Morrisons has a fantastic opportunity for a Health & Safety professional with a background in Property & Construction to be embedded within our Property team to support the teams to put Safety First in all that they deliver from design to construction and maintenance across our complex estate. You will ensure continuous improvement and implement best practice to keep our customers, colleagues, contractors and members of the public safe.
The role requires time with the team at our Head Office in Bradford but will involve some travel across the UK to stores and sites to review compliance and standards. You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to meet existing objectives and lead on driving improvements in Health & Safety culture and compliance. Areas to be covered include, but are not limited to, Pre-Construction, Construction, Property Management and Maintenance
Reporting to the Head of Health & Safety, in summary you will be responsible for leading driving Safety across the Property division. Managing and continuously improving Morrisons Property Health & Safety policies and ways of working
Developing and leading Health & Safety risk management strategies and frameworks across Property’s critical risk areas, supporting colleagues in their roles
Ensuring contractors, colleagues and visitors comply with Health & Safety legislation and adhere to all Morrisons policies and procedures in relation to safe working practises
Reviewing Health and Safety compliance on sites and delivering accurate reports and trends
Ensuring regular Health and Safety reviews which measure safe working practices are undertaken by others and are completed
Recording and reviewing statistical data of accidents, incidents and near misses
Proactively leading and supporting others during investigations, production of root cause analyses reports and subsequent remedial actions
Driving an open and honest environment with external contractors
Identifying and arranging training and guidance both in person and online to drive a progressive Health & Safety culture within Property.
Monitoring trends to ensure corrective actions are implemented and completed by managers
Leading Health and Safety when in attendance at site meetings in partnership with Principal Contractors/Contractors and listening and responding to issues and concerns
Proactively drive contractor and stakeholder meetings to build engagement, to provide information and trends which identify key concerns and to offer solutions for improvement
In-depth knowledge and experience of Property and Construction Health & Safety management systems including Fire
In-depth knowledge and understanding of Property Health & Safety and related legislation and its requirements
Knowledge of the Health & Safety requirements of Landlords and how these work in practice
Ability to coach to drive performance improvement
Ability to influence business decisions that impact on Health & Safety and legality
The ability to champion the customer and retain a customer focus whilst keeping Health & Safety at the forefront
Ability to identify risk and prioritise tasks
Minimum of 5 years experience in Health & Safety management
Experience working in Property Health & Safety including construction