About THG
We’re a fast-moving, global technology group that specialises in taking brands direct to consumers. We’re home to a portfolio of leading brands and sites including Myprotein, ESPA, LOOKFANTASTIC, and Cult Beauty, all of which are powered by our fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, THG Ingenuity.
We handle everything in-house, including technology, content creation, e-commerce, marketing, manufacturing, new product development, and logistics. This comprehensive approach ensures we can fully realise our vision and maintain our leadership in a rapidly evolving global industry.
Location: Omega, WA5 3UG
About Central Functions
Central Functions is formed of the teams and people that serve the entire business. These people are integral to the smooth running of the business; ensuring everyone is paid on time, that materials are sourced and arrive promptly, that we meet our legal obligations and that our health, safety, and security is safeguarded.
About Health & Safety and the Role
The Health & Safety team ensure that we operate safe working environments for all THG employees and visitors. The team provide on-site support to ensure risks are managed in a timely fashion, as well as completing audits and checks to so the business meets all health, safety and environment-related legislative requirements. The team are also responsible for achieving and maintaining legal environmental compliance to safeguard the business from financial and reputational damage.
HSE Manager roles which are site based will report operationally to the THG site lead and functionally to into the respective Head of HSE. Day to day the HSE Manager will work collaboratively with the all site leads where the THG site is undertaking both fulfillment and manufacturing operations. The role will be accountable for the provision of competent HSE support to all core site activities.
Responsibilities:
- Act as the subject matter expert for all HSE related matters for the site
- Develop robust Health & Safety strategies to drive continual improvement of the site HSE performance
- Works closely with the site leadership and management team to establish and maintain the highest standards of HSE across all core site activities
- Ensures THG group policies are implemented and enforced on site to ensure THG meets or exceeds statutory legislative requirements and provides a safe working environment for all our employees and any contractors working on site
- Lead and mentor a team of HSE Advisers where based onsite
- Involvement in contractor vetting and other contractor management processes
- Provide statistical data and trend analysis for management reports at required intervals
- Chair the site health and safety committee meetings.
- Ensure emergency plans are tested on a regular basis and that any identified improvements are implemented
- Act as the main HSE contact for all site improvement projects
- Lead the site internal health and safety auditing regime
- Maintain the sites compliance training matrix
- Effectively communicate HSE information and standards to staff and contractors to ensure they understand their responsibilities to ensure the company is compliant with HSE regulations and policies.
- Lead on environmental matters such as Environmental Impact Assessments and investigations, ensuring compliance with environmental legislative requirements.
Requirements:
- 3 – 5 years’ experience managing a HSE function in an automated / semi-automated warehouse or food manufacturing facility.
- An excellent understanding and working knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental regulations.
- Chartered status of IOSH
- NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent.
- IEMA Environmental Foundation Certificate desirable.
- Experience dealing with issues relating to HSE swiftly and effectively
- Experience of maintaining an accredited OHSMS - ISO 45001
- Experience of delivering IOSH Managing Safely is desirable.
Benefits:
Career Development
- Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team.
- Continued development through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider.
Enhanced Leave
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us!
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.
- Up to 10 days compassionate leave.
- Buy back up to 3 days each year.
- Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months.
Wellbeing Support
- Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
- Access our in-house CBT therapist.
- Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.
- State-of-the-art on-site gym.
- Access to our on-site physio.
Other Perks
- Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme.
- Subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office.
- Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands.
- On-site staff shop.
- Access to on-site barber.
- Know someone who would be perfect for THG? Refer them and get up to £1000 when they pass their probation.
- Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.
THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.
THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.
What We Do
THG (www.thg.com) is a vertically integrated, digital-first consumer brands group, retailing its own brands predominantly in beauty and nutrition, plus third-party brands, via its proprietary, end-to-end, e-commerce technology, infrastructure and brand-building platform (THG Ingenuity) to an online and global customer base.