Senior QHSE & Facilities Advisor

Are you passionate about creating safe, compliant and high-performing workplaces? We're seeking an experienced QHSE professional to lead health, safety, quality and environmental initiatives within our fast-paced warehouse operation. This is a fantastic opportunity to drive continuous improvement, influence positive change, and work closely with teams across the business to raise standards and deliver operational excellence.

Here at GXO, we're looking for a SeniorHealth, Safety & Facilities Advisor to join our shared-user site in Merlin Park, Birmingham. You will play a key role in supporting and enhancing our Quality, Health, Safety, Environmental and Facilities management systems across the Merlin Park operation. You will ensure compliance with relevant legislation, industry standards and company policies, while driving continuous improvement initiatives and promoting a strong culture of safety and accountability.

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.

This is a full-time, permanent position working Monday-Friday, 08:00 - 16:00. Flexibility will be required to support peak periods and the evolving needs of a new operation - this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

You'll be paid a salary of up to £40,000.00 per annum, you'll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays. Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, 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 maintenance and continuous improvement of Quality, Health, Safety, Environmental and Facilities systems, ensuring compliance with ISO standards, legal requirements and company policies
• Conduct internal audits, support external audits and monitor key QHSE performance indicators, helping drive continuous improvement and successful certification outcomes
• Promote a positive safety culture by supporting risk assessments, incident investigations, root cause analysis and the implementation of corrective and preventive actions across the site
• Lead and support environmental and sustainability initiatives, including the collection and reporting of ESG data, while contributing to the delivery of safety inductions and operational training programmes
• Act as a key point of contact for facilities management, coordinating maintenance activities, managing contractor compliance and permits to work, and responding effectively to site issues and emergencies to ensure a safe and compliant working environment. emergencies to ensure a safe and compliant working environment

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven experience leading Health & Safety within a large-scale logistics, warehousing or 3PL operation
• NEBOSH General Certificate qualified, with IOSH membership (or equivalent professional body membership); contractor management and permit-to-work experience would be advantageous
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Experience managing contractors, permits to work and compliance processes
• Proactive, organised and detail-focused, with the ability to work independently and manage priorities.-focused, with the ability to work independently and manage priorities

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.

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