Health & Safety Manager

Company: GXO Logistics, Inc
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Location: Thorncliffe
Job Description:

Are you a confident QHSE leader who thrives in complex environments? Do you enjoy influencing at all levels and building a culture where everyone owns safety and wellbeing? Ready to take accountability for health, safety and environmental performance at a national distribution centre?

GXO is currently recruiting a QHSE Manager to join our M&S site in Thorncliffe. This is a senior, site‑based leadership role within a large, automated distribution centre, where you’ll take full responsibility for all thing’s health and safety at site and help push our road to zero campaign . Reporting to the General Manager, with a dotted line into Regional EHS, you’ll lead the on‑site QHSE and Facilities teams, working closely with GXO central functions and the customer to ensure legal compliance, continuous improvement and a strong safety‑first culture.

This role is offered on a full‑time, permanent basis, working Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:00 or 09:00 to 17:00, with flexibility required to support the operation – this is logistics after all.

Pay, benefits and more:

  • You’ll be paid a salary of up to £48,000 per annum,
  • y ou’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
  • option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance.
  • company sponsored pension scheme
  • private medical and dental insurance
  • a 24/7 online GP service
  • life assurance
  • fully comprehensive employee assistance programme
  • high street discounts
  • cycle to work scheme
  • cashback cards
  • saving scheme
  • much more
  • access to our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with.
  • internal promotions, over 55% last year!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

  • Lead, drive and continually improve the QSHE culture, champion the GXO philosophy in the management and communication of health, safety and environment to create a best-in-class safety culture
  • Drive a strong, visible safety culture where everyone takes ownership of safety and wellbeing
  • Develop, implement and maintain site safety policies, procedures and risk assessments
  • Lead incident reporting and investigations, ensuring root causes are identified and corrective actions embedded
  • Chair safety committee meetings, manage site action plans and report performance to senior stakeholders
  • Develop and coach the on‑site QHSE and Facilities teams, building capability and consistency
  • Monitor, analyse and report safety performance metrics, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement
  • Coordinate audits, inspections, contractor safety and business continuity planning

What you need to succeed at GXO:

  • Proven experience leading QHSE activity within a warehouse, distribution or automated environment
  • NEBOSH General Certificate in Health & Safety is essential
  • Strong knowledge of health & safety legislation and audit requirements
  • Confident stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and customers
  • Experience managing and developing teams, with a collaborative leadership style
  • Strong analytical, reporting and presentation skills

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Posted: October 3rd, 2026