Health & Safety Business Partner

Regional Health & Safety Business Partner (Field Based – UK)

The region will cover from Norfolk, across to Coventry and down to Basingstoke.

As a Health & Safety Business Partner, you will receive a competitive basic salary of up to £45,000 as well as some amazing company benefits, including;

• Family Friendly – Enhanced family friendly policies, giving you more time to spend with your family.
• Annual leave – A minimum of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays), rising with long service.
• Your Wellbeing – We take employee wellbeing seriously at Inchcape, we offer a programme to support all our colleagues and families with whatever challenges they may face.
• Your Discount – From Apple to Asda and everything in between, we offer discounts that save you money every day.
• Your Finances – Effortlessly grow your savings with our Share Scheme, We will match up to 7% when you enrol into our flexible pension scheme and have peace of mind with our free life assurance cover and much more.
• Your Recognition – We put our colleagues at the heart of what we do with ongoing recognition and an annual event to celebrate those that go over and above.
• Drive with us – We offer discounts and offers on both new & used vehicles and servicing for you, your friends and family.
• Your Health – From gym discounts to cash healthcare plans, find everything you need to look after your health.
• Cycle to Work – Get a bike and or cycling gear at a significantly reduced price.
• Community Volunteering Day – Every colleague has an additional day to spend volunteering for a charity or good cause of their choice, as well as the option to get involved in our company wide charity initiatives.
• A company that cares – We believe Inchcape is for everyone and we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

Job Introduction

As a Health & Safety Business Partner you have a fantastic opportunity to work with your stakeholders on all things health and safety related, ensuring our colleagues and customers get home safe and well.

Main Responsibilities

• Work with / support managers in supporting operational health, safety and wellbeing matters to support a safe, healthy, and supportive working environment.
• Provide first line support to all colleagues, where necessary, to ensure a smooth experience when using H&S systems and maintain these systems.
• Conducting regional Health, Safety and Environmental Assurance Reviews/Audits on a regular basis, focusing on the key risks identified by the business. Ability to translate findings into a report, driving actions, whilst providing support and encouraging performance improvements across sites.
• Ensure that effective risk assessment processes are in place for all the site activities, including general risk assessments, COSHH, Manual Handling, Noise, DSE, Stress Management and other statutory requirements. Practical experience in producing suitable and sufficient risk assessments.
• Work with the H&S Team and other business stakeholders to identify additional adhoc reports or key documentation from the H&S systems that will support key business updates.
• Responsible for identifying hazards and communicating those hazards to management, advise on actions to prevent the realisation of those hazards.
• Responsible for supporting the Head of Health and Safety in driving the culture that every employee has a responsibility to proactively manage risk and ensure a safe work environment.
• Accountable for supporting the business with investigating accidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and ensuring the implementation of effective corrective action.

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience of working in a Health and Safety role, Qualified Lead Auditor advantageous.
• Experience of establishing and implementing Occupational Health procedures advantageous.
• Ability to support and advise sites on system use, policy, and procedures.
• Must possess an eye for detail.
• Used to working at pace in a fast-moving organisation.
• Experienced in managing multiple sites.
• Highly competent in standard Microsoft software (Excel, PowerPoint & Teams essential).
• Experience of working with H&S Management systems.
• Good communication skills, ability to compile reports and communicate to others.
• Ability to engage with colleagues, customers, and suppliers to understand their needs and wants.
• Good interpersonal skills and an ability to work with people of all levels within the business.
• Building strong, mutually beneficial relationships at all levels
• Highly collaborative when working with other HR and business colleagues to achieve common goals.
• Ability to work autonomously and on own initiative.
• Always willing to embrace change and think outside of the norm to drive things forward.
• Action oriented – likes to get things done.

About Us

Inchcape is a leading independent global automotive distributor and retailer. We aim to deliver an outstanding customer experience at every one of our franchised dealerships, and to support this all our dealerships have specialist, manufacturer trained staff to ensure you and your car receive the best possible attention.

OUR VISION: To be the world’s most trusted automotive Distributor.

Inchcape is ambitious! We are pursuing a strategy of growth, both organically and by acquisition, across the globe. We have a number of exciting opportunities for equally ambitious talent.