Health and Safety Advisor

At Lincolnshire Co-op, health and safety is about more than policies and procedures. It’s about creating environments where colleagues, customers and visitors can feel safe, supported and confident.

As a Health and Safety Advisor, you’ll provide practical advice, support and assurance across our different trading areas, helping the Society meet its legal obligations while continuing to improve health, safety, welfare and environmental standards.

Because great health and safety isn’t just about compliance.
It’s about helping people understand what good looks like — and making it part of everyday working life.

Where practical advice makes a difference

From investigating incidents and near misses to carrying out audits and supporting risk assessments, you’ll help identify risks and find practical ways to improve safety across the Society.

You’ll work closely with colleagues, managers and external stakeholders, providing guidance, investigating issues and supporting teams to put effective controls in place.

Because sometimes, the right advice at the right time can prevent a bigger issue further down the line.

Where compliance meets continuous improvement

You’ll use data, investigation findings and feedback to identify opportunities for improvement, helping us strengthen our approach to health and safety across our sites and teams.

One day, you might be carrying out an audit or investigating an incident.
The next, you could be supporting a training session, reviewing a risk assessment or helping colleagues understand a change in legislation.

You’ll focus on:

• Providing clear, practical health and safety advice, supporting colleagues to understand their responsibilities and manage risks effectively
• Investigating incidents, near misses and environmental occurrences, using findings and data to identify improvements
• Carrying out audits and reviews, supporting risk assessments, policies and procedures, and ensuring actions are followed through
• Keeping up to date with legislation and compliance requirements, while supporting training and sharing practical guidance and best practice
• Building positive relationships across the Society and with external stakeholders, encouraging colleagues to report concerns, share ideas and take ownership of local safety

You’re passionate about creating safer workplaces, but you also understand that great health and safety starts with working with people.

You’re proactive, practical and confident providing advice, with the ability to investigate issues, identify risks and help colleagues find solutions. You’ll be comfortable working across different areas of the Society, building positive relationships and helping others understand their responsibilities.

You’ll bring:

• A recognised health and safety qualification such as NEBOSH or IOSH is desirable, but full training will be provided
• Experience working in a health and safety environment, ideally within a fast-paced, multi-site organisation or retail environment
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to provide clear advice and influence others
• A proactive and investigative approach, with the ability to identify risks, analyse incidents and recommend practical improvements
• Good organisation and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain accurate records

Most importantly, you’ll be someone who can build trust, communicate clearly and encourage others to take health and safety seriously — while helping create a positive, proactive safety culture across Lincolnshire Co-op.

As well as being part of a team that helps keep our colleagues, customers and communities safe, you’ll benefit from:

• 30 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays, pro rata
• A pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 12%
• Colleague discounts across our family of businesses
• Learning and development opportunities to help you build your skills and confidence

As an Investors in People Platinum employer, we’re committed to creating an environment where colleagues are supported to learn, develop and feel proud of the work they do.

If you’re someone who enjoys solving problems, building relationships and making a practical difference to health and safety, this could be the role for you.

Join us and help create safer workplaces across our communities.

You can find the full job description attached to this page for more detail about the role and responsibilities.

From a single store in 1861 we have grown to be one of the most successful co-operatives in the UK. We’re proud to be able to offer a wide range of services from across our family of businesses. From Food Stores and Pharmacies to Post Offices and Support Services, we’re a growing society made up of over 220 outlets and nearly 3,000 colleagues.

We're owned by our members, the people of Lincolnshire and surrounding counties, and have been for more than 160 years! Communities are at the heart of everything we do and motivates us to deliver more than great customer service. We support them by sharing dividend with our members, investing in new and improved services, raising money for charity through our Community Champion scheme, supporting local schools and so much more!

We work together as a Society and are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is barrier free and as inclusive as possible for everyone. If you need any adjustments, would like us to do anything differently during the interview or would like to get in touch with us about anything else, please contact our Recruitment team on (01522) 533316, or alternatively you can email [email protected].

We may choose to close our vacancies in the event that we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.