Halfords

About us

At Halfords, our mission is to inspire and support a lifetime of motoring and cycling. As a specialist retailer, we lead the market through customer-driven innovation and a distinct product range. We are dedicated to providing our customers with an integrated, unique, and convenient service experience—from e-bike and electric vehicle servicing to on-demand solutions. Our commitment is to foster customer loyalty by offering compelling reasons to keep coming back to our stores, ensuring a lifetime of motoring and cycling enjoyment.

The teams at our Redditch Support Centre work with every other area of our business, putting them at the heart of the action and playing a key role in our success and growth. Everyone brings their individual knowledge and experience to work every day, working as one team to keep things moving smoothly.

If you’re willing to  get stuck in, you’ll love it here too. So put yourself at the heart of a dynamic, fast-paced working environment where expertise and focus take people far.

About the role

The purpose of this role is to safeguard the well-being of all employees and stakeholders by proactively managing workplace health and safety risks. The advisor will guide the logistics teams in preventing accidents, ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety legislation, and promoting a culture of safety awareness. Through expert advice, training, and incident investigation, the Health and Safety Advisor will help minimize health and safety risks, improve overall organisational performance, and maintain a safe working environment conducive to productivity and well-being.

Key Accountabilities

• To proactively assist with the development, implementation, monitoring, and review of all health & safety strategies, policies, standards, and procedures throughout the Halfords Group.
• To support and play an active role in delivering the Halfords Group Health & Safety Roadmap.
• To primarily undertake audits and workplace/area inspections (60% of role requirement) to proactively identify where health & safety management practices and overall standards can be improved.
• Provide written reports by the way of inspection, visible safety leadership (VSL), and monthly summaries where necessary to assist Halfords in implementing solutions to improve its overall health & safety performance.
• Build rapport and strengthen relationships across the Halfords Logistics and the wider group to both empower & promote colleagues to take ownership of health & safety.
• Continually challenge management and associated colleagues to stay focused on business-critical risks. Provide key expertise as a DGSA accredited advisor to support the commercial needs of the business.

Skills & Experience

• A proven track record with a minimum of 3 years’ experience within a health & safety advisor or coordinator position.
• Experience within a multi-site and business function role.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent qualification (NVQ 5).
• Desirable - DGSA Certified (Training and opportunity to become DGSA certified will be provided and be essential to role within 6 months), NEBOSH Diploma or Safety Diploma / NVQ 6. NEBOSH Fire Certificate, NEBOSH Construction Certificate.

Not sure you meet all the criteria? We'd encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.