Head of Health and Safety

Head of Health and Safety - Distribution – Home Based with Travel – £70,000 - £85,000 + Benefits Package

Principal People are excited to be working exclusively with a leading distribution organisation to recruit a Head of Health and Safety.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Health and Safety leader to join a well-established national organisation and take ownership of the Health, Safety, Environment and Facilities strategy across a large multi-site division.

The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership across multiple business units, working closely with senior stakeholders to drive a positive safety culture, ensure legal compliance and lead the continual improvement of Health, Safety, Environmental and Facilities performance.

This is a highly influential leadership role with the opportunity to shape divisional strategy, develop high-performing teams and make a lasting impact across the business.

The key duties include:

Developing and delivering the divisional Health, Safety, Environment and Facilities strategy, ensuring compliance with legislation and company standards.
Leading the Health, Safety, Environment and Facilities Management Systems, including ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001, while driving governance, audit and continuous improvement programmes.
Partnering with senior operational leaders to embed a positive safety culture, manage strategic risks and improve health, safety and environmental performance across the division.
Leading incident investigations, risk management and performance reporting, ensuring effective corrective actions and continual improvement initiatives are implemented.
Driving environmental sustainability programmes, business resilience and facilities compliance to support operational excellence across multiple sites.
Leading, coaching and developing the HSEF team while building capability through training, stakeholder engagement and best practice sharing across the business.
Why should you apply for the role?

An opportunity to join a nationally recognised organisation with an excellent reputation.
A highly strategic leadership position with significant influence across a large multi-site division.
The chance to shape Health, Safety, Environment and Facilities strategy across a complex national operation.
Join a business that is committed to continuous improvement, operational excellence and sustainability.
Work closely with an engaged senior leadership team where Health and Safety is recognised as a key business priority.
Lead and develop an experienced HSEF team while driving meaningful cultural change across the division.
Excellent opportunity for long-term career progression within a large national organisation.
We would love to see CVs from people who have:

A Level 6 Health and Safety qualification such as the NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent.
Significant experience leading Health and Safety within a multi-site operational environment such as retail, logistics, distribution or a similar sector.
Strong working knowledge of ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 management systems.
Proven leadership experience including developing and managing high-performing teams.
Strong commercial awareness with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic improvements.
Excellent communication, leadership and relationship-building skills