Halfords

Job Outline (Key Objectives)

• A remote position to conduct unannounced field and site spot-checks, inspections, and audits to ensure compliance with safe working practices and statutory requirements.
• To continuously monitor and evaluate circa 800 mobile fleet technicians & vehicles (500 Commercial Fleet Services + 300 Halfords Mobile Expert).
• Support the wider health & safety team in promoting a Positive Attitude Towards Health & Safety (PATHS) by addressing behavioural and compliance shortfalls through robust investigations and reports to operational leads.
• Continually challenge management and associated colleagues to stay focused on business-critical risks.

Key Responsibilities

• To coordinate spot-checks and inspections throughout multiple business units and field-based locations (inclusive of customer sites and fixed depots).
• To undertake unannounced spot-checks, workplace inspections, and audits to proactively assess and monitor colleague behaviour.
• To provide competent & solid ‘on the job’ advice when called upon by using collectively identified trends forming from spot-checks, inspections, and visible safety leadership interactions.
• To empower colleagues to put safety at the forefront of their operations through regular engagement.  
• To identify where both health & safety management systems and overall safe working practices can be improved in conjunction with health & safety business partners.
• To maintain written reports by the way of inspection, visible safety leadership (VSL), and monthly summaries (where necessary) to assist Halfords in its overall risk mitigation strategy.
• To support the wider health & safety department in the undertaking of investigations to identify both root cause, and preventative measures to prevent reoccurrence.
• Identify, promote, and raise awareness of ‘Good Practice’ examples (individual & site recognition).
• To support and play an active role in delivering the Halfords Group Health & Safety Roadmap
• To contribute to the design, development, production, and delivery of training materials including (but not limited to) risk assessments, safe working procedures, manual handling, traffic management, wellbeing & welfare, vehicle operations, housekeeping standards, PUWER, LOLER etc… ensuring that appropriate records are kept, and quality of content meets the specific requirements of the Group.
• Assist the Senior Health & Safety Business Partners and Health & Safety Business Partners in maintaining effective working relationships with Halfords Directors, Managers, Colleagues, Trade Unions, Partners, Contractors, and all other relevant stakeholders.
• To liaise and support the Halfords Group on any matters concerned or connected with Employee and Public Liability whilst maintaining the strictest confidentiality at all times.
• Assist the Senior Health & Safety Business Partner - Process with the coordination of group wide initiatives to aid continuous improvement in all matters related to health & safety.
• Support and participate in department, corporate, individual, and sponsored projects.
• Represent the Halfords Group in a positive manner.
• Ensure you maintain a healthy and safe working life balance whilst working for the Halfords Group.

Key Skills & Experience Requirements:

ESSENTIAL

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience within a commercial/automotive/construction health & safety advisor or coordinator position.
• Experience within a multi-site and business function role.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent qualification (NVQ 5).
• Solid experience in both PUWER and LOLER regulations.
• Proven experience in undertaking site audits, inspections, ad spot-checks
• Ability to both prioritise and mitigate risk.
• Highly flexible and able to work independently.
• Strong organisational & planning skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good navigation for the use of Microsoft Office applications such as word, excel, power-point, and outlook.

DESIRABLE

• NEBOSH Diploma or Safety Diploma / NVQ 6.
• NEBOSH Fire Certificate.
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
• Automotive sector experience.
• Experience in behavioural based safety.
• Self-Driven to succeed.
• Claims defensibility trained /or considerable experience.
• Experience in manual handling.
• Experience in fire risk assessments
• First Aid trained.
• Maintains CPD (Continued Professional Development)
• IOSH Membership (Associate / Member)

Not sure you meet all the criteria? We'd encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.