Health & Safety Manager

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

Job summary

A dynamic logistics company is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager for their Lutterworth site. You will lead the safety strategy and ensure compliance in a fast-paced logistics environment. The role requires proven QHSE experience, alongside a NEBOSH or NVQ Level 3 qualification in Health & Safety. This full-time role offers a salary of up to £48,000, a comprehensive benefits package including annual leave, pension scheme, and additional employee support services.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Private medical and dental insurance

24/7 online GP service

Comprehensive employee assistance programmes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a QHSE role within a logistics environment.
• Experience leading safety strategy and compliance assessments.
• Strong analytical skills and experience in training and change management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, and Environmental policies.
• Lead execution of the annual site Safety Management Improvement Plan.
• Investigate incidents and implement preventative actions.
• Manage safety documentation, audits, and legal compliance.
• Coordinate maintenance and ensure understanding of safety systems.

Skills

QHSE experience

Change management

Problem-solving

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate or NVQ Level 3 in Health & Safety

Job description

Are you passionate about creating a safe, compliant, and high-performing workplace? Are you an experienced health and safety professional? Ready to take the next step in your Health & Safety career?

Here at GXO, we are seeking a proactive and experienced Health & Safety Manager to lead the safety strategy at our Primark site in Lutterworth. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-paced, dynamic logistics environment. You will be responsible for ensuring the site is 100% safety compliant, leading the delivery of the site's safety strategy and providing expert QHSE support to operational teams.

This is a full-time, permanent position. You will be working Monday to Friday, covering the hours of 08:30 till 17:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £48,000 per annum 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!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Ensure full compliance with Health, Safety, and Environmental policies and standards
• Lead the creation and execution of the annual site Safety, Health & Environmental Management Improvement Plan
• Investigate incidents, near misses, and hazards, ensuring root causes are addressed and preventative actions are implemented
• Manage site safety documentation, audits, and reporting, including insurance and legal compliance
• Coordinate planned maintenance and ensure full understanding of fire, gas, electrical, and water systems

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Strong, proven experience in a QHSE role, ideally within a fast-paced, complex environment
• NEBOSH General Certificate or NVQ Level 3 in Health & Safety (essential)
• Proven ability to lead change, manage policies, and deliver training
• Analytical mindset with strong hazard-spotting and problem-solving skills

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.