Job Introduction

Job Description

• Health and Safety Manager
• Hereford County Hospital
• £43,400 + Bonus and excellent benefits
• 40hrs pw
• Flexible benefits £1.300

Please take the time to read the attached job description
Job Introduction
At Sodexo Health and Care, we believe that Quality of Life begins with safety. As our Health & Safety Manager based onsite at Hereford County Hospital, you’ll play a key role in protecting the wellbeing of patients, visitors, and frontline staff, by embedding best-in-class safety practices and championing a Zero Harm culture across our site in Hereford.
If you’re a proactive safety leader with a passion for driving improvement, influencing culture, and making a measurable difference, this role offers the opportunity to shape outcomes that matter—every day.

What You’ll Do:

• Support the implementation of our Occupational Health, Safety, and Environmental Strategy at site level
• Lead risk management activities, ensuring operational risks are identified, escalated, and controlled
• Embed and promote the Sodexo Zero Harm culture through safety leadership and colleague engagement
• Oversee incident reporting, investigation, and trend analysis using safety systems
• Coordinate food safety, environmental and health & safety audits and facilitate continuous improvement
• Advise and influence senior operational teams on legal compliance and best practice standards
• Support and monitor contractor safety, site compliance, and statutory responsibilities
• Deliver technical and behavioural safety training across teams
• Maintain and develop ISO-certified management systems (45001, 14001, 9001)
• Produce detailed safety reports, metrics, and client presentations
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, operational teams, and stakeholders

What You Bring:

What You’ll Do:

• Support the implementation of our Occupational Health, Safety, and Environmental Strategy at site level
• Lead risk management activities, ensuring operational risks are identified, escalated, and controlled
• Embed and promote the Sodexo Zero Harm culture through safety leadership and colleague engagement
• Oversee incident reporting, investigation, and trend analysis using safety systems
• Coordinate food safety, environmental and health & safety audits and facilitate continuous improvement
• Advise and influence senior operational teams on legal compliance and best practice standards
• Support and monitor contractor safety, site compliance, and statutory responsibilities
• Deliver technical and behavioural safety training across teams
• Maintain and develop ISO-certified management systems (45001, 14001, 9001)
• Produce detailed safety reports, metrics, and client presentations
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, operational teams, and stakeholder

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied