Regional Health and Food Safety Manager, London and Kent
Job Description
Job title: Regional Health and Food Safety Manager, London and Kent
Company: Booker
Job description: About the role
Working within the Wholesale health and safety team, you will be responsible for supporting the continuous development of a positive health and safety culture, by training, coaching, and supporting colleagues and management, thereby ensuring that company safety policies are followed and the business is legally compliant.
You will also work with the team to develop policies and procedures when required, and ensure that all PPE, equipment, risk assessments and training are inclusive and fit for purpose.
Main Responsibilities
- Analysing trends of accidents and working with priority branches to reduce the risk of recurrence.
- Oversight of business centre segregation matrices and fire plans, particularly in relation to refits, to ensure they are maintained and effective.
- Spot checking of risk assessments when on site, training and coaching the management teams to ensure accurate and timely completion.
- Supporting the control and eradication of food pests within branches, working with priority branches to reduce the risk of recurrence.
- Ensuring compliance with the mandatory conditions of the MHRA medicines licence, by making sure that safety, medicines, and food hygiene training is appropriate and completed; working with the training team to produce training materials.
- Creating inclusive content; attending and presenting at regional meetings, safety rep meetings and safety workshops.
- Investigating all Health and Safety and food hygiene related complaints and taking action to prevent recurrence.
You will need
- The ability to work as part of a team but also to work independently when required.
- The ability to think on your feet and make informed decisions at short notice.
- A hunger for continuous improvement.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation legislation.
- Health and safety qualification eg NEBOSH, IOSH.
- Food Hygiene qualification – Level 3 and above.
- Ability to prioritise activities and organise own work schedule.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, being able to communicate effectively and efficiently with colleagues at all levels of the business, customers and suppliers.
What’s in it for you
At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:
- A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
- After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
- 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
- Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
- Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
- 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
- Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
- An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
- After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
- Retirement savings plan (pension) – save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
- Life Assurance – You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
- Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
- A great holiday package
