Regional SHEQ Manager
Multiple locations; Cumbria, West Yorkshire, Merseyside
£Competitive Salary Plus Pension, BUPA Medical Cash Plan, Life Assurance, Company car or allowance

This is an amazing opportunity to help make a difference and save the planet by making a positive impact in a ground-breaking business who truly put safety at the heart of everything we do and have big plans for the future.

Olleco is on a mission to help protect the planet, working together with thousands of foodservice businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by hundreds and thousands of tonnes. We are now looking for a Regional SHEQ Advisor to join our team and help us to continue to do things the right way for customers, colleagues and the planet.

With over 1,000 colleagues in multiple sites nationwide delivering excellence performance, we supply premium cooking oils, and collect organic waste, which is then converted into bio-methane, electricity, heat and organic fertiliser. We offer the human touch with a local, community-based depots which seek to give back to those communities every chance we get.

Within a diverse and inclusive environment, you will have the chance to contribute to our H&S culture and help us maintain our reputation for operational excellence.

As a Regional SHEQ Manager supporting our Northern depots, you will be a fundamental part of our team, enabling us to continue with our mission to serve the planet, a purpose we care strongly about and are committed to. This role has 1 direct report.

What do we offer?

- Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 5.00 pm working pattern
- We encourage continuous learning and career ambition - did you know almost 80% of our managers have been promoted internally?
- Family leave - enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Wellbeing support - free access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme - hire a bike and accessories, saving on tax and national insurance
- Colleague networks - a range of forums and schemes that support social events and the local community
- Coaching, training and support - if you have the right interpersonal skills we’ll help with the rest!

Olleco is a business that does what we say we will do and we’re looking for people who operate the same way!

A little bit more about the role:

- Support the implementation of the Group SHEQ Management Systems for the areas of control
- Improve and maintain SHEQ Management Systems
- Ensure compliance with legislation and our management system requirements
- Conduct accident investigations and follow up with improvement actions
- Support SHEQ communications dissemination to ensure all are fully informed of the latest SHEQ developments and help drive SHEQ cultural change
- Ensure the development of processes that will withstand the scrutiny of third-party auditors with respect to ISO accreditations
- Follow up on audits by external bodies
- Ensure that all tasks are undertaken in a safe manner and any incidents or hazards are reported
- Highlight any unsafe activities to the colleague undertaking them and the managers in control of those areas
- Progress process safety improvements
- Deliver on site SHEQ training and support the roll out of Group wide training initiatives
- Support the effective running of site SHE Committees

Interested?

What are we looking for? As you can imagine, you’ll need a broad range of personal skills to succeed, but we don’t expect you to have everything from the start! We will coach, train and support you, it’s more important that you have the right interpersonal skills and the intelligence to grasp our business and take us forward.

We will be looking for:

- Process Safety experience (essential)
- A trained and competent risk assessor
- Environmental systems knowledge
- Knowledge of all relevant legislative requirements
- NEBOSH diploma (or equivalent)
- IOSH membership
- Great organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- A team player
- IT proficiency
- A full, valid driving licence

So, if you’d like to join us as a Regional SHEQ Manager, please apply via the button shown.

Other organisations may call this role SHEQ Manager, Safety Health Environment and Quality Manager, Regional Health & Safety Manager, H&S Manager, or Health and Safety Manager.