Health, Safety & Facilities Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Hellaby; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Company pension

Private medical & dental insurance

GP service 24/7

Life assurance

Employee assistance program

Cycle to work

Discount platform

Cashback cards

Saving scheme

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. is seeking an experienced Health, Safety & Facilities Manager for our multi-user site in Rotherham.

You will lead safety, environmental, quality, and facilities management, influencing stakeholders and driving improvements across a busy warehouse operation. The role reports to the General Manager and focuses on building a strong safety culture, ensuring legal compliance, and supporting GXO’s sustainability ambitions.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, reporting, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience producing KPI reports and driving improvements through data-led decisions.
• Leadership and stakeholder management across HSE and facilities teams.
• Experience with risk assessments, audits, and regulatory reporting (RIDDOR).
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent qualifications are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead a proactive safety-first culture and ensure compliance with HSE, environmental, and facilities legislation.
• Manage risk assessments, investigations, audits, fire safety plans, and business continuity.
• Oversee site facilities management, including maintenance, permits, and security.
• Drive sustainability initiatives aligned with Road to Zero commitments.
• Produce HSE metrics and lead committees to improve safety and operations.

Skills

Leadership & stakeholder engagement

Analytical reporting

Communication & presentation

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH Diploma / IEMA-ISEP / Fire Safety (desirable)

Job description

Are you passionate about creating a workplace where safety is more than a priority, it’s a culture? Can you confidently influence stakeholders, drive compliance, and deliver meaningful improvements across HSE and facilities management? Do you want to lead safety and sustainability initiatives within a complex multi-user logistics operation?

Here at GXO, we’re looking for an experienced Health, Safety & Facilities Manager to join our thriving multi-user site in Rotherham. Serving over 15 customers across a 188,000 sq. ft bonded and excise warehouse, this is a critical leadership role responsible for driving a positive safety culture, ensuring legal compliance, managing facilities services, and supporting GXO’s sustainability ambitions.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will be a key member of the site leadership team, providing expert guidance on Health & Safety, Environmental, Quality, and Facilities Management while ensuring the site remains safe, compliant, efficient, and operationally effective.

This is a full-time, permanent position. You will work Monday to Friday, 09:00 till 17:00, however flexibility is required, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

• Up to £42,000 per annum
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Company sponsored pension scheme
• Private medical & dental insurance
• 24/7 online GP service
• Life assurance
• Fully comprehensive employee assistance programme
• MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Cashback cards
• Saving scheme
• and much more!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Lead and promote a proactive safety-first culture, ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, and facilities legislation, company policies, and industry best practice
• Manage risk assessments, accident investigations, audits, fire safety plans, business continuity arrangements, contractor compliance, and regulatory reporting including RIDDOR requirements
• Oversee site facilities management, including maintenance schedules, permits to work, equipment compliance, building services, cleaning operations, and site security
• Drive environmental and sustainability initiatives, supporting GXO’s Road to Zero commitments through waste reduction, recycling improvements, energy efficiency, and environmental compliance
• Produce and analyse HSE performance metrics, lead Health & Safety Committees, influence key stakeholders, and deliver continuous improvement projects that enhance safety, wellbeing, and operational performance

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Strong experience in Health & Safety and Facilities Management within a warehousing, logistics, manufacturing, or operational environment
• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent Health & Safety qualification) with a strong understanding of current HSE legislation, compliance requirements, and risk management practices
• Proven experience managing accident investigations, business continuity planning, contractor management, audits, and stakeholder engagement
• Strong analytical, reporting, communication, and presentation skills, with experience producing meaningful KPI reports and delivering improvements through data-led decision making
• IOSH, Engineering, Facilities Management, or sustainability-related qualifications are advantageous, with NEBOSH Diploma, Fire Safety, IEMA/ISEP, or Project Management qualifications highly desirable

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.

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.