Regional Health and Safety Manager

About The Role We are looking for a Regional Health and Safety Manager to join our team. Reporting to the Head of Health & Safety, you will play a key role in shaping, driving, and embedding a best‑in‑class safety culture across our Retail and Supply Chain operations. This is a field‑based role covering the Midlands and the North with an expectation of one day a week in our Leicester hub. What you’ll be doing You’ll act as a trusted partner to operational leaders, ensuring we meet and exceed regulatory standards while continuously improving how we keep our people safe. Leading all aspects of Health & Safety compliance across operational activities, including Retail and Logistics Owning and developing our Health & Safety management system, ensuring documentation, policies, and procedures are up to date and aligned to legislation and best practice Acting as the go‑to specialist for all Health & Safety matters, providing guidance and expert advice to leadership teams Driving a culture where health & safety is embedded in everyday decisions and behaviours Investigating incidents, accidents, and near misses, ensuring robust root cause analysis and effective corrective actions Managing Health & Safety data, producing insightful reports and KPIs to drive performance improvement Supporting the development and delivery of the Health & Safety strategy, alongside the Head of Health & Safety Leading or supporting safety improvement projects, targeting risk reduction and operational excellence Ensuring effective training and induction programmes are in place for employees, contractors and agency staff Conducting audits and inspections, using modern tools and methods to maintain high standards Managing personal injury claims in partnership with third‑party providers, including insurers Keeping the business informed on legislative changes and industry best practice Facilitating Health & Safety engagement through committees and collaboration across the organisation Supporting the ongoing development of systems and technology to enhance safety performance Acting as a key member of the wider Health & Safety team, including providing cover for the Head of Health & Safety when needed What we’re looking for We’re searching for a confident and experienced Health & Safety professional who combines technical expertise with strong leadership and influencing skills. You’ll thrive in a fast‑paced environment and be passionate about driving high safety standards across a complex operation. Proven experience (ideally at management level) leading Health & Safety across retail, warehousing or logistics environments, or similar high‑risk industries A strong understanding of key risk areas such as fire safety, manual handling, MHE and large vehicle operations Advanced knowledge of fire safety management, with hands‑on experience delivering fire risk assessments and audits (a recognised fire qualification is highly desirable) The ability to interpret and apply Health & Safety legislation relevant to retail and distribution environments A proactive, self‑motivated mindset with a positive and solutions‑focused approach Additional requirements Willingness to travel (including occasional overnight stays) and flexibility to support operations outside normal hours Full UK driving licence Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI) A recognised Health & Safety qualification, with at least Technical Membership of IOSH What we’ll do for you Benefits include a company bonus of up to 25% of base salary, a company car, private medical, generous staff discounts, pension and life assurance, a holiday allowance that increases with length of service, flexible working, free on‑site parking and a wide range of other perks. We support career development through an individual development plan and extensive training opportunities. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion At Topps Group we believe that diversity isn’t just a box to tick.

We are committed to creating an authentic ‘One Topps’ culture, where colleagues feel included and supported regardless of who they are or where they come from. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, religions and socio‑economic backgrounds. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know. #J-18808-Ljbffr