Health & Safety Advisor

GXO Logistics; Brockworth; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Company pension

Job summary

GXO Logistics in Brockworth is seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to champion safety standards and support teams in a complex, highly regulated environment.

This full-time role, based on a Monday to Friday 8am–4pm schedule, offers up to £40,000 depending on experience, 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, and a company pension. Join us in underpinning safety-first culture on one of Britain's most significant engineering projects.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate or NVQ Level 3 in Health & Safety with ongoing CPD.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation and a safety-first culture.
• Experience in construction, infrastructure or defence environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead and maintain Management Plans, Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW).
• Deliver and record safety training; identify gaps and escalate as needed.
• Input, analyse and report Health, Safety and Environment data into GXO and Client systems.
• Chair and present at HSE meetings; track actions and escalate where required.
• Manage contractors end-to-end from permit checks to inductions and exit requirements.

Skills

Health & safety knowledge

Communication skills

Auditing & risk assessment

Contractor management

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Safety

Job description

Do you thrive in environments where safety truly comes first? Are you motivated by making a tangible impact on large scale, critical infrastructure? Ready to play a key role in one of the UK's most significant engineering projects?

At Hinkley Point C, we're helping to build Britain's first new nuclear power station in a generation-providing zero carbon electricity for around six million homes. As a Tier One partner, GXO delivers essential warehousing and transport services to support the project.

Here at GXO, we're looking for a Health & Safety Advisor at our Brockworth site to champion safety standards, drive a proactive safety culture, and support our teams across a complex and highly regulated environment.

This is a full-time permanent position. You'll be working Monday to Friday, between the hours of 8am to 4pm. However, some flexibility is required, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

• Salary of up to £40,000, depending on experience
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Company sponsored pension scheme

What you'll do on a typical day:

• Developing, leading and maintaining Management Plans, Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW)
• Delivering and recording colleague safety training while identifying and escalating any gaps
• Inputting, analysing and reporting Health, Safety and Environment data into both GXO and Client systems
• Chairing and presenting at HSE meetings, ensuring actions are tracked, closed and escalated where required
• Managing contractors end to end-from permit checks and inductions to compliance, pass control and exit requirements

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• NEBOSH General Certificate or NVQ Level 3 in Health & Safety (plus evidence of ongoing CPD)
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation and proven experience promoting a safety first culture
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels
• Experience within construction, infrastructure or defence environments (ideal but not essential)
• Confidence in auditing, risk assessment, incident investigation and driving continuous improvement

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.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.