Health and Safety Manager

Are you a qualified Health & Safety professional with proven experience leading safety and compliance within a fast-paced operational environment?

Do you have the expertise to influence stakeholders at all levels while driving a culture of continuous improvement and zero harm?

Are you ready to combine your health & safety knowledge, leadership skills and facilities management experience in a highly visible role?

Here at GXO, we're looking for an experienced Health and Safety Manager to join our River Island operation in Milton Keynes. Reporting directly to the General Manager, you'll lead the site's Health, Safety, Environmental and facilities agenda, ensuring legal compliance, driving best practice and embedding a proactive safety culture across the operation. This is a highly visible leadership role where you'll work closely with senior stakeholders, operational and specialist teams to deliver our Road to Zero strategy, manage compliance programmes and champion continuous improvement. If you're a qualified safety professional with strong operational experience and a passion for protecting people, we'd love to hear from you

This is a full time, permanent position working Monday to Friday 08:00 – 16:00 with the necessary flexibility required for this senior role

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £52,000.00 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:

• Lead the site's Health, Safety and Environmental strategy, ensuring full compliance with legislation and GXO standards
• Oversee facilities, engineering and contractor management activities, ensuring safe and complaint site operations
• Manage incident reporting, investigations, risk assessments and corrective actions to reduce risk and prevent recurrence
• Lead audit activity, compliance programmes and tactical risk improvement plans, ensuring actions are completed within agreed timescales
• Coach, influence and support managers and colleagues on all aspects of QHSE, training requirements and legislative compliance

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• A minimum of 3 years' experience in a Health & Safety leadership role within a complex, fast-paced operational environment
• NEBOSH General Certificate or NVQ Level 3 as a minimum, with additional qualifications such as IOSH, Fire Safety, Environmental or DGSA highly desirable
• Membership of a recognised Health & Safety professional body
• Proven experience managing compliance, audits, investigations, policies and continuous improvement initiative, ideally within logistics or automated enviroments
• Strong leadership, coaching and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence change and drive exceptional safety performance

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