Job Description
Location: McCulla (Ireland) Ltd, Blaris Industrial Estate, 5 Altona Road
Group Health & Safety Manager
With over 50 years’ experience in the logistics industry McCulla Ireland are one of the country’s leading providers of ambient, chilled and frozen logistics solutions throughout Ireland, the United Kingdom and Europe.
We currently have Operating Centres across Northern Ireland and Ireland, with further plans for expansion. McCulla has over 300 employees working across our Transport, Warehousing, Customs and Green Bioenergy Operations. There is an ever-growing modern fleet consisting of over 120 vehicles and 200 trailers operating our just in time service with environmental sustainability at the forefront of everything we do and making us unique in the market for our customers.
The Role
As Group Health & Safety Manager you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring the company’s health, safety, and environmental policies to ensure compliance with legal requirements and to promote a safe working culture. This role involves risk assessment, training, auditing, incident investigation, and continuous improvement of health and safety performance. This will be a challenging and rewarding role, for someone who is highly motivated, energised, and wants to be part of a forward-thinking team.
About The Role
Duties will include:
- Develop, implement, standardise and monitor company health and safety policies and procedures.
- Ensure induction programs include robust H&S training.
- Conduct risk assessments and audits to identify potential hazards.
- Conduct workplace inspections, audits, and compliance checks.
- Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses, and produce detailed reports with recommendations.
- Lead health and safety committee meetings, training programs and toolbox talks for staff at all levels.
- Maintain records of safety-related incidents and training.
- Liaise with external health and safety consultants and regulatory bodies.
- Promote a strong culture of safety awareness and continuous improvement.
- Maintain emergency procedures and ensure drills are carried out regularly.
- Provide advice and support to all departments on safety-related matters.
- Review & audit the effectiveness of health and safety practices and report to management in relation to any non-conformities.
Criteria:
- NEBOSH National Diploma (or equivalent) in Occupational Health & Safety.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a health & safety management role.
- In-depth knowledge of NI, UK & ROI Health and Safety legislation (or relevant local regulations).
- Experience conducting risk assessments and accident investigations.
- Relevant industry experience.
- Strong leadership, influencing and communication skills.
Terms:
- Highly competitive salary package depending on experience.
- Private Health Care.
- Matched employee / employer pension contribution.
- Additional Annual Leave (Service Based).
- Life & death in service insurance.
- Certified Training Courses.
- Career progression.
- Additional Company Benefits.
Skills Needed
Compliance
About The Company
With more than 50 years’ experience, McCulla Ireland is a leading provider of ambient, chilled and frozen logistics and storage solutions. Established in 1969, we are now a second generation family-owned business which has shown great resilience, adaptability and innovation over the years. Today, we have three strategically-placed facilities in Lisburn, Dublin and Mallusk, and are the market leader for groupage coming from the UK onto the island of Ireland. We have diversified significantly over the years from the original core business of standard refrigerated haulage into a fully integrated cold supply chain, including cold storage and bespoke logistics solutions for customers of all sizes. Services include product collection, storage, picking-to-order and delivery by the box, pallet, or full load to anywhere in the UK, Ireland and the rest of continental Europe.
Company Culture
At McCulla Ireland we live and breathe our company motto: Be More. Deliver More. Expect More. We understand that each customer is unique, so we always seek to deliver flexible, tailored solutions to suit our broad range of customers, from independent restaurants and retailers to major retail and hospitality chains and international manufacturers. Our business ethos is to focus on removing our customers’ problems and to become an extension of their production lines. At McCulla we are highly committed to our staff from the moment they join our team. We recognise that an environment that supports the varying needs of our employees creates a great atmosphere work in.
Required Criteria
- NEBOSH National Diploma (or equivalent) in Occupational Health & Safety.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a health & safety management role.
- In-depth knowledge of NI, UK & ROI Health and Safety legislation (or relevant local regulations).
- Experience conducting risk assessments and accident investigations.
- Relevant industry experience.
- Strong leadership, influencing and communication skills.
Desired Criteria
Closing DateFriday 5th September, 2025
Contract Typefulltime
SalaryFrom £50,000.00 Yearly to £60,000.00 Yearly