Safety Manager

Lineage; Heywood; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading temperature-controlled logistics company in Heywood is seeking a dedicated Safety Manager responsible for driving and supporting QHSSE excellence. This vital role involves championing safety standards, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations, and leading quality assurance strategies. The ideal candidate will hold a NEBOSH General Certificate and possess strong communication and leadership skills. The position offers a competitive salary and requires flexibility for shift work. Join us in transforming the food supply chain while ensuring safety and integrity.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid time off

Skills training and development

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Required NEBOSH General Certificate or above.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and BRC standards.
• Ability to travel occasionally as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead QHSSE strategy across the Heywood site.
• Ensure compliance with food safety systems.
• Conduct internal audits and support external audit processes.
• Champion safety culture within the organization.

Skills

Knowledge of HSE legislation

Effective communication

Leadership skills

Organizational abilities

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Tools

MS Office

Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Job description

We are currently looking for a Safety Manager at our Heywood site.You’ll play a pivotal role in driving and supporting Quality, Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental (QHSSE) excellence. You’ll champion safety standards, influence behavioural change, and ensure our people and operations remain compliant, secure, and future-ready. **Shift Available:**For this role you will ultimately be working 40 hours per week on the Monday – Friday (Days) shift pattern 08:00-16:30, but you will be required to work multiple shift patterns to accommodate our 24/7 operation as and when needed. **Salary:**Competitive starting salary. **Key Responsibilities:*** Lead QHSSE strategy and performance across the Heywood site.* Ensure compliance with food safety systems (BRC/IFS) and legal regulations.* Conduct internal audits and support external audit processes.* Investigate incidents, identify root causes, and drive preventive actions.* Champion Lineage's LEAN improvement programmes and safety culture.* Support site with MOC (Management of Change) processes.* Deliver training and coaching on all QHSSE topics.* Manage data reporting for QHSSE KPIs, audit results and incidents* Oversee emergency response planning and security processes.* Liaise with contractors and suppliers to meet safety and quality standards.* Stay up to date on relevant legislation and share best practices. **What We’re Looking For:*** NEBOSH General Certificate (or above) required.* Strong knowledge of HSE legislation, food safety (HACCP), and BRC standards.* Effective communicator at all levels in English.* Previous experience in cold storage or warehouse logistics a plus.* Skilled in influencing and leading cross-functional teams.* Proficient in MS Office and warehouse systems (WMS preferred).* Able to work independently and travel occasionally as needed.* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, cold environment. **Key Competencies:*** Results-driven and quality-focused.* Strong communication and leadership skills.* Organisational sensitivity and customer-oriented mindset.* Ability to monitor progress and manage multiple priorities.* Collaborative approach with decisive problem-solving abilities. Lineage is the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled logistics company. We help feed the world through our network of state-of-the-art facilities—and we do it with safety, integrity, and innovation at our core.We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees spanning 20 countries and more than 400 locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.At Lineage Logistics, we have a shared purpose; we are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. This means working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of our team, you will be a critical link in the food supply chain.Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organisation, from the warehouse floor to the office. Our team members are passionate about the impact they make every single day.We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. At Lineage we also recognise that Ex-Military, veterans, and military families have great experience with transferable skills and core values that can add significant value to our organisation.**Benefits** As a Lineage team member, we aim to provide everything you and your family need to thrive. That’s why we offer competitive rates of pay, paid time off, skills training, and development opportunities to grow a long and fulfilling career with us – plus generous financial rewards when you successfully refer new employees. This is enhanced by recognition schemes (so that your hard work won’t go unnoticed), plus the chance to make your salary go even further with our cycle-to-work scheme and preferential rates for loans and savings courtesy of a leading credit union.Your everyday wellbeing is also important to us, so we will provide you with all the protective equipment you need to be safe and comfortable at work, and you will have access to a free 24/7 employee assistance phone line, which offers confidential counselling and advice. With all of this offered against the backdrop of a fun and social environment in which you will be supported by a team who enjoy helping each other in achieving their goals, we are confident you will excel with us.### Connect With UsAt Lineage, we have a shared purpose: We are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world.Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organization, from the warehouse floor to the corner office. The work we do is noble, and our team members are passionate about the impact they make every day.At Lineage Logistics, helping to feed the world is more than a job – it’s a purpose we live every day. Lineage is one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled logistics companies. Driven by our core values, we’re reimagining the global food supply chain.Lineage helps customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small family-owned businesses increase the efficiency and protect the integrity of their temperature-controlled supply chain. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations, Lineage was recognized as the No 1. Data Science company on Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2019, in addition to ranking 23rd overall in an evaluation of thousands of companies worldwide.As part of the Lineage family, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career as we continually expand, using technology and award-winning innovations, to meet the needs of customers around the world.