Health & Safety and Facilities Manager

Hybrid role – 2 days a week visiting stores, 3 days a week working from home. 2 days a month at head office in Surrey.

We have some great benefits worth getting excited about… 50% staff discount, colleague social events and a paid day off for your Birthday, just to name a few!

We’re on the hunt for a brilliant Health and Safety Manager, who has proven experience leading the delivery of the Health & Safety and Facilities strategy across a fast paced, people focused business. This person should be pro-active and hands on in their approach, keen to take on a new challenge and make a real difference.

Leading a small team, this role is accountable for shaping a safe and optimal working environment for our colleagues, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation and the wellbeing of each other remains a priority for all.

If you’re currently in a H&S management role, take real pride in what you do, and are pro-active and effective in finding solutions, this could be a great role for you!

A bit about Ann Summers…

We’re the rule breakers, the boundary pushers, and the game changers. We are the authority in our industry, infamous for our incerdible toys, gorgeous lingerie and expert advice…but there’s so much more that makes us who we are.

We’re a unique brand that strives toEMPOWER, lives toPUSH BOUNDARIES, gets kicks offMAKING IT HAPPENand isALWAYS INCLUSIVE!

What you can expect from the role…

• Provide expert advice to our colleagues on all areas of Health & Safety
• Conduct effective Fire Risk Assessments in line with regulatory requirements
• Act as the Senior First Aider and Fire Warden – responsible for carrying out fire alarm testing and assisting with evacuation drills
• Co-ordinate and manage First Aiders and Fire Wardens for all areas of the business
• Deliver task-based risk assessments and support others to do so
• Monitor, evaluate and review our Health and Safety policy, making valuable recommendations and implementing positive change
• Advise the Risk Committee on the implications of current and emerging H&S welfare legislation
• Partner with business leads to ensure prioritisation of facilities/maintenance budget to stay aligned to business strategy and compliant from a H&S perspective
• Ensure compliance to RIDDOR to include accident investigation where required
• Effectively resolve or escalate maintenance issues using existing facilities management providers
• Maintain partnerships with our maintenance contractors and suppliers, ensuring they are the right people for the job and are delivering to our agreed service levels, going out to tender where needed
• Ensure contractor details, insurance, RAMS are centralised and kept up to date.
• Assist the security team in carrying out weekly building inspections at head office
• Support budgeting processes and actively control department costs, include the administration of invoicing and purchasing
• Welcome new colleagues into the business with the relevant H&S induction to ensure their safety for the very start
• Help mitigate business continuity issues, showing a degree of flexibility to get to a solution efficiently

What we’re looking for from the successful candidate…

• Proven as a Health & Safety Manager, ideally within the Retail, Leisure or Hospitality industry
• Qualified Fire Risk Assessor
• Experience in dealing with Local Authorities / Fire Officers
• Strong commercial mindset with experience as a budget holder
• Understand PPM and have demonstrable vendor management skills

• Experience managing external suppliers and contractors
• Hands on approach to delivering results
• A fantastic communicator with a natural flair for building great relationships
• A resourceful and ‘can do’ mentality

At Ann Summers we are proud to continue embracing inclusion, diversity, and equality in our every day, supporting our people to be themselves. We are committed to building teams with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and views.

What’s in it for you?

Being part of the AS family offers some fab benefits, not only is it a great brand to be a part of, but there is so much more, take a look…

• 33 days holidays (including Bank Holidays) plus an additional day holiday up to 33 days for each additional year you’re a part of the AS family.
• A paid day off for your Birthday
• 50% staff discount (a colleague fave!)
• Workplace pension scheme
• Reward Gateway, our perks platform
• Wellbeing programme and support through Retail Trust
• Access to our fantastic learning platform - Thrive
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Season Ticket loan
• Colleague social events and initiatives

This is a great opportunity to be a part of a unique brand with undeniable passion and ambition, joining a collaborative team of colleagues who collectively strive for success!

We regret that due to high volumes we are unable to acknowledge every application. All successful candidates will be contacted as soon as possible to discuss the role and their experience further.

Ann Summers complies with all GDPR policies and by responding to this ad your details will be kept on record for a total of 6 months unless expressed otherwise.