Health & Safety Specialist

1 week ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Porsche Cars GB Ltd Full time £40,000 - £70,000 per year

The Health & Safety (HS) Specialist will lead and support H&S initiatives across 14 diverse sites including a Warehouse, Head Office, Experience Centre, Retail Centres, and Service Factories. This role is pivotal in ensuring compliance, promoting a strong safety culture, and driving continuous improvement in health and safety standards across the business. The position is approximately 50% field-based and 50% office-based,

Responsibilities:

  • Review and enhance the H&S management system to meet legal and operational requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with statutory regulations (Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, COSHH, RIDDOR, Fire Safety, etc.).
  • Deliver monthly H&S performance reports and support strategic planning.
  • Facilitate and deliver H&S training to build team capability.
  • Conduct and support incident investigations with root cause analysis.
  • Provide site visits and safety inspections to ensure compliance and identify improvements.
  • Lead and review risk assessments, including task-based and event-specific.
  • Promote a safety culture through coaching, mentoring, and challenging unsafe behaviours.
  • Develop and maintain a risk-based H&S audit program.
  • Liaise with external bodies, consultants, and suppliers; support Porsche's EHS system and H&S projects.
  • Assist in event safety planning and execution, ensuring all activities meet safety standards.
Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

  • NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
  • Educated to Degree Level
  • Full, valid UK Driving Licence
  • IOSH Membership
  • Strong understanding of statutory compliance, auditing, and training

Desirable Qualification:

  • Proven experience in retail and/or automotive environments preferred
  • Ability to influence and lead across multiple functions and levels.
  • Excellent communication, organisational, and time management skills.
  • High attention to detail and a solutions-focused mindset.
  • Energetic, adaptable, and persistent in driving change and improvement.
  • Demonstrates a proactive, can-do attitude with a willingness to take initiative, solve problems, and contribute positively to team goals.
Benefits

Porsche is committed to promote a culture that champions diversity and equal opportunities. Our strong family embodies the values of freedom, respect and tolerance.

To fulfil this mission, Porsche is devoted to celebrating our diverse voices and cultivating an environment that reflects the varied communities we touch. This is our commitment, and we invite you to share in this vision.

In return, we offer a competitive salary with an annual bonus, private medical insurance, 27 days of annual leave, and other attractive benefits. If you possess the skills and experience, we seek and are looking for a challenging but rewarding career with a premium brand, we encourage you to apply using the link below.

Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we are unable to provide personalised responses to every applicant.

Company:

Porsche Cars GB (PCGB) is the official importer and distributor of Porsche vehicles in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for overseeing the sales, marketing, and service of Porsche cars in the UK, as well as managing a network of authorised Porsche Centres across the country.

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