Overview
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. This will include completion of recorded audits during visits and provision of support to ensure a safe working environment. 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.
Responsibilities
* 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 practices.
* Reviewing Health and Safety compliance on sites and delivering accurate reports and trends.
* Ensuring regular Health & 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.
Leading and supporting others to promote a strong Health & Safety culture within Property.
About you
* 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.
* Excellent and strong communication, engagement and motivational skills.
* Excellent analytical skills and ability to produce management information in impactful ways.
* Ability to coach to drive performance improvement.
* The ability to engage with colleagues at all levels to drive improvements.
* 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.
* Tenacity to follow up and resolve issues.
* Analytical thinking.
Experience:
* Minimum of 5 years experience in Health & Safety management.
* Experience working in a complex organisation with multiple stakeholders.
* Experience working in Property Health & Safety including construction.
* Incident investigation and management experience.
About us
Our modern Head Office on the edge of Bradford is home to our different support teams from tech, marketing and finance to HR, trading and supply chain.
Alive with activity, this is where decisions are made and our corporate teams make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, newsagents and subsidised restaurant all within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales – always with free parking. We host regular seasonal events and you’ll often find our suppliers on site sharing details of their latest product. We’re also committed to fundraising for our current charity partner.
Our business is fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you…
Benefits
* 15% colleague discount in our stores and online, plus an additional 10% card for a friend or family member
* Annual bonus scheme
* Generous holiday entitlement
* Company pension contributions
* Private healthcare
* Perks with over 850 retailers
* Free parking onsite
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