Job Description
SHQ Manager
(Safety, Health and Quality)
The role:
- Reporting to our Head of Group Operations, your role is to lead the health and safety, environment, and quality function across all our sites.
- You will be responsible for ensuring all our colleagues follow health and safety procedures within the workplace. You will undertake audits and inspections, develop operating procedures, prepare reports and statistics, and deliver presentations to stakeholders.
Key responsibilities:
- Responsible for the development and implementation of the short and long-term strategies in working towards a zero accident, zero incident, safe place of work.
- Prepare and implement policies and procedures which help reduce risk and support a positive HS&E culture.
- Evaluate, develop, and execute health and safety practices and procedures plans in the workplace to assess risk and in accordance with legal guidelines.
- Support, coach, and mentor the operational teams and provide competent HSQ advice. Where necessary lead accident and incident investigations, to discover root causes.
- Create and provide analysis and advice to Operational teams on effective preventative measures to reduce risk.
- Keep abreast of any changes or updates to relevant legislation, codes of practice and industry standards and advise stakeholders and communicate to the wider teams, where necessary
- Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures.
- Risk assessments requirements are regularly reviewed, and the implementation of any action required is monitored and colleagues are regularly updated with new information.
- Hold regular meetings where health and safety issues can be discussed, progress made against objectives and plans monitored and actions decided.
- Conduct training and presentations for health, safety, environment and quality matters and accident prevention.
- Details of accidents, dangerous occurrences or diseases that are notifiable are reported to the Enforcing Authorities
- Contact with external organisations such as the emergency services is co-ordinated.
- The schedule of statutory examinations of equipment is maintained and managers are made aware of impending examinations.
- Carry out management system audits and inspections and manage a programme of corrective/preventative actions for continuous improvement to ensure the highest standards in technical competence and safe working practices are met.
- Collation and analysis of SHQ information and statistics.
- To support with coordination and completion of ISO9001 / ISO14001 / ISO45001 audits and support operational teams with any external audits.
- Building working relationships with governing bodies and local authorities
About you:
- Proven experience working in a SHQ role and a strong knowledge of health and safety / environment legislation.
- Experience of managing a team of at least one employee.
- A successful track record of working with auditors.
- Ability to build relationships and influence people at all levels, to drive continuous improvements and change through the organisation.
- Team focused, inclusive, collaborative, tactful and diplomatic when dealing with our colleagues, always treating them with respect.
- Work well under pressure.
- Excellent organisational and motivational skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, have a personable nature with effective and clear communication skills.
- Outstanding attention to detail and the ability in producing reports and developing relevant policies.
- Problem solver – can apply a range of analytical techniques to understand complex information issues, considers a range of options and their effects.
- NEBOSH National Diploma/NVQ 4 or minimum
- A recognised safety and environmental qualification (diploma level or equivalent) and should hold or beworking towards an auditor’s qualification for ISO.
Benefits:
- Monday to Friday (9.00am – 5.00pm)
- Based in Hazel Grove with working days in Stockport, Macclesfield & Telford
- Annual Bonus
- ShareSave scheme
- Annual pay review
- 33 days holiday (which include bank holidays)
- 2 days paid to volunteer at a charity of your choice
- Welcome pack, including hoodie!
- Casual Dress Code
- 10% Employee Discount
- Magpie Perks - a benefits platform where you will are able to take advantage of discounts at 100s of high street and online retailers
About us:
musicMagpie is a circular economy pioneer that offers customers a smart, sustainable and trusted way to buy, rent and sell tech and media products.
Operating through its two trusted brands - musicMagpie in the UK and Decluttr in the US, means our circular model of recycling, refurbishing and reselling products helps to make tech more affordable and reduces its impact on the planet. Our environmental and social focus is demonstrated by our ‘Smart for you…Smart for the planet’ ethos.
The company has received the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark, which recognises companies that derive 50 per cent. or more of their total annual revenue from products and services that contribute to the global 'Green Economy'.
Over 7.5 million customers have used our award-winning service and we’ve paid out millions for their unwanted technology, reselling over 400,000 tech items a year.
We have the highest number of seller reviews on both Amazon and eBay and have consistently achieved extremely positive feedback scores. We also have an excellent rating on UK Trustpilot with over 230,000 reviews.
We are the UK’s number one phone recycler and having won Best Recycling Service at the What Mobile Awards six years running and at the Mobile Industry Awards two years running.
Culture:
Rewarding, down to earth, inclusive and supportive.
Our values are: we care, we make a difference, we’re better together, we innovate and we work in an environment where we all thrive.
Diversity and Inclusion at musicMagpie
At musicMagpie, inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We have an authentic focus on intentional inclusion, enabling our people to feel they can bring their whole self to work and ensuring everyone feels supported, respected and confident to make a valuable contribution.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Schedule:
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Stockport: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Health and Safety: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: SHEQ