H&S Manager 1

GXO Logistics, Inc; Newark and Sherwood; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Pension scheme

24/7 online GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

MyBenefits platform

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Health & Safety Manager for our Newark site. You will lead the QHSE agenda, ensuring legal compliance and operational excellence across a 24/7 site, reporting to the Regional General Manager. The role requires travel to other GXO sites and collaboration with customers and external bodies.

You will champion safety, wellbeing and environmental responsibility, guide audits and improvements, and develop a strong safety culture through coaching and digital tools.

Qualifications

• Senior QHSE leadership experience in logistics, transport, warehousing or similar environments.
• Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and QHSE systems.
• NEBOSH qualification and NVQ Level 5 (or equivalent).
• Experience leading internal and external audits and improving compliance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Digitally minded with a solutions-focused approach and people development mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site's QHSE strategy and drive a proactive safety culture while ensuring GXO standards and UK legislation.
• Manage QHSE management systems, audits, inspections and governance processes.
• Investigate accidents and incidents, implement corrective actions and reduce risk.
• Analyze QHSE performance data and present insights for decision-making.
• Build relationships with customers, regulators and internal stakeholders.
• Coach and develop managers to improve QHSE awareness and performance.

Skills

QHSE leadership

Stakeholder management

Digital mindset

Communication skills

Education

NEBOSH qualification

NVQ Level 5

Job description

Are you passionate about creating a world-class safety culture in a fast-paced logistics environment? Can you lead compliance, quality, health, safety and environmental performance across a complex 24/7 operation? Ready to influence senior stakeholders and drive continuous improvement that protects people and supports business success?

We are looking for a H&S Manager to join our Currys site in Newark. You will be a key member of the site leadership team, responsible for driving and embedding a best-in-class Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental culture across the operation. Reporting to the Regional General Manager, you'll lead the site's QHSE agenda, ensuring legal compliance, operational excellence and continuous improvement while supporting GXO's digital transformation journey.

Working closely with operational leaders, customers and external stakeholders, you'll champion safety, wellbeing and environmental responsibility, provide expert guidance on all QHSE matters, and lead a team dedicated to delivering outstanding standards across the site.

This is a full-time, permanent role, working predominately Monday to Friday, with the need to be flexible. There will be a requirement to travel to other sites.

Pay, benefits and more:

We're looking to offer a salary of up to £50,000.00 per annum and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You'll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you'll do on a typical day:

• Leading the site's QHSE strategy, driving a proactive safety culture and ensuring compliance with GXO standards and UK legislation
• Managing QHSE management systems, audits, inspections and governance processes to maintain regulatory and operational compliance
• Investigating accidents, incidents and near misses, implementing corrective actions and identifying opportunities to reduce risk
• Analysing and presenting QHSE performance data, trends and metrics to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement
• Building strong relationships with customers, contractors, regulatory bodies and internal stakeholders to support site objectives
• Coaching, training and influencing managers and colleagues to improve QHSE awareness, accountability and performance

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven experience in a senior QHSE leadership role, ideally within logistics, transport, warehousing or a similar operational environment
• Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and QHSE management systems, with a minimum of five years' QHSE experience
• NEBOSH qualification and NVQ Level 5 (or equivalent), with the ability to interpret and apply legislation effectively
• Experience leading internal and external audits, driving compliance and delivering successful improvement plans
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility at all levels
• A proactive, digitally minded and solutions-focused approach, with a passion for developing people and creating a strong safety culture

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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