Health And Safety Manager

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Health & Safety Manager

Location: Watford, WD25

Salary: Negotiable

Hours: 40 hrs per week (Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm) – flexibility to travel across multiple sites across London

About The Role:

This family owned builders merchants are looking for a hands-on Health & Safety Manager to lead, develop and embed a strong safety and environmental culture across our head office and 6 branch operations. You will ensure full legislative compliance, drive continuous improvement and mentor our Health & Safety Advisor, supporting safe, efficient and profitable operations.

Benefits:

* Perkbox – 24/7 discounts, wellbeing support, online GP access & more

* Company Pension Scheme

* Performance Bonus

* 25 days Annual Leave

* Group Life Assurance – up to 3x Salary (subject to length of service)

* Staff Discount

* Free Breakfast every morning

* Cycle to Work Scheme

* Employee Assistance Programme

* Long Service Awards

* Birthday Day Off

Key Responsibilities:

* Lead and maintain all Health & Safety and environmental policies, ensuring compliance with UK legislation across all sites.

* Conduct risk assessments, audits and inspections across branches, warehouses and transport operations, driving corrective actions.

* Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, producing reports and implementing preventative measures.

* Deliver H&S training, toolbox talks and colleague engagement initiatives companywide.

* Manage H&S systems and records (training, incidents, audits, risk assessments) using Opus.

* Drive continuous improvement in safety culture while supporting operational efficiency, sales and margin performance.

Key Requirements:

* NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) – essential.

* Proven H&S experience within a builders’ merchant, construction or similar industrial environment.

* Strong working knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and best practice (COSHH, manual handling, PPE, working at height).

* Experience managing or mentoring H&S professionals and working closely with HR on complex issues.

* Confident communicator with the ability to influence at colleague and senior leadership level.

* Competent user of H&S management systems and MS Office, with strong reporting and data analysis skills

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