Head of Health, Safety, and Facilities for Eurofins Food & Water Testing
Working hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm.
Please note: Regular travel to Eurofins UK sites will be required.
As the Head of Health, Safety, and Facilities you will develop and implement strategies to ensure compliance with UK health and safety legislation, maintain safe working environments, and oversee facilities management of our Food & Water Testing sites across the UK.
Main Duties
* Develop, implement, and monitor the company’s health & safety strategy in line with UK legislation and industry‑specific requirements.
* Review and develop policies and procedures to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and other relevant regulations.
* Lead and develop the health, safety, and facilities team.
* Complete prevention inspections on a regular basis and ensure records are maintained.
* Investigate incidents and accidents, conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
* Promote a strong safety culture across all sites, ensuring proactive hazard identification.
* Advise line management in laboratories, logistics, and office on health, safety, quality, and environmental matters.
* Develop SHEQ communication strategy for all sites and staff levels.
* Advise on implementation of new or existing SHEQ‑related legislation, rules, and company standards.
* Deliver training and awareness programs to promote a strong safety culture across the company.
* Oversee audits and risk assessments.
* Prepare reports on compliance, audit findings and KPIs for key stakeholders.
* Develop and manage emergency response plans alongside key stakeholders.
* Monitor risk assessment compliance and reviews (general, manual handling, COSHH, fire prevention) and act as final authority where specialist response is required.
* Oversee the facilities management and maintenance of all UK sites.
* Manage contracts for cleaning and building services.
* Ensure compliance with building regulations, fire safety standards, and environmental requirements.
* Monitor the sites’ "permit‑to‑work" system to ensure compliance with company standards.
* Manage budgets for health, safety, and facilities activity.
Qualifications
* NEBOSH certification or equivalent qualification in Health & Safety.
* Membership of IOSH.
* Strong H&S / FM management knowledge.
* Proven experience leading and managing Health, Safety, and Facilities in a leadership role.
* Strong knowledge of UK health & safety legislation, COSHH and ISO requirements.
* Must be able to converse on all levels and manage change processes.
* Excellent communication and leadership skills.
* Ability to effectively manage key stakeholders.
Additional Information
We’re proud to be an armed forces‑friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.
We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long‑service awards, recognise our colleagues’ special life events, and are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.
Benefits
* Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
* Company Pension Plan
* Life Assurance Scheme (4× annual salary)
* Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
* Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
* Health Cash Plan
* Health and Wellbeing Programmes
* Free parking
* Worldwide career opportunities
* Rewards recognising great work, dedicated service and special life events.
What Happens Next
Potential recruits will be invited to an assessment centre or staged interview process, giving you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enabling us to assess your key skills and strengths.
As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. We are transparent about how we collect and use that data and meet our data protection obligations.
Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Please submit an application as early as possible.
If you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date, your application will be unsuccessful.
We support your development!
Feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.
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Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination against employees or applicants based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees unique.
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