Health & Safety Manager

Our people and their safety are at the heart of everything we do here at GXO. Over the past couple of years more focus has been placed on people's wellbeing, health, and safety more than ever before and this is where we need you

Here at GXO, we are looking for a
Health & Safety
Manager
to join us on our Drinks contracts in
Bathgate.
As a member of the Site Senior Management Team, you will oversee the site's QHSE function, providing expert advice and support on all aspects of health, safety, environment, ESG and engagement objectives. Implement, maintain, and manage systems to ensure a safe and compliant workplace for all staff, visitors, agency workers, and contractors. Promote and drive a safety culture to assist in the delivery of Road to Zero

You will join us on a full time, permanent basis, primarily working Monday to Friday, 08:00 -16:00. However, some flexibility is required, due to the nature of the role. This is logistics after all

Pay, benefits and more:
We're looking to offer a salary of up to
£45,000.00
and 33 days annual leave (inclusive of 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:

• Ensure full compliance with current and evolving legislation
• Develop, implement, and maintain safety management systems to protect colleagues and the business
• Advise and support site and senior management on health, safety, and environmental matters
• Lead and facilitate risk assessments and safe systems of work for all site activities
• Coordinate and support staff training to ensure compliance and competency across all departments
• Provide accurate statistical and performance data to GXO local senior management, GXO QHSE central management and the customer
• Investigate all RIDDOR, lost time, and incidents requiring escalation, producing detailed reports
• Manage escalation processes for significant occurrences in line with GXO policies
• Manage the vetting and control of external contractors on site, complete permits to work as required

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• NEBOSH General or NVQ level 3 and following CPD programme
• Strong experience in a similar role in a food, beverage environment
• HACCP Level 2 qualification - desirable
• Exposure to accident investigation, including full analysis and reporting
• The ability and confidence to influence senior stakeholders on all aspects of health and safety

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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