Health & Safety Manager

GXO; Chorley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics and supply chain provider in Leyland seeks a Health & Safety Manager to oversee on-site safety activities, improve health and safety strategies, and lead compliance initiatives. The ideal candidate has a NEBOSH General Certificate and experience in a grocery or MHE environment. This role offers a salary of up to £48,000 and a comprehensive benefits package including a pension scheme and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Company sponsored pension scheme

Private medical & dental insurance

24/7 online GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate is essential; Diploma is desirable.
• Experience in an MHE/Grocery environment along with knowledge of MHRA regulations.
• Ability to conduct accident investigations, including full analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health and safety through audits, risk assessments, and training.
• Develop and lead the health and safety strategy for the site.
• Review working practices and incident trends.

Skills

NEBOSH General Certificate

MHE/Grocery environment experience

Accident investigation

Ability to influence senior stakeholders

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

HACCP certificate

Job description

Overview

Our people and their safety are at the heart of everything we do here at GXO. Over the past couple of years there has been more focus has been placed on people’s wellbeing, health and safety more than ever before and this is where we need you!

Here at GXO, we are currently recruiting for a Health & Safety Manager to join our team in Leyland, supporting our customer Waitrose. You’ll take responsibility for all thing’s health and safety, quality and environmental at site and help push our road to zero campaign. We’re looking for someone to champion and promote occupational health, safety and environmental awareness throughout the site whilst always leading from the front.

What you’ll do on a typical day

• Monitor on-site health and safety through the use of effective internal audits, risk assessments and regular training
• Develop and lead the site’s health and safety strategy, consistently identifying opportunities and ideas for improvement
• Review the site and working practices, incident trends and follow up actions from audits and incidents
• Manage and monitor the implementation of all applicable quality, health, safety and environment policies and procedures

What you need to succeed at GXO

• NEBOSH General Certificate (essential) or Diploma (desirable), HACCP certificate (desirable)
• Previous experience within an MHE/Grocery environment along with knowledge of MHRA regulations
• Exposure to accident investigation, including full analysis and reporting
• The ability and confidence to influence senior stakeholders on all aspects of health and safety

Pay, benefits and more

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £48,000.00, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, 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!

About GXO

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.