Group Head of Health & Safety

A Group Health & Safety Manager to join a leading logistics business overseeing a large UK wide portfolio. The role covers warehousing (15 sites), transport, and support functions. The role exists to protect the business, its people, and its leadership by ensuring robust, practical compliance with Health & Safety legislation while embedding a strong, visible safety culture across all sites.

This role will lead the development, governance, and continuous improvement of Health & Safety strategy across a multi-site operation, ensuring that safety is an integral part of how the business operates day to day.

The role will work closely with operational leaders to ensure accountability for safety sits with management at site level, not solely with the H&S function.

This is a hybrid role, you will ideally be Midlands based and required to travel to sites across the UK required

Key Responsibilities

As the Group Head of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE), you will lead and oversee the development, implementation, and management of safety strategies across a multi-site property portfolio of distribution centres. You will ensure a robust safety culture and compliance with all regulatory requirements, protecting both facilities and personnel. Additionally, you will be responsible for the safety of drivers and operational staff while on the road, promoting best practices in road safety and transportation risk management. This role requires proactive leadership, strategic planning, and hands-on oversight to drive continuous improvement in HSE performance across the organization.

Oversee a small team of H&S Manager's
Provide regular reporting and updates to board level
Develop and maintain the Group Health & Safety strategy aligned to business objectives.
Lead the Group's approach to regulatory inspections, investigations, and enforcement actions.
Ensure full compliance with; Health & Safety at Work Act, CDM Regulations (where applicable), RIDDOR, COSHH, PUWER and LOLER
Establish and maintain a clear, consistent Health & Safety management system across all sites.
Support and coach General Managers to take ownership of Health & Safety.
Ensure appropriate Health & Safety training is in place for all employees, contractors, and agency staff.
Oversee induction, refresher, and role-specific safety training programmes.
Oversee risk management relating to, Vehicle movements and yard safety, Manual handling and MHE, Working at height, Contractor and agency worker safety

Essential Experience

Must have Senior Health & Safety leadership experience within logistics, warehousing, or manufacturing.
Experience managing H&S across a large multi-site portfolio
Road / Transport safety overseeing a large fleet
Able to write and implement new strategy, processes and be influential at all levels from board level to shopfloor.
Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH) or working towards - highly desirable
NEBOSH Diploma (desirable) / NEBOSH General Certificate (essential)
Strong working knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation

Salary / Package

£80,(Apply online only),000
Car / Car Allowance
25 days holiday
Company pension
Private health insurance
Flexible / Hybrid working
Bonus scheme (up to 20%)

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