QHSE Advisor

As a QHSE Advisor at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and compliance of our operations. Your primary responsibility will be to assist the Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor in implementing and maintaining Dangerous Goods policies, ensuring we meet all legal and contractual requirements.

• Support the main site in Telford, with flexibility to travel to other key sites as required.
• Provide specialist advice to management and operations on compliance with legislation, policy, and contractual requirements affecting the storage and transport of hazardous substances, articles, and radiological protection.
• Complete internal audit processes that satisfy the requirements of the Dangerous Goods Requirements and KN Global process.
• Provide ongoing support to the operational team to improve standards of the Dangerous Goods and Radiation regulations and achieve defined levels of compliance.
• Support the wider QHSE Team in ensuring adherence to Legislation, Policy, and Contractual requirements to QHSE policies and process through the audit and QHSE tour processes.
• Support QHSE communications by being actively involved in the development and delivery of QHSE specific communications.
• Report performance against targets to the QHSE Management Team.

• Essential: Already hold (Note: Willing to consider applicants without but required within 1st 3 months)
• Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Air (IATA)
• Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)
• Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Sea (IMDG)
• IOSH Managing Safety
• Audit Experience (ISO Standards 9001; 14001 & 45001 preferable). Willing to qualify as Lead Auditor
• Desirable / Willing to train
• ADR 1.8.3 DGSA Certificate, RID 1.8.3 DGSA Certificate, Dangerous Goods Storage and Segregation, Carriage of Lithium Batteries by Air, Road & Sea, Radiation Safety Officer, Class 7 Radioactive Excepted Packages Consignor Awareness
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Knowledge of word and Excel, Numerate / data rational
• Analytical / Report writing / Forward planning skills

Please be aware that by applying for this role, you are agreeing to participate in the employment screening process. This process will include criminal record checking and identity validation. This means that KN will ask successful applicants to provide certain information and documentation to enable these checks to be conducted.

Any appointment will then be strictly conditional upon, and subject to, the receipt of satisfactory results of these checks.

If you would like to become a valued member of our team, we will make sure that you're rewarded for your commitment and expertise. You can join the contributory Kuehne+Nagel pension plan and enjoy our Route 2 Rewards scheme which offers everything from discounts, benefit information, recognition, and its own wellbeing centre. We care for our colleagues (and their immediate family) with our employee assistance programme providing access to 24/7 GP, legal, and financial advice along with mental health counselling. All of this to help you live a happier and healthier life.

As proud holders of the Gold Covenant, we are a forces-friendly employer who recognise the skills, expertise, and value service leavers bring to our organisation.