Health and Safety Business Partner
| Posting date: | 20 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,000 per annum, plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | Wellingborough, NN9 6NY |
| Company: | Unipart Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1522 |
Summary
Job Advert
Health and Safety Business Partner
Location: Rugby, Daventry & Bridgwater - Can be based at any site, however regular visits to all sites required
Hours: 40 hours per week Monday to Friday - some flexibility required
Salary: £50,000 per annum, plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance
programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme
About the Job
Relationships mean everything to us, and this one is particularly special. You’ll have an important part to play delivering a
high standard of performance across safety, compliance, service and cost.
You will support the operational management and leadership for Rugby, Daventry and Bridgwater to deliver an effective health and
safety management system, reduce risk and accidents and support the development of a safety culture.
As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:
* Deliver, co-ordinate and evaluate health, safety and wellbeing training.
* Be responsible for delivering allocated Health and Safety projects to enhance the site performance.
* Identify, communicate, consult and share best practice across the sites to improve consistency and performance to include
providing expert opinion on any matters Health and Safety related.
* Work with and support managers in supporting operational health, safety and wellbeing matters to support a safe, healthy,
supportive and legally compliant work environment.
* Oversee the development and review of Risk Assessment, (RA) and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) and other measures to control
identified risks.
* Make SMART recommendations to ensure compliance, best practice and safe and healthy work activities/ environment.
* Act as an internal consultant to advise and coach managers on their responsibilities for Health and Safety duties, providing
guidance and practical solutions to ensure legal compliance and best practice.
* Provide leadership on the health, safety and wellbeing aspects of business and service plans.
* Undertake Health and Safety assessments and advise/support managers through the risk assessment process at an operational
level.
* Act responsibly and lead by example. Stay up-to-date with any changes in legislation/ new initiatives/ best practice and
provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this
role!
* Experience within a similar role.
* NEBOSH General certificate.
* Member of IOSH.
* Adaptable and able to react quickly and effectively to changes and requests.
* Ability to build credible relationships with internal and external interdependencies.
* Ability to cope with the demands of a fast moving and ever-changing set of priorities.
* Excellent negotiation, communication and presentation skills.
* Ability to work independently and meet deadlines while being helpful and approachable.
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of
opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the
grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or
civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected
characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment
which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of
yourself and do your best work every day.
Health and Safety Business Partner
Location: Rugby, Daventry & Bridgwater - Can be based at any site, however regular visits to all sites required
Hours: 40 hours per week Monday to Friday - some flexibility required
Salary: £50,000 per annum, plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance
programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme
About the Job
Relationships mean everything to us, and this one is particularly special. You’ll have an important part to play delivering a
high standard of performance across safety, compliance, service and cost.
You will support the operational management and leadership for Rugby, Daventry and Bridgwater to deliver an effective health and
safety management system, reduce risk and accidents and support the development of a safety culture.
As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:
* Deliver, co-ordinate and evaluate health, safety and wellbeing training.
* Be responsible for delivering allocated Health and Safety projects to enhance the site performance.
* Identify, communicate, consult and share best practice across the sites to improve consistency and performance to include
providing expert opinion on any matters Health and Safety related.
* Work with and support managers in supporting operational health, safety and wellbeing matters to support a safe, healthy,
supportive and legally compliant work environment.
* Oversee the development and review of Risk Assessment, (RA) and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) and other measures to control
identified risks.
* Make SMART recommendations to ensure compliance, best practice and safe and healthy work activities/ environment.
* Act as an internal consultant to advise and coach managers on their responsibilities for Health and Safety duties, providing
guidance and practical solutions to ensure legal compliance and best practice.
* Provide leadership on the health, safety and wellbeing aspects of business and service plans.
* Undertake Health and Safety assessments and advise/support managers through the risk assessment process at an operational
level.
* Act responsibly and lead by example. Stay up-to-date with any changes in legislation/ new initiatives/ best practice and
provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this
role!
* Experience within a similar role.
* NEBOSH General certificate.
* Member of IOSH.
* Adaptable and able to react quickly and effectively to changes and requests.
* Ability to build credible relationships with internal and external interdependencies.
* Ability to cope with the demands of a fast moving and ever-changing set of priorities.
* Excellent negotiation, communication and presentation skills.
* Ability to work independently and meet deadlines while being helpful and approachable.
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of
opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the
grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or
civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected
characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment
which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of
yourself and do your best work every day.