The Vacancy

Evri is opening a brand new Super Hub in Barnsley and we are looking for you to come along on our journey as the H&S Officer for the site.

At Evri we’re always on the lookout for top talent to join our growing business. In fact, we never stand still, we work hard, make quick decisions and deliver to our ambitious goals every day.

Why Join our Health & Safety Team?

Driven by our four values of; Do the right thing, Dare to be different, Strive for more and Be customer obsessed, our vision is to be the carrier of choice for every consumer in the UK. Evri work with over 80% of the UK's leading high street retailers including ASOS, Boohoo, John Lewis, MissGuided and Next.

At Evri, we lead the way in delivery. We’re market leaders and we invest to keep on growing. Our 6000+ employees, 33,000+ couriers, 5000+ ParcelShops and 500 lockers handled over 630 million+ parcels in 2020 alone.

We deliver greatness together. We work together to keep hitting deadlines and breaking records across our 30+ strong network of depots and hubs. You’ll join a great team at a great time for our business.

What You’ll Do:

Reporting directly to Hub General Manager you’ll adopt the working of our HS&E policy to ensure its implementation to minimise H&S risks within the Hub. This isn’t an easy job and at times you will have to deal with large volumes but at Evri we act and adapt. Fast. You’ll be given the space to get the job done, thinking quickly to hit moving targets.

Day to day you’ll:

• Support advise & practically promote HS&E to staff at all levels in fulfilling their responsibilities under the Policy.
• Provide specialist expertise in interpreting & applying health & safety law where workplace scenarios arise.
• Provide advice on the design & implementation of suitable risk management systems & advice in the selection of physical control measures.
• Undertake regular visits to all locations in their allocated area to carry out site audit, provide HS&E training support or the review of performance to targeted subject matter.
• Collate all accident reports as provided by locations, carrying out the analysis to produce the necessary recommendations to correct any identified needs or to correct any adverse trends.
• Completion of significant accident follow-up investigations across all locations & activities within their control, imposing clear & precise corrective measures to ensure accident reduction.
• Lead an effective management of HS&E related personal liability claims, link between insurers & Evri location.
• To strive for continual professional development via completion of certificated training qualification, attendance of internal development courses, attendance of briefings, workshops, update seminars & relevant personal reading.

Essential Skills & Experience Required:

• Prior experience within a similar Health & Safety operational role ideally within a large complex organisation
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills – you’ll be able to influence and persuade often conflicting internal audiences with ease
• IOSH/NEBOSH qualifications or equivalent

Desirable Skills & Experience Required:

• Any training or ‘train the trainer’ qualifications would be nice to have

About Us

Every parcel, every person, every place – every delivery made for you.

Evri is leading the way in creating responsible delivery experiences for everyone, everywhere. And we’re doing that by offering the most convenient way to send, receive and return parcels without costing the earth.

Whether it’s a customer sending a present to a friend, a marketplace trader shipping in bulk or a major retailer such as John Lewis, asos or Next, we’ve got it covered. With our team of 30,000 couriers, thousands of local ParcelShops and a growing network of hubs and depots across the country, we safely get parcels from A to everywhere.

And it’s not just customers and retailers who trust us. We’ve won loads of industry awards over the past few years, including gongs for IT, innovation and our green fleet.

But we wouldn’t be the biggest dedicated parcel delivery company in the UK without amazing people. We’re a friendly, ambitious and diverse bunch, united by a passion for delivering the best customer experience. We have great opportunities throughout the business, so take a look to see where you might fit in. We can’t wait to hear from you.