Health & Safety Officer

"At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work."

Klipboard's brand is designed to bring together our expertise across distribution, automotive, retail, rental, transport management, manufacturing, and field service management. 

Klipboard provides specialist software, services and support to deliver fully integrated trading and business management solutions to companies in the distributive trade – wherever they are in the world. With a unique depth of knowledge and experience in ERP/SaaS solutions, Klipboard has a wide range of clients includes wholesalers, distributors, merchants and retailers from small traders to multinational enterprises.  Klipboard has offices in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Kenya and North America.  Our mission is simple: to design and deliver high performance, integrated ERP solutions that enable our distributive trade customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively

Our passion is to provide customers with an advantage in their incredibly competitive world.  We have done this so far by providing flexible, industry specific solutions; software, technology, advice, guidance and expertise built over 40 years of servicing their specific market.

Great Software solutions don't happen without great people.  We have the best software solutions for our market because we have the best people.

Key Responsibilities: 

As Health & Safety Officer you will translate organisational strategy into a proactive health, safety, and wellbeing framework.

Working closely with senior leaders and operational teams across their designated business areas, you will ensure that employee wellbeing and regulatory compliance are balanced with business needs. You will play a key role in identifying and mitigating risks, supporting planning around workforce safety, and contributing to organisational design from a duty-of-care perspective.

As Health & Safety Officer you will act as a bridge between the safety function, People and Facilities Team, and the wider business, building strong relationships and providing two-way communication, insights, guidance, and recommendations. Your remit also includes ensuring that health and safety considerations are embedded into strategic decisions, operational planning, and day-to-day practices.

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop and maintain health and safety policies tailored to a tech/office environment.
• Conduct regular risk assessments and audits of office spaces and remote working practices.
• Ensure compliance with UK health and safety legislation, including HSE guidelines.
• Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Deliver health and safety inductions and training for new and existing staff.
• Collaborate with HR and Facilities to support wellbeing initiatives and ergonomic assessments.
• Maintain accurate records of incidents, inspections, and training.
• Liaise with external bodies (e.g., HSE, fire safety officers) as required.
• Support business continuity and emergency planning.
• Travel to other UK office locations.
• Standard working hours with flexibility during audits or emergencies.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Qualifications & Experience
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent health and safety qualification.
• Experience in a health and safety role, ideally within an office or tech environment.
• Strong understanding of UK health and safety legislation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and influence stakeholders.
• Experience with DSE (Display Screen Equipment) assessments and remote work safety.
• Delivery of training (First Aid, Fire Safety, DSE).
• Desirable Skills
• IOSH membership or equivalent, or working towards.
• Experience with ISO 45001 or similar standards.
• First Aid or Fire Marshal certification.
• Knowledge of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.

Company Info

You may also have seen from our recent posts that we are excited to begin sharing our new company name – Klipboard. Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is becoming Klipboard and our new brand is designed to bring together our expertise across distribution, automotive, retail, rental, transport management, manufacturing, and field service management. We have offices based across the world and we are looking for talented individuals to join our growing teams. Due to our growth over the last few years it is an exciting time to join us as we enter our next chapter At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work."

Equal Opportunities

As a global company, we value and respect the diversity of our workforce, aiming to empower everyone to embrace each other's differences. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to our company and culture. We recognize the benefits of a diverse workforce, where creativity and valuing differences enable us all to thrive and sparks innovation.

If you require any help, adjustments and/or support during the interview and offer process then please advise our TA or HR team. 

Research shows that women and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet every listed requirement. However, we recognise that skills and experience come in many forms, and we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every criterion. If you are passionate about this role and believe you have the right mindset and transferrable skills, we would love to hear from you

To all recruitment agencies: Klipboard does not accept agency speculative resumes. At present we only accept CV's from Agencies on our PSL who have been assigned specific position/s. Please do not forward resumes to our careers site or direct to Klipboard employee as this does not constitute an introduction and Klipboard retrospectively will not be liable for any candidate ownership or fees related to unsolicited resumes. 

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