Contract H&S Manager

Are you ready to lead a safety-first culture across a complex, multi-site logistics operation? Can you drive compliance, quality and environmental excellence while influencing senior stakeholders? Do you have the leadership skills to inspire teams, reduce risk and deliver continuous improvement?

We are looking for a Contract H&S Manager to join our Currys site in Newark. You will lead and embed the Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental (QHSE) strategy across a high-profile logistics contract. Reporting to the Regional General Manager, you'll be a key member of the Contract Leadership Team, providing strategic direction, governance and expert guidance across multiple operational locations.
Leading a team of QHSE professionals, you'll champion a proactive safety culture, ensure legal and regulatory compliance, drive environmental and quality performance, and support operational leaders to achieve business objectives safely and sustainably. This is a highly visible role where you'll influence stakeholders at all levels while shaping the future of QHSE performance across the network., Leading and delivering the contract-wide QHSE strategy across multiple sites, ensuring alignment with business and customer objectives
Driving a positive safety culture through behavioural safety initiatives, engagement programmes and leadership coaching
Ensuring full compliance with UK health, safety, environmental and quality legislation, as well as customer and company standards
Managing audits, governance programmes and compliance reviews, ensuring corrective actions are effectively implemented
Analysing performance data, identifying trends and delivering actionable insights to reduce risk and improve operational performance
Leading, coaching and developing a multi-site QHSE team while building capability across operational leadership teams
Building strong relationships with customers, regulatory bodies and key stakeholders to support continuous improvement and operational excellence

Significant experience in a senior QHSE leadership role within logistics, supply chain, manufacturing or a similar operational environment
Proven experience managing QHSE across multiple sites and leading geographically dispersed teams
Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation, compliance requirements and management systems
NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent Level 6 qualification) and Chartered IOSH membership, or actively working towards Chartered status
Demonstrable success in creating, embedding and sustaining a positive safety culture
Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with experience presenting at senior leadership and customer level
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and drive meaningful performance improvements

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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This is a full-time, permanent role, working predominately Monday to Friday, with the need to be flexible. There will be a requirement to travel to other sites.
Pay, benefits and more:

We're looking to offer a salary of up to £65,000.00 per annum, plus car or car allowance and 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!