Health & Safety Manager

BE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE

Position: Health & Safety Manager
Location: Thrapston, Northampton
Salary: £35,000-£40,000
Shift pattern: Monday-Friday. Day-time hours
Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Closing Date: 24th April 2023

Did you know that DHL Supply Chain is the world's leading contract logistics provider? and that we employ over 40,000 people in the UK alone?

Due to the continued success and growth within our Operations Excellence, Health & Safety function - we can foresee the need to grow the team of Health & Safety professionals to ensure that we continue to deliver on our commitments made to our customers, to identify areas for continuous improvement and to support with achieving the overall objectives.

In order for this to be achieved, we need to the best talent there is to bring their knowledge, skills and experience to join our best in the industry, Health & Safety team!

With various operations & customer contracts across UK/I, the opportunities are exciting and varied!

We make promises to our customers, and we'll make promises to you too. The key responsibilities in this role include;

• Take responsibility for the full scope of HSE activities within the cluster and carry out regular reviews.
• Ensure adequate Safety, Health and Environmental guidance is provided to the site.
• Control the input and retrieval of information to and from the companies H&S Safety software management system and carry out regular trend analysis.
• To create and maintain a short, medium and long term Health & Safety improvement plan and programme manage the implementation of Health & Safety initiatives across the business.
• To provide training and development in order to ensure risk assessments and safe systems of work are developed and maintained.
• To provide coaching to improve the quality of assessments and control measures.
• Ensuring accident investigations are completed in a timely manner and actions are implemented to prevent reoccurrence at the site.
• Provide Regular communication, reports on performance and issues to all stakeholders.

You won't find another job like the one you'll find with DHL Supply Chain. Now, here's what we need from you:

• Previous experience within a similar role, within an Operational/Logistics environment is essential.
• Must hold a NEBOSH certificate.
• Excellent communication skills – Verbal and written.
• ITRTB or equivalent would be beneficial.
• Experience of business continuity and incident management.
• Exceptional understanding of all relevant H&S Regulations applicable to warehouse environment.
• Keen eye to details to identify root causes and continuous improvement.

What will you get in return?

As a DHL employee you'll have access to a wide variety of benefits aimed at enhancing your wellbeing both at home and at work, from a free and confidential 24/7 GP Service and Employee Assistance Programme to affordable loans, cycle to work scheme and financial education. You and your family can access our benefits portal on the go, with hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts including affordable refurbished and recycled technology and services such as free mortgage and Will advice. We also offer yearly free flu jabs and give you access to our Private Medical Insurance through AXA Health. All this and more are hosted on our Benefits platform which you will have access as a DHL Employee.

What you'll need to do next?

If you have a proven track record of achievement to match the requirements for this role and you are looking for your next career move, simply apply online ensuring that a full up to date CV is attached with your application.

We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent and consistent across the UK. We want to ensure that the candidate experience is of the highest professional standard.

The Company is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. Furthermore we aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only employees but also our potential future employees are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. We will ensure that equality of opportunity maintains a high profile in our organisation.