Head of Health & Safety Location: Nationwide (Travel Across UK Sites) Salary: Up to £80,000pa DOE Car Allowance ⏰ Hours: 45 hours per week Your role Rygor Group have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Health & Safety to join their management team, and be part of their award-winning automotive Dealer Group, which also has a robust manufacturing arm. In this vital role, you’ll take ownership and accountability of all Health & Safety operations across their business, leading and supporting a network of vehicle workshops, factories and offices across the UK. This is not a desk-based role: they are looking for a hands-on leader who is passionate about safety, visible to their teams, and confident working as a team, collaboratively with colleagues at all levels to further enhance a proactive safety culture. This is your chance to make a real impact, championing continuous improvement and shaping the future of Health & Safety within a growing, people-focused business to ensure compliance. ️Day to day, you will be: Lead the development and delivery of our Health & Safety strategy across all Rygor Group sites, including our manufacturing factories. Ensure compliance with all relevant and current legislation, policies, and best practices. You’re in the know and are always aware of new and potential changes to legislation and H&S law, and will make updates and changes in-house to ensure the team’s H&S and company compliance in line with ISO 14001 and 45001 Be a visible, approachable presence, supporting site managers, technicians, and teams directly, in a hands-on manner. Ensure completion of H&S training across the Group, via both eLearning and in-person channels. You will engender employee engagement through training, mentoring, site visits, and toolbox talks Lead and manage incident management with site managers and ensure timely completion of actions raised. Report on accidents/incidents and major business risks associated with HSE to the board and unit managers as they occur. Conduct site audits internally, to identify and mitigate and risks. Ensure company and site risk assessment and H&S policies are up to date and all employees are aware of them. Collaborate with senior leadership to align H&S goals with wider business objectives. Embed a safety-first mindset that empowers everyone to take ownership Report weekly to business leaders with a H&S update. About you To be successful in this role, you’ll have: Extensive Health & Safety leadership experience, specifically within commercial vehicle workshops or a similar operational environment, so you understand the nuances of this industry. Fully aware of all requirements under PUWER, LOLER, COSHH, HAVS, LOTO, contractor management and SSOW/RAMS and can simplify these requirements to the appropriate audience As a Lead auditor, you will be able to identify gaps within HSE and create solutions and timelines for remedy You act! You see what needs to be done and get a plan in place to ensure it is, and often you put it into action and undertake it yourself. NEBOSH National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals and relevant professional body membership (e.g. IOSH). Multi-site experience would be advantageous A practical, hands-on approach with strong communication and coaching skills – you are not a delegator but act yourself and develop those around you. The ability to influence, engage, and build trust across all levels of the organisation A commitment to continuous improvement and a passion for creating safer workplaces A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly to Rygor Group sites Benefits for you Rygor Group are proud to be an award-winning team committed to their people and their development. When you join Rygor, you’re not just joining a business; you’re joining a team that genuinely cares. A day off for your Birthday 23 days of annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays (increase with long service) Four times death in service benefit Branded uniform and boot allowance. Working for an official Great Place to Work ™️ and UK Best Workplace for three years running! Working for a Best UK Workplace for Wellbeing Working for a UK Best Workplace for Development Working with our award-winning team – we have been named Service Provider of the Year at the WhatVan? Awards and winners of the Employer of the Year category at the Motor Trader CV Industry awards. Recipients of the Silver Award under the Armed Forces Covenant Auto-enrolment pension Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay policies Access to our wellness programme and Employee Assistance Programmes, including WeCare from Canada Life (EAP and 24HR Online GP access and second Medical Opinion) Mental Health First Aiders Reward and recognition programmes, including our annual Rygor Group Awards Annual appraisals programme and progression opportunities Manufacturer training and access to our in-house training hub Long service recognition Our Process When applying, please include a full current CV with your current salary outlined and notice period. Once this has been reviewed, we will be in touch to advise if your application will be progressed through to the next stage. The Riverside Resourcing & Consultancy recruitment process reflects our obligations under relevant UK legislation. 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