Job Description

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Health & Safety Responsible, you will lead the Health & Safety agenda within the Sales Market, ensuring safe workplaces, legal compliance and strong preventive practices across stores, offices and operations. You will play a key role in embedding a strong safety culture by driving risk management, incident prevention and continuous improvement in line with global guidelines and local regulations. In this role, you will be responsible for the Sales Market Poland, consisting of the Poland and Ukraine.

You will:

• Lead and execute the Health & Safety strategy for the Sales Market, ensuring alignment with global H&S frameworks and local legal requirements.
• Ensure compliance with occupational health and safety legislation, company standards and internal routines across all locations.
• Develop, implement and maintain Health & Safety policies, procedures and manuals.
• Conduct risk assessments, identify hazards and follow up on corrective and preventive actions in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Lead incident investigations, including root‑cause analysis, reporting and implementation of preventive measures.
• Organize and deliver Health & Safety training (e.g. fire safety, manual handling, first aid).
• Act as the main point of contact for regulatory authorities, insurance representatives and emergency services.
• Drive awareness and engagement around Health & Safety through audits, communication and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead and follow up Global Health & Safety Week (GHSW) activities.
• Oversee Travel Risk processes, including travel risk assessments, traveler support and emergency response protocols.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

In this role, you will work closely with Store and Area Teams, Operations, People Department, and external partners. You will collaborate cross‑functionally to integrate Health & Safety standards into daily operations and ensure a safe environment for both employees and customers.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for people with…

• 3 years of experience in a Health & Safety role, preferably within retail, logistics, or warehouse operations.
• Proven experience working in a Health & Safety role, preferably within retail, logistics or warehouse operations.
• Strong knowledge of occupational health and safety regulations, compliance standards and best practices.
• Experience developing, implementing and maintaining H&S policies, risk assessments and emergency procedures.
• Proven experience conducting audits, inspections and incident investigations.
• Ability to analyze incident data, identify trends and define corrective actions.
• Relevant education in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as NEBOSH, IOSH Managing Safely or similar (highly desirable).
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.

And people who are…

• Structured, analytical and detail‑oriented, with a proactive and hands‑on approach.
• Strong communicators who can engage, train and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Confident working independently while collaborating across functions and cultures.
• Comfortable acting as an expert and advisor within Health & Safety topics.
• Role models of H&M values, with a strong ownership mindset and focus on continuous improvement.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE ​

At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. ​

More specifically, we offer:

• Working mode: 4 days from office / 1 day flexible.
• Lunch card with a monthly top-up of PLN 200 for food outlets.
• 25% staff discount for you and one family member across all H&M Group brands – in stores and online (H&M, COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET).
• H&M HIP incentive program.
• Referral bonus for recommending externally hired colleagues (from PLN 480 to PLN 1,200 gross, depending on the position).
• Co-financed private medical care and life insurance.
• Co-financed access to either a Multisport Card or a Medicover Sport Card.
• Co-financed access to the Multilife Platform, offering psychological and dietary consultations, language courses, and more.
• Access to the MyBenefit platform.
• Occasional coupons and bonuses throughout the year.
• Compensation for prescribed corrective glasses.
• Additional day off (jubilee).
• Educational Learning Studio platform, including LinkedIn Learning.

JOIN US​

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.

This is a full-time role, based on local contract in Warsaw, Poland The Health & Safety Responsible reports to Security Manager.

If you feel that this is an opportunity that will drive you, please apply with your CV in English no later than 28th June 2026. Due to data privacy policies, we only accept applications via our career page.

Take the next step in your career with us. The journey starts here.

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*we are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application