Transport Operations Safety Manager

Job ID
Job ID 75658
Team
Team Retail
Location
Location Pontefract
Salary
Salary competitive
Posting Date
Posting Date 22/06/2026
Apply Before
Apply Before 28/06/2026
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Summary


Pay £19.81-£21.50ph depending on skills and experience

Shift available: Mon-Fri 0800-1630

About the role:


Working in this newly created, hands-on operational role supporting the Distribution Operations Safety Manager you will be responsible for managing and advising on all aspects of on-site health, safety and environmental regulations across our national transport department.

The primary focus of this role is on Health & Safety, Environment and Equipment nationally for Transport. You will play a pivotal role in managing the delivery of the safety plan and will be constantly reviewing all safety aspects of the operation, implementing, establishing and monitoring H&S systems and procedures to reduce accident and incident occurrences.

Based within E3, with a team of safety technicians,, you will perform walk throughs to establish and maintain procedures for the ongoing identification of hazards, the assessment of risks and the implementation of relevant and necessary control measures. This will include both routine and non-routine activities for all personnel who have access to the warehouse including staff, visitors and contractors. Along with your team, you will be responsible for engaging with internal customers to gain ‘buy-in’ across all levels in the operation around the importance of H&S.

You will lead accident and major incident investigations, performing root cause analysis and preparing feedback and reports on accident/incident statistics to the GM and H&S Managers.

As an Transport Operations Safety Manager, you will also have responsibility for strategic management of all vehicle collision investigations, data, analysis and reporting.

You will be flexible in approach with national travel required to attend meetings and carry out site visits across the Regional Service Centre’s (Transport department).

Behavioural Competencies

  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) across all levels within the business
  • Planning and organisation with the ability to prioritise
  • Customer focus
  • Ability to seek and implement change
  • Ability to self-motivate and use initiative

Skills

  • People management skills, leading by example, engaging with colleagues at all levels
  • Excellent IT skills with the ability to produce presentations reports

and spreadsheets

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence in a positive manner to senior audiences
  • Solution orientated
  • Ability to prioritise and manage own and teams workload
  • Ability to work on own initiative and confidential lead a team
  • Full UK driving licence

Experience

  • Experience of managing a small team
  • Experience of coaching and development
  • A proven ability to communicate effectively with management and staff at all levels

including difficult discussions

  • Project management skills
  • Operational experience gained in a service focused distribution, highly sophisticated environment
  • Operational health and safety management experience
  • Facilities management experience
  • Experience of budgeting and CPU management
  • Experience of working with external suppliers/customers
  • Strong planning/organisational skills and the ability to prioritise
  • You're experienced in supporting and advising on health and safety for warehouse operations.

Essential

  • Health & Safety qualification e.g. NEBOSH Cert

Benefits

  • Sharesave scheme
  • 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
  • Generous bonus scheme for many roles
  • Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
  • Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
  • Free on-site parking
  • 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
  • Hot deals and exclusive offers from over 3,500 retailers through our online benefits platform
  • Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
  • Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
  • Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email Recruitmenthelpdesk@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 01977 327 900 and leave a voicemail.

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