Health & Safety Manager Job Birmingham area,England UK,Management

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