD

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the health & safety

management system

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of health & safety and

related legislation and its requirements

• Auditing skills

Skills Required:

• Excellent and strong communication, engagement and

motivational skills

• Excellent analytical skills and ability to produce management

information in impactful ways

• Ability to coach to drive performance improvement

• The ability to engage with colleagues at all levels to drive

improvements

• Ability to influence business decisions that impact on health and

safety and legality

• The ability to champion the customer and retain a customer focus

whilst keeping health and safety at the forefront

• Ability to identify risk and prioritise tasks

• Tenacity to follow up and resolve issues

• Analytical thinking

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in health & safety management

• Experience working in a complex organisation with multiple

• Stakeholder Auditing experience

• Incident investigation and management

Caring about our customers and colleagues, we build our brand and put new ideas into action on Market Street. We audit stores and manage any incidents. We consult with government and agencies on new developments. We keep everyone safe and make sure everything is legal and top-notch quality from our logistics and manufacturing sites to our stores, suppliers and own-brand products.