Job Title: Graduate Health & Safety Officer
* Location: Manchester
* 20 days Holidays
* 40 hours, Monday - Friday
Job Introduction
Are you passionate about health, safety, and environmental management? Sodexo Health and Care is seeking a Health & Safety Graduate to support our team across Manchester University Foundations Trust. You'll work closely with the Health & Safety Manager to implement safety strategies, assist with risk assessments, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience and positively impact the wellbeing of staff, patients, and visitors.
What You'll Do:
* Support the operation and promotion of an integrated management system focused on environmental, health, and safety across operational teams.
* Ensure compliance with Sodexo management system policies, including risk assessments, accident prevention, and safety initiatives.
* Maintain and manage environmental health, safety, and wellbeing through audits, inspections, and setting high safety standards.
* Conduct audits every 6 months to ensure compliance with Sodexo Integrated Audit Management System for Healthcare contracts.
* Report on food safety audit performance and participate in management review meetings to identify improvements.
* Advise managers on environmental and health & safety matters, promoting best practices and legal compliance.
* Assist with operational technical training and promote health & safety awareness, ensuring standards in food safety, pest control, and hygiene.
* Manage client relationships, ensuring effective communication with clients, Sodexo HSE team, subcontractors, and customers to meet expectations and compliance.
What You Bring:
* Interest in developing a career in Health & Safety
* Ability to prioritize tasks and work to tight deadlines, both prescribed and self-imposed.
* Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships at all levels.
* Excellent communication skills, including factual report writing
* Full UK Driving License
* Experience in soft FM safety management
What We Offer:
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong to a company and team that values you, act with purpose, and have an impact through your actions. We also offer a range of resources, rewards, and benefits for our colleagues and their families:
* Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
* Employee Assistance Programme for support with personal and work-related issues, including legal and financial advice.
* A free health and wellbeing app with rewards, virtual GP, and other services.
* The Sodexo Discounts Scheme with great deals and cashback options.
* Financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
* Membership in the Sodexo Retirement Plan.
* Death-in-Service benefit.
* Opportunities for career growth with various learning and development tools.
* Cycle to Work Scheme.
* Volunteering opportunities in the community.
* Flexible and dynamic work environment.
* Competitive compensation.
* Full training and protective uniform supplied.
Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today! Career progression in the caring profession.
Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if high volume of applications is received.
About Sodexo
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone, building a better life for all. As a global leader in services that improve Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers daily through our services in On-Site Food and FM, Benefits & Rewards, and Personal & Home Services.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We encourage employee involvement in our networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations, and Origins.
We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer, committed to changing attitudes towards disability and ensuring disabled people can fulfill their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities meeting the minimum criteria.
Click here to read more about our inclusive culture.
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