Sector SHE Lead

Bakkavor

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 18 hours ago
Sector SHE Lead (Meals)We drive our own success.Competitive salaryUp to 20% bonus, Private Healthcare, MyBargains discount platform and more.Location - Meals London or Sutton BridgeWays of working- Fully site basedMonday - Friday 8.30am -5pmPermanent roleWhy join us?We're constantly evolving, progressing, and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more. We believe in fueling ambition and guiding success. In supporting everyone with talent and drive to own what they do, realize their potential, and build a brilliant future for themselves at Bakkavor.What we do.This particular role is at our Bakkavor Meals site in Park Royal - West London. Split across 3 factories and 1 distribution centre. The factories make chilled ready meals, houmous dips, deli products & savoury accompaniments and employs over 2,000 people.About the role.
  • To develop and implement a sector SHE strategy, aligned to the Group SHE strategy, in partnership with the sector leadership team.
  • Act as a specialist adviser to the sector leadership and SHE teams to ensure that each business unit has a robust SHE plan to achieve compliance with all relevant SHE legislation and Group SHE standards. Site SHE plans should be aligned to the Sector/Group SHE strategy.
  • Establish a high engagement SHE culture where colleagues take responsibility for their own health and safety at work as well as the health and safety of their colleagues.
  • Actively contributes to the delivery of the Group SHE strategy as a member of the SHE Forum.
Accountabilities:
  • SHE strategy: Develop a Sector SHE strategy that promotes health, safety and environmental best practice, factoring in business requirements and alignment with the Group SHE Strategy.
  • Operational SHE Standards: As a SHE leader, contribute to the design of SHE standards for the Group and lead the operational implementation of these at sector level. Develop and recommend policies, standards, procedures and systems to ensure compliance with Bakkavor SHE standards and legislative requirements.
  • Legal compliance: Monitor, evaluate and review existing, new and upcoming health and safety legislation to ensure sector wide compliance with all relevant legal requirements.
  • Root cause analysis: Evaluate accident and incident investigation reports to ensure that root causes have been identified and corrective actions implemented to eliminate or mitigate future occurrence. Ensure that key learnings are shared within UK operational business units.
  • Continuous improvement: Work proactively with Operational leadership teams to establish and maintain a programme of continuous improvement in the management of health, safety and the environment across the sector.
  • SHE Governance audits: Conducts periodical audits including key risks, risk assessments, safe systems of work and incident management systems in conjunction with the Operational leadership team. Ensure that action plans with SMART objectives are established to address any issues that are identified.
  • SHE professional development: Partner with Operational leaders to coach and develop SHE professionals, ensuring that each SHE professional has a robust personal development plan in place.
About you.
  • NEBOSH LEVEL 6 Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health, NEBOSH Diploma in Environmental Management or equivalent.
  • Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or a similar industry
  • Experience interacting with enforcement bodies and authorities
  • Ability to influence key stakeholders at all levels in the organisation
  • Proven change management experience
  • The ability to present information coherently, accurately, and persuasively
What you'll receive.As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
  • Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
  • Private medical insurance (employee & family cover)
  • £8,400 p/a Car allowance
  • Annual Bonus Scheme
  • 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role)
  • Staff Shop
  • Stakeholder Pension Scheme
  • Discount & cashback platform
  • Personal Accident Insurance
  • Free health check
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
  • Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
  • Free independent mortgage advice
  • Discounted tutoring for children
  • Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
  • Free car parking - Site dependant
Proud to be Bakkavor.We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!Find out more and apply.#LI-LM1#CVLBakkavorWe are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, with operations also in the US, positioning the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 15,000 colleagues operate from 31 sites across our two markets supplying a large portfolio of products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US.Department: Health, Safety and EnvironmentLocation:London, GB, NW10 7RQWorkplace: Site BasedDate: 29 Aug 2025Req ID: 25833

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