Site (Logistics) Engineer

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Heerlen; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Dynamic organization

Opportunities for personal development

Job summary

A logistics and supply chain leader is seeking an experienced Site Engineer for their Heerlen location. You will oversee daily operations, improve processes, and ensure team collaboration in a dynamic environment. Candidates should have vocational education in logistics, a background in similar roles, and strong communication skills, particularly in English. This role promises a diverse working environment with a focus on personal development and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• A demonstrable track record of experience in a similar role within a logistics environment.
• Ability to read and comprehend English work instructions.
• Strong personal accountability and commitment to tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational processes and ensure smooth department functioning.
• Coordinate people and resources across different teams.
• Participate in Lean warehousing system and train warehouse employees.

Skills

Communication skills in English

Analytical thinking

Customer service skills

Team orientation

Education

Intermediate Vocational Education in logistics or supply chain management

Job description

Logistics at full potential

Are you an experienced Site Engineer looking for a role where you can truly make an impact? At our Heerlen site, we’re looking for someone who brings hands‑on engineering expertise, thrives in a warehouse environment, and is passionate about driving operational excellence within logistics.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in the day‑to‑day leadership of our operational processes. You’ll ensure that our department runs smoothly, support continuous improvement, and contribute to a positive, collaborative team environment. Your technical insight and customer‑focused mindset will help us meet organisational goals and deliver outstanding service.

What You Do on a Typical Day

• Completes a variety of tasks including planning, key user, stock control
• Applies technical/administrative expertise on assignment
• Coordinates people and resources across different teams, understanding the way these complement and support each other
• Work with Warehouse Management Team to ensure implementation of new strategies and initiatives to effectively meet or exceed these requirements as well as customer expectations
• Secure and monitor (automated) warehouse processes and adjust if necessary
• Ensure safe work environment and applies safety measurement as required
• Initiate and describe changes in the process when acquired
• Participate in day start activities with cross functional team
• Participate in Lean warehousing system on the floor
• Train warehouse employees in required department processes
• Demonstrates process knowledge and customer service
• Resolves problems and makes decisions regarding quality in assigned department
• Measure and report productivity for functional area
• Ensure all verifications of errors are done in a timely manner
• Maintain equipment and property; report all damages to management immediately
• Work safely as per GXO Health & Safety trainings, standards, procedures and processes and actively contribute to a safer work environment for colleagues and visitors
• Contribution to structural reduction of negative environmental impact from usage of natural resources (a/o energy, water, fuel) and from emissions (waste, carbon) and to contribute to environmental performance initiatives
• Adhere to applicable legal requirements, GXO and industry standards and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

What You Need to Succeed at GXO

• Minimum Required Education: Intermediate Vocational Education in logistics, supply chain management or equivalent
• Minimum Required Experience: A demonstrable track record of experience in a similar role, gained within a Logistics environment
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) in English, with Dutch an added advantage
• Individual must be able to read and comprehend English to understand work instructions and must have the ability to work well with others with little supervision
• Analytical, must be able to understand, analyse and advise
• Must portray personal accountability
• Must have team orientation and portray a commitment to task(s)
• Customer service skills and be able to answer telephone calls or reply back to email requests
• Good communication skills and be able to give direction to others

What We Offer You

• You work in a dynamic organisation in which development and own input are central
• A competitive salary
• A job with a lot of responsibility, where every day is never the same
• Enterprising, open and informal organisational culture

Your work environment

Working at GXO Logistics means working in a dynamic and international organization. A fascinating environment with plenty of room for personal input and development. Employees at GXO Logistics are in charge of their own success. Whatever your position at GXO Logistics, you will face new challenges every day, which will enable you to develop optimally. We support you in your development, so that you can contribute to the entrepreneurship of our organisation.

GXO Logistics offers advanced supply chain solutions for the world's most successful companies in many industries; like e-commerce, food & retail and industrial multinationals. In the BeNe region (The Netherlands and Belgium) GXO BeNe operates from +30 different locations with its headquarters in Eindhoven (NL).

Want to know more about GXO Logistics?

Watch the video below or visit our website: www.gxo.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P7NC8gl3bg

In short, this is the next place you want to work!

For more information, please contact Sharon Bird, Corporate Recruiter, she can be reached via email at [e-mail]

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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.

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