Health & Safety Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc; Thorncliffe; Remote; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private medical and dental insurance

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

GXO University

Job summary

GXO Logistics is recruiting a QHSE Manager for our Thorncliffe distribution centre in the UK. This senior, site-based role leads the QSHE and Facilities teams, driving safety culture and regulatory compliance across a large, automated operation.

You will report to the General Manager with a dotted line to Regional EHS, championing GXO safety principles, coordinating audits, investigations and performance reporting to safeguard people and the business.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate is essential.
• Experience leading QHSE in warehouse/distribution/automated environments.
• Strong knowledge of health & safety legislation and audit requirements.
• Confident stakeholder management and leadership of teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, drive and continually improve the QSHE culture on site.
• Foster ownership of safety and wellbeing across the workforce.
• Develop and maintain site safety policies, risk assessments and procedures.
• Lead incident reporting/investigations with root-cause analysis.

Skills

QHSE leadership

Warehouse experience

NEBOSH certificate

Health & safety laws

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Analytics & reporting

Job description

Are you a confident QHSE leader who thrives in complex environments? Do you enjoy influencing at all levels and building a culture where everyone owns safety and wellbeing? Ready to take accountability for health, safety and environmental performance at a national distribution centre?

GXO is currently recruiting a QHSE Manager to join our M&S site in Thorncliffe. This is a senior, site‑based leadership role within a large, automated distribution centre, where you’ll take full responsibility for all thing’s health and safety at site and help push our road to zero campaign . Reporting to the General Manager, with a dotted line into Regional EHS, you’ll lead the on‑site QHSE and Facilities teams, working closely with GXO central functions and the customer to ensure legal compliance, continuous improvement and a strong safety‑first culture.

This role is offered on a full‑time, permanent basis, working Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:00 or 09:00 to 17:00, with flexibility required to support the operation – this is logistics after all.

Pay, benefits and more:

• You’ll be paid a salary of up to £48,000 per annum,
• y ou’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance.
• company sponsored pension scheme
• private medical and dental insurance
• a 24/7 online GP service
• life assurance
• fully comprehensive employee assistance programme
• high street discounts
• cycle to work scheme
• cashback cards
• saving scheme
• much more
• access to our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with.
• internal promotions, over 55% last year!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Lead, drive and continually improve the QSHE culture, champion the GXO philosophy in the management and communication of health, safety and environment to create a best-in-class safety culture
• Drive a strong, visible safety culture where everyone takes ownership of safety and wellbeing
• Develop, implement and maintain site safety policies, procedures and risk assessments
• Lead incident reporting and investigations, ensuring root causes are identified and corrective actions embedded
• Chair safety committee meetings, manage site action plans and report performance to senior stakeholders
• Develop and coach the on‑site QHSE and Facilities teams, building capability and consistency
• Monitor, analyse and report safety performance metrics, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement
• Coordinate audits, inspections, contractor safety and business continuity planning

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven experience leading QHSE activity within a warehouse, distribution or automated environment
• NEBOSH General Certificate in Health & Safety is essential
• Strong knowledge of health & safety legislation and audit requirements
• Confident stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and customers
• Experience managing and developing teams, with a collaborative leadership style
• Strong analytical, reporting and presentation skills