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Regional Health and Safety Manager- North/Midlands
Location: First Floor, Friars Gate, 1011 Stratford Rd, Shirley, Solihull
If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.
Reporting to the Head of Health and Safety, the successful candidate will have the following roles and responsibilities. The list is not exhaustive:
- To lead, manage and promote a positive Health and Safety culture
- Supporting the delivery and implementation of the safety strategy across the group
- Maintain and lead a virtual network of Health and Safety Champions for their region, providing mentorship and guidance
- Engaging and supporting Safety Champions for timely implementation of corrective actions
- Supporting the investigation of accidents and incidents within their area of responsibility, making recommendations to prevent a re-occurrence, and attending incident review panels where required
- Manage and lead Health and Safety improvement projects, gaining buy-in from different levels across the Group
- Providing Health and Safety advice and support to senior leaders within the business. Collaboratively working with Primary Care Directors and Managing Directors for their region, sharing Health and Safety performance and identifying barriers
- Undertaking safety inspections at practices and other Linnaeus Group locations as required
- Led new Business Unit acquisitions through the Health and Safety integrations process
- Attendance and presentation of subject matter expertise at Group-wide Update/CPD meetings
- Undertaking regular reviews of action plans at Linnaeus Group practices in respect of Health, Safety and compliance audits, Fire Risk Assessments, or Enforcing Authority visits/interventions.
- To actively participate in additional training and CPD as may be required in support of the Linnaeus Group objectives
- To act as an ambassador and uphold the highest professional standards at all times whilst engaged in the Linnaeus Group business
- To work in the best interests of the Linnaeus Group at all times and actively work towards achieving the Company's objectives.
Benefits
5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
Career progression opportunities
Staff discount schemes
Life Assurance
Enhanced sickness pay
Enhanced equal family leave
E-car salary sacrifice scheme
Employer contribution pension scheme
Wellness program including:
o Employee assistance program
o Eyecare voucher scheme
o Free annual Flu jab
o Cycle to work scheme
Recruitment referral reward scheme
About us
Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly-respected primary care and referral veterinary practices across the UK and Ireland, comprising some of the best clinicians and professionals in the industry. Two important things bring us together; a commitment to excellence in everything we do and our passion to achieve our purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.
Part of an amazing global family
Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.
The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.
Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.
Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.
Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.
Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.
If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]