Regional Health & Safety Manager (Coldstores)

Do you want a new challenge? Ready to take that next step in your career? Want the opportunity to apply your expertise and develop?

Hear at GXO, we are looking for a Regional Health & Safety Manager to cover our 10 “Cold Stores” (temperature-controlled environment) throughout the UK including Scotland, with a home base of Bedworth CV10. Sites vary in size and occupation from small sites employing around 8 colleagues up to larger sites employing over 200 colleagues. Customers vary from large national food retailers to smaller independent customers. The network provides cold storage solutions at temperatures down to -24oC and includes services such as blast-freezing and tempering products for customers. It also incorporates one site with a seasonal food production facility for frozen peas

You will Lead and promote a strong safety culture aligned with our “Road to Zero” strategy. You will drive continuous improvement in quality, health, safety, and environmental practices across multiple sites. You will ensure compliance with legislation and corporate standards through effective implementation and monitoring of QHSE policies and procedures. There is approx. 75% travel with this role.

This is a full time, permanent role, working Monday to Friday, 08:00 till 16:00. However, we do ask for flexibility, as occasional overnight stays and unsociable hours coverage maybe required, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £55,000.00 and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company car or car allowance of £505.00 pcm, 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:

• Drive and deliver the principles and initiatives of Road to Zero across the sites
• Work with site Management to ensure all health, safety and environmental matters are dealt with in line with legislation, GXO procedures and best practice
• Review and create Risk Assessments (task, COSHH, fire, first aid, workplace transport, environment) and Safe Systems of Work for all tasks carried out within the Warehouse, Transport and Engineering departments
• Review and update Refrigeration Procedures in line with legislation and best practise
• Interpret and adopt advice from Refrigeration SMEs into procedures and policies

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Minimum 5 years in a senior safety management role at site or contract level
• NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma or equivalent with current active CPD
• Experience of warehouse, transport and engineering operations
• Level 3 qualifications in engineering / refrigeration / related subject (desirable)
• Level 2 HACCP (desirable)
• Experience of high-hazard environments / equipment management including those falling under DSEAR, PSSR and PUWER
• Full UK Driving License

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

Promoting and driving a culture of safety engagement in line with the Road to Zero philosophy and improving performance through the implementation of relevant management systems current standards and legislation; maintenance of a safe and healthy working environment by the identification and control of risks, leading to the prevention of accidents and causes of work-related ill health.

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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