Senior Health and Safety Manager

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend-setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.

We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service, and fun.

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

Here's the exciting bit…a day includes

The Senior Health and Safety Manager Role will be for Retail and overseeing Supply Chain.

Reporting to the Head of Health, Safety and Facilities, the role is accountable for developing and implementing the organisational health, safety, and fire strategy, providing expert advice to organisational stakeholders on health, safety, and fire matters, and influencing and contributing to the development of organisational policies and procedures.

The position holder will communicate health and safety performance and initiatives across the organisation, act as the primary point of contact for health and safety matters with external stakeholders, and report on incident trends and statistics.

Responsibilities include:

1. Strong implementation skills, excellent communication, and team leadership with a proven track record of developing compliance with health & safety.
2. Engagement of all levels of an organization to improve the overall safety culture.
3. Embedding ownership and accountability of health & safety within site management teams while maintaining operational awareness.
4. Keeping abreast of legislation and compliance requirements, assuring business awareness, and facilitating necessary changes to maintain legal business operations.
5. Building working relationships with governing bodies, local authorities, and primary authorities’ partnerships.
6. Supporting the development of the strategic business plan regarding H&S initiatives, projects, and targets.
7. Leading all legal compliance requirements for the business, auditing as necessary to identify gaps, and assisting in gap planning needs, offering solutions and guidance.
8. Developing and maintaining health and safety policies and procedures and keeping key business duty holders informed and instructed.
9. Building business strategy around health and safety management.
10. Developing a site management system for the control of health and safety, meeting the requirements of relevant guidance.
11. Developing and leading the H&S Team & wider teams on health and safety projects.
12. Provision of an effective safety monitoring and control regime including programmes of visits, inspections, spot checks, and audits, prioritizing high-risk activities.
13. Forecasting, reviewing, and controlling budgets for health, safety, and Fire Strategy.
14. Working with all relevant key stakeholders (Store Operations, Distribution Services, Property, Legal) to develop and maintain a positive safety culture.
15. Collaborating with other stakeholders to support business units with Pest Management controls.
16. Providing comprehensive training programmes on safety procedures and compliance requirements.
17. Leading the business's risk management software agenda to ensure a data-driven system is in place.
18. Managing the health and safety team, setting suitable KPIs for the delivery of H&S and Fire strategy, and reviewing direct reports' performance.

Qualifications and Experience:

Essentials:

1. Relevant health and safety experience gained in a multi-site retail/service industry.
2. Level 6 Occupational Health & Safety Qualification.
3. Fire Safety Qualification.
4. Memberships within Health & Safety/Fire Organisations i.e., CMIOSH, MIFPO.

Desirable:

1. Experience in Transport Occupational Health and Safety Road Risk.
2. Experience in contract management, procurement, and governance contracts.
3. Experience with Primary Authority Partnerships.
4. Experience in Pest Management.
5. Experience in the Pharmacy/Healthcare sector.

Here's what's in it for you:

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays).
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend.
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online.
• Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern, and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.
• Company pension matching and bonus.
• We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
• Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop, and Three UK.
• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes.

Come and be part of something special.

Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm - Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern, and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.