Our Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division, which mainly operates under the Alliance Healthcare brand, supplies medicines, other healthcare products and related services to more than 110,000** pharmacies, doctors, health centers and hospitals each year from 289* distribution centers in 11* countries.Key ResponsibilitiesResponsible for driving the delivery and implementation of the HSE strategy in accordance with ethical guidelines and corporate policiesVisiting countries… Show more Our Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division, which mainly operates under the Alliance Healthcare brand, supplies medicines, other healthcare products and related services to more than 110,000** pharmacies, doctors, health centers and hospitals each year from 289* distribution centers in 11* countries.Key ResponsibilitiesResponsible for driving the delivery and implementation of the HSE strategy in accordance with ethical guidelines and corporate policiesVisiting countries regularly, assessing safety and health performance and engaging with site managers to ensure complianceEnsuring all countries meet both country legislation and WBA health and safety standards Facilities Management responsibility for 13 UK sites including UK head officeTo continually raise the profile and importance of health and safetyIdentifying risk , and measures to mitigate and manage risk Reporting to the Divisional EHS committee on health and safety performance and communicating this across the organisationEnsure robust reporting regimes are in place for Health and Safety statisticsProviding leadership and support to country HSE coordinators / H&S champions/H&S ManagersAssessing opportunities for improvements and sharing best practice across businessesConducting incident investigation to identify root cause and making recommendations to prevent reoccurrenceAdvise the senior management team on the implications of current and emerging health, safety and welfare legislation, including evaluating options, making recommendations and generating actions plans to ensure compliance across the organisationTo carry out audits to evaluate the effectiveness of Health and Safety systems and procedures, and identify and implement improvementsDevelop the business strategy for the health, safety and environment management systems to meet the ISO 14001 and OSHA 18001 standardsAct as the companies HSE representative both internally and externally Show less

•Monitoring accident trends, analysis of accidents and identifying remedial actions to stop reoccurrence•Working with management at all levels to raise the profile and development of health and safety within the business.•Identifying key risks to the business, implementing control measures to manage the risk•Regularly site visits to develop strong working relationships and understanding of operational issues and raise the profile of health and safetyManaging third party… Show more •Monitoring accident trends, analysis of accidents and identifying remedial actions to stop reoccurrence•Working with management at all levels to raise the profile and development of health and safety within the business.•Identifying key risks to the business, implementing control measures to manage the risk•Regularly site visits to develop strong working relationships and understanding of operational issues and raise the profile of health and safetyManaging third party faclities provider Show less

Cordia Healthcare produces, processes, stores and distributes pharmaceuticals throughout the UK to hospitals, pharmacists and the NHS. It is part of the UK wholesale business arm of Alliance Boots. Responsibility for health and safety at 13 UK sites. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and managing 300 members of staff. Responsibilities include the strategic development of Operational Best Practise across 13 UK sites through the business, production and manufacturing sites… Show more Cordia Healthcare produces, processes, stores and distributes pharmaceuticals throughout the UK to hospitals, pharmacists and the NHS. It is part of the UK wholesale business arm of Alliance Boots. Responsibility for health and safety at 13 UK sites. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and managing 300 members of staff. Responsibilities include the strategic development of Operational Best Practise across 13 UK sites through the business, production and manufacturing sites, developing KPIs and performance measurements;. Managed the effectiveness of multi-use / multi-location facilities and warehouse operations, 3rd Party Transport and Couriers. Oversaw regulatory compliance including the Home Office and Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA) and GDP Inspections; Major Achievements:•Identified key risk and remedial actions required with the business•Introduced a robust accident and investigation process•Identified key training requirements to being the business up to date with current requirements and best practise•Reduced accident and Riddor numbers year on year•Carrying out audits and inspections at regular intervals•Development of health and safety within the business, at all levels to bring a common sense approach and understanding or responsibility at all levels of the business Show less

Vent-Axia, a market leader within an FMCG environment, designs and manufactures domestic, commercial and industrial ventilation systems worldwide. Reported to the Head of Operations and managed 140 members of staff. Responsibilities included managing a multi-site manufacturing and distribution process•Introduced cellular manufacturing, enabling ownership of total quality principles to be incorporated into the manufacturing process.•Enabled a reduction of more than 70% in component… Show more Vent-Axia, a market leader within an FMCG environment, designs and manufactures domestic, commercial and industrial ventilation systems worldwide. Reported to the Head of Operations and managed 140 members of staff. Responsibilities included managing a multi-site manufacturing and distribution process•Introduced cellular manufacturing, enabling ownership of total quality principles to be incorporated into the manufacturing process.•Enabled a reduction of more than 70% in component stocks held on site by introducing a supplier direct-line feed to all manufacturing cells.•Introduced comprehensive reports to identify key risk areas and the corrective actions needed.•Developed the role of the Team Leaders by identifying the key skills required and implementing performance appraisals Show less