QESH Officer - Nieuwegein

Logistics at full potential

GXO is committed to 'Quality, Environment, Safety and Health' (QESH). To further strengthen the team and properly support the expansions within GXO, we are looking for a QESH Officer for a Shared Fresh Centre (SFC) in Nieuwegein that serves a well-known Dutch Supermarket.  If you are passionate about the safety of others and food, then we want to speak with you!

As a QESH Officer you will develop, secure and continuously improve QESH management systems within the assigned organization with a primary focus on Safety and Health regulations and the certifications required at the SFC, so a good understanding of health and safety regulations within the food sector would be a distinct advantage.

What you do on a typical day

• Provide pro-active, accurate and useful QESH advice and support to operational management  and staff, including advising on regulations, compliance as well as environmental issues. This will either be by direct support or by use of expertise available within the assigned area
• Drive the positive intervention reporting initiative and encourage near miss reporting
• Assist and support the QESH Manager in the preparation of internal and external reports and assigned projects
• Engage staff and contractors on QESH performance on a day-to-day basis and support the delivery of objectives and targets
• Assist with audits by internal and external bodies, for example ISO audits
• Assist operational management to promote QESH at internal and external meetings and share best practices
• Assist operational personnel with incident investigation; provide advice, support and guidance on the legal framework. Ensure that learning points are fed into QESH directorate for continued improvement of policies and standards
• Perform evaluations of subcontractors, including annual auditing of subcontractor’s management systems
• Support local managers on contacts with QESH regulators (e.g., IFS Logistics, SKAL, ISO22301), accompany them during inspections and audits and respond to complaints and queries
• Work within and promote the philosophy of safe team working and development across all company activities to achieve business objectives and continuously improve performance
• Consciously dealing with the reduction of environmental impact in terms of waste, energy, water and fuel consumption

What you need to succeed at GXO  

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area (preferably Food and Safety) with accompanying high level analytical skills
• Experience in ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management would be desirable
• Relevant experience in the field of Health & Safety with basic Food Safety knowledge
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a complex and multidimensional organization
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) in English. Dutch and Polish would be an added advantage

What we offer you

• A salary appropriate to your knowledge and experience, bonus, smartphone, and laptop
• The opportunity to develop yourself, both through learning on the job and by attending courses/training
• A strong team of QESH professionals who are always open to sparring, helping you where necessary and making the work more fun

Unlock the potential of your future!

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 to Sharon.bird1@gxo.com

Interested?

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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.