Health and Safety Advisor

Are you a qualified Health & Safety professional looking to develop your career within a fast-paced logistics environment?

Do you have experience conducting risk assessments, promoting safe working practices and driving positive behavioural change?

Are you passionate about influencing others and creating a culture where safety always comes first?

Here, at GXO, we're looking for a proactive Health and Safety Advisor to join our River Island operation in Milton Keynes. Working closely with the Health and Safety Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring all Health, Safety and Environmental matters are managed effectively, supporting compliance, promoting best practice and helping to maintain a positive safety culture across the site. This is an excellent opportunity for a safety professional who enjoys working operationally, building strong stakeholder relationships and making a genuine impact on site performance

This is a full time, permanent position working Monday to Friday 08:00 – 16:00 with flexibility required.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £35,000.00 per annum, and 28 days annual leave (including 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:

• Review and create risk assessments and safe systems of work across warehouse operations
• Carry out site inspections and audits to ensure compliance with company policies, legislation and ISO standards
• Investigate incidents, analyse data and produce meaningful reports and recommendations to drive improvements
• Coordinate monthly health and safety meetings, maintaining accurate statistics, KPIs and management information
• Coordinate monthly health and safety meetings, maintaining accurate statistics, KPIs and management information

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• A minimum of 2 years' experience in an operationally focused Health & Safety role
• NVQ Level 3 or NEBOSH General Certificate, with a commitment to continuing professional development
• Strong working knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and compliance requirement
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels
• A proactive, detail-oriented approach with a passion for driving continuous improvement and promoting a positive safety culture

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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.

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.