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Job Title Health and Safety Manager IOI Location Clonshaugh, IE (Main)
Job Description

Working in partnership with M&S, at Gist we deliver industry-leading logistics and supply chain transformation.

At Gist, safety and people sit at the heart of everything we do. We value individuality and create an environment where everyone can bring their authentic self to work, contribute meaningfully, and make a real impact.

We are looking for an experienced Health and Safety Manager to join our growing site in Clonshaugh, supporting a large, complex, and fast-moving operation.

This is a high-profile, influential role, working in close partnership with the Site General Manager, operational leadership teams and the Head of Health and Safety. You will shape and lead the Health and Safety agenda on site — not just ensuring compliance, but actively driving behavioural change, strengthening safety leadership capability, and embedding a culture where people genuinely look out for one another.

If you are motivated by visibility, influence and the opportunity to make measurable improvements in a high-risk environment, this role will give you the platform to do exactly that.

What’s in it for you?

Gist is an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and evolving business built on our core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for Gist just that little bit more special.

  • 20% M&S discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food
  • 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
  • Private Health Insurance
  • Discounted rates on healthcare cash plan
  • Attractive annual bonus scheme, based on M&S performance and personal objectives
  • Auto Enrolment Pension or competitive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and life assurance (up to 4 times salary)
  • Amazing perks and discounts via our App to major restaurants and retailers
  • Access to a wide range of wellbeing support – including our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Training schemes to help with your learning and development
  • Cycle to work scheme

    • Role details:

    Hours: 37.5 per week

    Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

    Salary: €65,000 – €72,000 DOE

    Location: Clonshaugh, with travel to Belfast (approximately one day per week)

    What you’ll do:

    You will act as the site’s Health and Safety lead, partnering closely with senior leadership to combine strong operational presence with strategic oversight. Key responsibilities include:

  • Partnering with the General Manager and leadership team as the accountable lead for site Health and Safety performance
  • Translating the wider Health and Safety strategy into practical, site-specific improvement plans
  • Maintaining a highly visible presence across operations, coaching and influencing leaders at all levels to strengthen safety culture
  • Driving consistent implementation of Gist-wide Health and Safety initiatives, while tailoring solutions to local risks
  • Analysing site-level data and reports to identify trends, emerging risks and improvement opportunities
  • Coaching and mentoring operational managers to build their safety leadership capability
  • Providing expert advice to ensure compliance with legislation, internal standards and best practice
  • Leading or overseeing incident investigations, ensuring robust root-cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions
  • Monitoring audit outcomes and holding leaders accountable for timely completion of actions
  • Managing emergency planning and business continuity arrangements
  • Building effective relationships with local H&S representatives and consultation forums
  • Acting as the primary point of contact for external regulators and agencies
  • Overseeing site Health and Safety documentation, including Safety Statements (ROI)
  • Supporting the management and defence of insurance claims where required

    • Wider Business Contribution

    In addition to site responsibilities, you will:

  • Support other sites on an ad-hoc basis, including occasional travel, as required
  • Conduct quarterly audits across the network
  • Collaborate closely with the wider Health and Safety team, attending in-person meetings (including occasional overnight stays)
  • Keep up to date with regulatory changes and industry best practice
  • Provide out-of-hours support in the event of a serious incident
  • Maintain continuous professional development

    • Who you are:

    You are a confident, credible and pragmatic Health and Safety professional with experience operating in fast-paced, medium to high-risk environments. You bring both technical expertise and the ability to influence operational leaders.

    You will have:

  • Proven experience in a Health and Safety leadership role
  • NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent)
  • Membership of IOSH or a relevant professional body
  • Strong planning and prioritisation skills
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder-management capability
  • Experience leading incident investigations and driving sustainable corrective actions
  • A proactive, self-starting approach with minimal need for day-to-day supervision
  • Flexibility to work across a 24/7 operation and during peak periods

    • Desirable

  • Knowledge of the Logistics/Distribution sector
  • Union experience or equivalent consultation forum
  • Chartered membership of IOSH (or working towards)

    • Why Gist?

    At Gist we are united by our core values; with safety and people at the heart of everything do, we are progressive, accountable, collaborative, and ethical.

    Our objective is to establish a performance-focused environment that is fair and inclusive, where everyone can develop, and connect meaningfully to their manager, the Gist vision, and M&S. We are fiercely protective of everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing, and align firmly to M&S’s sustainability commitments in Plan A.

    Gist will play an integral part in the M&S journey as it pushes boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring era. As part of the M&S group, there’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Join us and make an immediate impact.

    Gist aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment. If it’s meaningful to you, it’s important to us. 

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    Recruiter Carr, Rachel (Recruitment Lead - )

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