Group Health - London, United Kingdom - Kingfisher

Kingfisher

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview:

We're Kingfisher, A team made up of over 82,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life.

That's right, we're big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better.

We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world.

And that's where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we.

We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you

As the Group Health & Safety, Risk and Compliance Officer at Kingfisher, you will take the professional lead on setting, embedding & adherence to the Group Health & Safety (H&S) standards throughout all our banners (B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama, Brico Depot & Koctas) and functions.

You'll also be responsible for coordinating Kingfishers internal & external H&S networks and preparing insightful reports to our Group Executive (GE) Committee and Board.

What's the job?:

Ensure Kingfisher are compliant with applicable laws and regulations relating to H&S and welfare at work, monitoring these through our Group H&S Management System (EcoOnline).
Set and communicate the group standards and policies ensuring the banners and global functions are aware of and adhering to these.
Design and operate effective and efficient systems and processes for group wide compliance monitoring and reporting.
Prepare regular reports to the GE on status and areas for improvement relating to H&S and contribute to external reports (annual report, responsible business, and regulatory reporting).
As a H&S SME you will maintain current knowledge of applicable laws and regulations in our markets to enable group wide compliance and promote an environment of continuous improvement and learning.
Conduct investigations into high severity accidents, incidents or near misses, or where emerging trends are identified, make recommendations for improvement as appropriate.
Develop and foster strong working relationships through business partnering with banner, Global Function H&S representatives, legal / compliance and internal audit teams in order to facilitate sharing and implementation of good practice and minimum expectations and update H&S content into store / factory audit plans.

What you'll bring:

Established Health & Safety or Compliance professional in a recognised role, working for a large, matrix organisation
Enthusiastic about the business benefits of good compliance
Chartered membership of IOSH or other
Proven understanding of the risk assessment processes
Confident when communicating across various levels and cultures, both internally and externally

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self.

Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

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