QHSE Advisor

Are you a Health and Safety professional looking for a change? Perhaps you are a QHSE coordinator looking for that next step in your career? Do you want to join a company that wants to see you progress? Then, this is the role for you!

Here at GXO, we are currently recruiting for a QHSE Advisor to join our team in our Convenience & Foods Services business unit. As a QHSE Advisor, reporting to the Head of Health & Safety for the Convenience and Foods (CFS) Business Unit, you will provide support to the northern locations across the UK and lend support to your counterpart in the South when required. You will provide support to sites in achieving its objectives and ensure all safety processes and systems are always followed and adhered to by all employees, promoting a safe working environment and a positive Health and Safety culture.

This is a full time, permanent position, predominately working Monday – Friday 9:00-17:00. However, when required, flexibility is needed to support the 24/7 function of the sites. As this is a regional role, we are flexible on where you are based to cover the North of the UK.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £38,000.00 per annum and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company car or car allowance, 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:

• Support the site QHSE Manager/Leads in ensuring that all Health, Safety and Environmental matters are dealt with quickly, efficiently and in line with legislation and best practice
• Review and create risk assessments and safe systems of work for all tasks carried out within the warehouse
• Support any QHSE meetings at sites, ensuring all related stats and KPIs are fully accurate and up to date
• Champion the Health and Safety function throughout the sites and wider network, identifying opportunities to share best practise and discuss common issues or challenges

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Have a NEBOSH and HACCP qualification or equivalent.
• Previous experience in an operationally focused, Health and Safety role, ideally in a food environment
• The ability to establish strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels along with a results and success-driven approach focusing on identifying and sharing best practice
• Legionella Awareness and experience in Transport & Logistics, would be a bonus but not essential

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. 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. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.