Health, Safety First Line Manager

Health and Safety First Line Manager .

Shift Pattern: 40 per week Monday – Friday. Working hours will be 0800 -1630 occasionally start and finish times may change to meet operational requirements.

Annual Salary: Excellent remuneration

What makes working for this leading brand different? Well, that’s easy:

1 – They are a Sunday Times Top Track 100 company and one of the UK’s fastest growing privately owned companies.

2 – The Range has grown enormously since it’s inception in 1989, and now has over 200 stores nationwide. People are at the heart of their retail concept, and they want to invest in their staff and make the future extraordinary.

3 – As a result of their success and ongoing expansion plans, they are opening their brand-new distribution centre in Stowmarket and this investment will create great opportunities with excellent onsite facilities and employee benefits.

Job Purpose

The Health & Safety First Line Manager will provide professional health and safety leadership and operational support across the organisation, ensuring compliance with all relevant health, safety, environmental, and statutory requirements. Reporting directly to the Head of Health & Safety, the postholder will lead on day-to-day health and safety management, support the development of a positive safety culture, and work closely with managers and employees to drive continuous improvement in health and safety performance.

Key Responsibilities

Health & Safety Management

· Support the Head of Health & Safety in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the organisation's Health & Safety Strategy.

· Ensure compliance with UK health and safety legislation and best practice standards.

· Provide competent health and safety advice and guidance to managers, supervisors, and employees.

· Monitor health and safety performance through workplace inspections, audits, and compliance reviews.

· Investigate accidents, incidents, near misses, and dangerous occurrences, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.

· Maintain accurate records and produce statutory and management reports.

Risk Management

· Support risk assessment programmes across all operational areas.

· Review and update safe systems of work and health and safety procedures.

· Identify potential hazards and implement effective control measures.

· Support business continuity planning and emergency preparedness arrangements.

Training & Development

· Deliver health and safety inductions and training programmes.

· Promote employee engagement and awareness through safety campaigns, toolbox talks, and communications.

· Advise managers on their health and safety responsibilities and legal obligations.

· Coach operational teams to drive ownership and accountability for safety performance.

Compliance & Assurance

· Support the management of contractor safety.

· Coordinate health and safety audits and inspections.

· Monitor actions arising from audits, inspections, and incident investigations.

· Ensure statutory compliance requirements are met and evidenced.

· Liaise with enforcing authorities, external auditors, insurers, and other stakeholders as required, in Head of Health and Safety absence

Leadership

· Act as a visible safety leader and role model across the organisation.

· Deputise for the Head of Health & Safety when required.

· Support the development and implementation of health and safety improvement plans.

· Encourage a proactive safety culture based on engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Essential Qualifications

· NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety (or equivalent).

· IOSH Managing safety as a minimum .

Skills & Competencies

· Excellent communication and influencing skills.

· Strong report writing and presentation abilities.

· Ability to build positive relationships at all levels of the organisation.

· Analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Strong organisational and planning capability.

· Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against deadlines.

· Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.