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Health and Safety Manager 

Location:  Virgin Clubhouse LHR, Heathrow Airport, Terminal 3,  (with occasional international travel – expenses paid)Salary: Up to £45,000 + Bonus, travel perks, meals, and flexible working optionsHours: 40 hours per week, 5 days out of 7 (typically Mon–Fri)

 

Job Introduction 

Join Sodexo Live! as our Health & Safety Manager – Virgin Clubhouses

Are you ready to take your Health & Safety expertise global? At Sodexo Live!, we create unforgettable experiences for travellers in Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses across the UK, US, and South Africa – and we’re looking for a proactive Health & Safety Manager to help us drive our Zero Harm culture worldwide.

Based primarily at Heathrow, with occasional international travel, this is your opportunity to influence safety strategy across multiple high-profile sites, from London to New York, Los Angeles to Johannesburg. You’ll be the trusted advisor to operational leaders, ensuring excellence in Health, Safety, Quality, Environment, and Food Safety, while fostering a collaborative culture where safety comes first.

If you’re passionate about food safety, thrive in a fast-paced, multi-site environment, and are excited by the chance to travel internationally (expenses paid), this is your opportunity to join an amazing team with a truly global impact.

 At Sodexo Live! we’re so much more. Be part of something greater.

 

 

What You'll Do: 

Lead and embed a Zero Harm culture by implementing Sodexo’s global HSEQ strategy, driving safety awareness, and providing leadership training across all Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse locations.Ensure operational compliance through regular audits, inspections, and risk assessments, maintaining alignment with UK HSE, OSHA, and local safety legislation.Manage incident investigations, including RIDDOR/OSHA reportable events and food safety incidents, delivering root cause analyses and sharing learnings across sites.Support risk management and business continuity, maintaining site-specific risk registers, emergency preparedness plans, and allergen awareness programs.Deliver and coordinate safety training programs, from inductions for new starters to toolbox talks and refresher sessions for permanent and casual staff.Engage and influence stakeholders, building strong relationships with Virgin Atlantic, site leadership teams, and regulatory authorities to drive continuous improvement.

What You Bring:

Qualifications:

NEBOSH General CertificateIntermediate Food hygiene Level 3 or aboveFood Safety Level 4Desirable to have Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner, Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner or similar and Environmental management experience and/or qualification

Skills and Competencies:

Experience in a health and safety role, preferably within a multi-site organisation.Strong knowledge of HSQE regulations, standards, and best practices.Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.Ability to influence, engage and motivate management and cross-functional teams.Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.Experience with risk management and business continuity planning.Risk assessment and managementIncident management and investigationPassion for the hospitality industryProblem solving, innovating and change managementFamiliarity with safety management systems and software

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement PlanA Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by SodexoOpportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.Flexible and dynamic work environment Competitive compensation Full training and full protective uniform supplied.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today! 

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.

About Sodexo Live! 

At Sodexo Live! our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services. 

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

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